I am currently not in Houston. I’m in the USA but supporting field activities. I am hearing rumors that plan is to slowly move all Houston based engineering jobs to India. Are others hearing this as well? So hard to tell rumor from fact these days... — read more 

Lets rank our leadership. Hopefully, they will read it, self reflect, and improve organization. Grades are 1 to 5. 1 is worthless, 2 is just OK, 3 is good, 4 is very good, and 5 is outstanding. We have ranking it this order: Supervisors, Managers... — read more 

Exxon Mobil Corp. is suspending employee bonuses for this year after the crude-market collapse spurred a record run of quarterly losses for the oil titan. Top executives, however, will still receive stock awards. The Exxon board’s compensation... — read more 

There is not going to be $100 barrel oil anytime soon. Fossil Fuels is a dying commodity. Demand for oil will continue to drop. The best days of the oil and gas industry are behind us. The future of XOM is survival, and that's it. As demand drops XOM... — read more 

How many (#’s or ~%) were laid off in Houston? This year alone had massive layoffs from BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, service companies. The only major complaints I’ve seen on my social media and within my network are from XOM folks. Were the... — read more 

December 5, 2020 ExxonMobil Logo "Great when times were good......2020 showed a real ugly side" Former Employee - Project Engineer in Houston, TX Doesn't Recommend Negative Outlook Disapproves of CEO I worked at ExxonMobil full-time for more... — read more 

Anyone in or formerly in HR who can shed light on the benchmarking studies VPs are always referencing to say our benefits are competitive or we are overpaid and that VPs are underpaid?

This site has served its purpose. Any suggestions for where to go from here? Sites that aren’t just wallowing in self pity. I’m ready to move on and realize this site isn’t helping. I might even start going back to church. Sounds cliche I know but... — read more 

This board has become a burning dumpster fire. I had hoped it would be a place we could share ideas on how to find a new job and offer encouragement. I’ve seen a couple of threads last week I think where people tried to change the tone but it always... — read more 

Seems some skills and roles are valued more than others. Drilling comes to mind. I see they are doubling or tripling up the number of people assigned to a single rig which hardly seems fair considering what is happening to others. For non-drillers... — read more 

Started at the site in 2015 and I’ve seen a drastic step change after 2017, things used to be fun... now I feel many are functioning if they are on eggshells. Any tips on survival or people to avoid who can ruin a career? Initials are fine for... — read more 

Anyone using the job search service the company is providing? Initial impressions?

This is a company where guys would not make a LinkedIn profile in fear of upsetting their management or breaking EM rules. Would not write recommendation letter for colleagues who joined other organizations, Suddenly I see copy and paste cookie... — read more 

Every [blank] is [something negative]. If you find yourself making statements like this recognize you are being intellectually lazy. There are few things in life that fall statements including always and never can be made about. Taxes and death being... — read more 

Sick and tired of these managers (especially from XTO) posting in LinkedIn that they HAD to lay-off so many valuable people, who now are up for grabs to others. WTF. First, they CHOSE to lay-off workers because they CHOSE to maintain an... — read more 

Do not think that it is all over yet. This is just the beginning. It can be a beginning either to a small recovery, or a beginning to your doom if you are not careful to help EM figure out the real cause of systematic failure. Remember the real... — read more 

Has anyone proposed alternative plans which could have saved a number of jobs while still making money for the company? If yes, would you care to share them? What was the reaction to the proposal from management?

We have already had a couple people resign and leave who were not laid off. Anyone else seeing this?

So how do I get one of these sponsors I've heard so much about?

If i sign the docs to get the severance does that mean I no longer qualify for TX unemployment ? Newby to layoffs here. Comments appreciated.

From those that I know and heard from it seems the layoffs affected more EMDC employees than their EMRE counter parts. Could this be because of the pay scale disparity? We know EMDC and upstream in general has a higher scale. I believe EMRE... — read more 

Finally got my notice and I just felt relieved to be honest. I can now enjoy Christmas and spend time with my kids without stress. For those that got the news earlier this week.. have you received the docusigns and paperwork to sign?

This is the first weekend I'll be able to properly enjoy in months. I know it's just a short reprieve and I'll be back to worrying and having anxiety attacks in no time, but until then I plan to use this reprieve to the maximum. I recommend that... — read more 

If XOM had not eliminated over 200 billion dollars of cash in stock buybacks, they would not be in this situation. Absolutely every other legal investment imaginable would have been smarter than stock buybacks which turns cash into zero value... — read more 

Received notice this week and the sheer relief has been bigger than expected. I had some good times and met some really great people but the bad outweighed the good. I never played the game and my career paid the price but I never had trouble looking... — read more 

I heard BR laid off 85% of the entire site. Is that true, or would it be 85% of GP? Is the 85% number even accurate?

I’m so sick of this BS.. can we have a new slogan is that more representation of the current WINNING situation..

5-8 YOE employee working at a US Gulf Coast mfg site Multiple touchpoints a week with Tech SLS ending up 3-5 hrs a week Mgmt pushing unneeded reviews with EMRE, Expert/SME XYZ, that don't end up changing the answer. Weekly Safety... — read more 

Before the XTO buyout from EM, we operated efficiently without 100 layers of management, bs processes, and bs “extracurricular” step outs. We actually got work DONE and were a lean organization. Now thanks to EM ranking many of my fellow XTO hard... — read more 

Research and Technology Development, Spring Corporate Strategic Research, Clinton, NJ Most parts of Upstream Integrated Solutions Expats in Europe, Southeast Asia, and BTC All frauds brining yesterdays technology today when they find time... — read more 

Title says it all!!!! Does anyone want it? It’s made out of 7.5K gold or something cheaper not sure No point in keeping it since they axed me.

Abandon the integrated model. Let each organization stand on its own merits and deliver value to the shareholders and of course, pay the dividend!

Word to the wise. Start asking around about layoffs associated with the upcoming reorganization and 2021 PIP targets.

Have we achieved the targeted layoff percentages? 15% in USA?

Back in 2001, I clearly remember defending my Corporation because I trusted the integrity of our leadership, and the checks and balances of our controls and work processes. Now, 19 years later, I’m heartbroken for the many friends and colleagues who... — read more 

We are all professionals and we are all aware of the career risk in a commodity driven industry, but the way that XOM went about this is all wrong. They didn’t need to be so callus and dismissive. There is absolutely NO support from the company... — read more 

My supervisor and manager both had no idea that I was being chopped. Doesn’t make sense! who made the decision and now could the ones I report to directly not know?