XOM has been on a downhill slide for quite some time. Everything that was good about this company has been basically stripped beyond recognition. I see my colleagues/coworkers leaving for one reason or another and I’m just here in the moment. I am... — read more
Why?
I see so many people who seem way too emotionally invested in Exxon and what's been happening in and around it and I have to ask - why? Why would you get emotionally invested in a company you didn't start and you don't run? What do you have to gain... — read more
Rising interest rates will likely take more out than PIP process
No one is mentioning the rising interest rates for the third and fourth quarters and how they affect the lump sum payout. This will probably cause more exits than the PIP could ever hope to.
Sli.do
Why bother submitting questions or comments? Nothing is anonymous (despite what is shown on screen) and only the "harmless" topics are addressed, so ... why bother spending precious energy and time which yields little to nothing?
Why do ranking in 2021? RSUs for too and PIP for bottom
Many are asking why bother with ranking this year. It requires hours and hours of time which could be spent on base business of producing oil. Combine that with the fact that there will be no raises this year and what is the point? We all know the... — read more
Can someone give us an estimate on attrition levels? They must be huge. The chain reaction has started.
We know it's high, but how high? Anyone on here with knowledge of the situation? My LinkedIn has someone new every day announcing a resignation. Seems more heavily occurring in IT, which makes sense. Those skills are easiest to transfer, especially... — read more
I don’t know anyone who is actually happy working for EM....tell me I am wrong
20+ years with the company, a manager with a lot of direct reports and have an extensive network at all levels. I have been objectively canvassing that network on the current state of the company, the results, what they think of DW, benefits, working... — read more
Attrition is out of control
Who is even left to PIP? People are leaving everyday and there are certain groups that have gone from 8-10 pre-Covid, down to 2 people trying to do all the same work! Who is management even managing these days?
Sometimes I feel bad for the managers
Not often, but occasionally. I'm sure there are good people among them who hate what they have to do for the company but do it to bring home the paycheck. They know they're losing a part of their soul every time they have to lay off a good employe or... — read more
I'm not going anywhere
Too many people are considering leaving, in my opinion, when there isn't much to lose by staying. I've been here long enough to have a really good pay for doing a job I can perform with my eyes closed. Yes, benefits are not as good anymore but that's... — read more
Investors are optimistic about XOM
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4417294-exxon-mobil-corporation-could-double-fossil-fuels-are-not-dead Based on this article and its comments (as well as the rest of the XOM articles/comments in SA), there's a lot of optimism about the company in... — read more
Party po---r: the Liza Destiny FPSO, on location of Guyana, is not longer the good news story it waS
Direct quote from site https://www.upstreamonline.com/production/performance-below-our-expectations-for-reliability-exxonmobil-forced-to-slash-output-on-guyana-floater/2-1-995502
Is ExxonMobil Singapore lying off employees?
Still in awe of their megathread and couldn’t resist.
They are increasingly creative in ways to disguise discrimination?
Older employees are cut because they have become "too expensive." Expensive = more entitled vacation days, medical conditions that come with age that might require time off, possible disability that makes an employee slower, time off for taking care... — read more
Performance Assessment Training- Employee Responsibilities
How many of y’all have completed the career connect training for the Performance Assessment process. I couldn’t help but crack up a bit at this line: “Employee Responsibilities: Own the outcome of the assessment process and do not blame the... — read more
I feel like LinkedIn employee spotlights are like the 2000’s film producers exploiting the hot girl, but not realizing she is smart too. Call me wrong? (Gender is irrelevant to the analogy. This is commentary on fabulous employees being used for... — read more
Tom King = ExxonMobil
A Piece of Steak by Jack London http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/PieSte.shtml
Age !
I had a real fear that I would be targeted this year because of my age (61). A coworker expressed to me that since I was only a couple of years away from retirement that I was NRE and therefor somewhat protected. I didn’t question her further... — read more
GSC Forum Discussion Thread
This LT is incredibly uninspiring and focused on the wrong things. How many more are going to leave voluntarily because of these ignorant fools?
Is it my age?
I've been here for nearly two decades. At one point I thought I'd retire here as well but I'm no longer certain of that so I started looking for new opportunities. However, any place that will even give me the time of day offers me a pay that is... — read more
Liza Destiny FPSO Project Team NSI
Could someone PLEASE get the damn Liza Destiny FPSO to stop flaring? This is an embarrassment. Get the damn compressors running already you team of NSI. Apparently the Destiny of this FPSO is to fail in spite of all the Expats and business trippers... — read more
Brussels is getting a voluntary separation package
Come on, tell us about it? What is the condition? What are they offering? Is it tempting? What is the justification? they don't want us to know so that we can be easily controlled. give some power back to your colleague and share some info...
COH insurance rate
Thinly veiled attempt this year to make it harder to get COH rate. I did the drink water challenge. Waste of time but had to jump through hoop to get the lower rate.
HR thinks if supervisors talk to their teams it will all be ok
If supervisors just empathize and are transparent everything will be better according to HR. Open dialog solves all our problems. We have such a great employee experience to give people in jobs they will just eat it up. If we just eliminate... — read more
Houston still not back to work?
Houston people still calling in from their bedrooms with barking dog noises. When are you going back to the office? Field offices have been working nonstop through this whole thing with no greater issues than genera population. What gives Houston?
Jon search advice
I want to leave. Do you search yourself or get a head hunter to help? Advice?
How many years until education reimbursement returns
Obviously cut education reimbursement over fears employees would retool and jump ship. Do you think it will ever come back? They already reduced the benefit in prior years. You used to be able to go anywhere. Now they added lifetime caps and even... — read more
Waste of time ranking about to begin
How much time do we spend on ranking? How much value does it create vs focusing on base business? HR continues to add more and more complexity. Now there is training for ranking, group goal setting, individual goal setting, skill assessing, on and on... — read more
BTC Management Failure
There are more expats in BTC now than ever, india is facing the worst ever covid wave, yet the management is trying their best to get enployees back to office. Its embarrasing to see how they are responding to this situation when so many other... — read more
Drastic shift in culture
XOM used to lead by giving its employees great pay and benefits that were among the best - if not the best - in the industry. Today, the company leads by always keeping its employees afraid of losing their job. Talk about a drastic shift in culture... — read more
Management has completely alienated workforce
The workforce can almost not even bear to listen to management anymore. Meetings from management doing more harm than good. Maybe it is better if they say nothing at this point. Every time they speak it just makes my blood boil listening to them.
How many years until raises come back
Guesses on when raises will come back? We will be behind due to inflation so will take some big raises just to catch up to where we were before.
What Executives Are Afraid To Admit
Harvard Business Review - Leadership by Roger Jones February 24, 2015 https://hbr.org/2015/02/what-ceos-are-afraid-of Deep-seated fears — of looking ridiculous, losing social status, speaking up, and much, much more — saddle children in the... — read more
The “golden handcuffs” are gone, and the company will pay the price
For decades, Exxon and then EM had a way to retain good workers at their most employable point (10-15 years of service) - good pay and a real chance at full retirement (although with lower and lower ranking) for those who survived occasional layoffs... — read more
Large Company Syndrome (LCS)
LCS is a common affliction in today's corporate world: Leaders encourage their people by saying you don't need to know anything, you just need to know who you can ask then pretend it's your idea. They compensate these type of people and punish... — read more
Welcome to Exxon
Here you will get/meet: No proper training No support for employees Long hours Non-competitive pay Lousy benefits Broken systems Terrible culture Horrific management Boring work Micromanaging No transparency Constant changes that... — read more
So we can no longer invite laid off colleague friends to campus?
I wanted to invite a good friend and a colleague who got laid off in December, over for a lunch at the campus and when I was filling out his visitor request putting his name in the form the form flagged him. w-f? Are we not allowed to invite our... — read more
Exxon’s New Carbon Capture Plan Looks a Lot Like Its Old One
By Kevin Crowley February 1, 2021, 4:18 PM CST Updated on February 1, 2021, 8:42 PM CST https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-01/exxon-makes-3-billion-carbon-capture-vow-after-climate-pressure Exxon Mobil Corp. pledged to spend $3... — read more
Moving to tech company for
150k base? 5 yes experience. I am submitting my application this week. My friend made this move.
What do you think about this
5 years experience 150k base salary, 20k bonus, 15k stock reward? With a tech company. Also option to work from home. It’s not coding it’s project management. Worth leaving oil and gas? I have over 5 years experience and my salary is not close to... — read more