The culture and moral is at an all time low. Managers and supervisors are fearful of their jobs so they create complexity and micro manage in order to cover their basis so nobody messes up on their watch and they get de-ranked for it. It’s really... — read more 

Are there going to be any layoffs at the refineries or the plants? If so, when?

Any truth to this?

People keep leaving and some are even boasting the fact they're not going to wait for severance. I keep getting confused by their determination to throw away good money. What's wrong in waiting for severance? Unless you have a much better job lined... — read more 

I left XOM quite a while back - my advice is just go for it and don't look back, XOM wasn't for me and if you're not a certain type of person, there's no reason to force the fit for yourself into its culture. I still have my pension tied up in... — read more 

Does ExxonMobil not have an employee manual where they say how much time they want for resignation? I can’t find anything and most companies spell it out. And did anybody who resigned have any trouble getting their vacation paid out? Is it... — read more 

nearly all of the new hires are from argentina or brazil under trainee. Will this be the new trend as another round hits soon? "Spokesperson, Corporate Media, Public and Government Affairs XOM" for the past 2 years (worked at XOM for 16 years... — read more 

Look at the big picture. When something bad happens something good is also going to happen. But you have to prepare for what is coming. If you think the next 20 years will be like the last 20 years you will get destroyed. When you go to the grocery... — read more 

The 25% are the high performance employees living in the bubble are butt kissing, Kool aid drinking, upwarding managing, great at management speak, yes men and women, that believed their intelligence and those of their peers and the god pod is so... — read more 

The "revamp" of the performance assessment process has been anything but positive. All it did was replace the buckets with flowery names. Taking away the stipulation that you could generally only fall ~20 points year-to-year has taken away any sense... — read more 

Current employee here 10 years with the company. Darren and the execs have pirated this company, enjoying bottles of wine and traveling first class to avoid doing any real work at the office. It's time to say... YOU'RE FIRED! I don't care about... — read more 

I peg it at about 50% are seriously looking, 25% dabbling, and 25% living in a bubble with no concern. What are your guesses?

Was it equal proportion of 20-20-20-20-20 or does the proportion vary?

Employees and retirees should know that private-sector employers are not required to promise retiree health benefits. Furthermore, when employers do offer retiree health benefits, nothing in federal law prevents them from cutting or eliminating those... — read more 

Friendly visit from someone who works for another O&G major and has questions about a potential career with Exxon....1) how bad is the culture? 2) does Exxon pay a bonus structure similar to Valero, Chevron or Marathon? 3) does the executive... — read more 

After being with the company 5 years and being rated in top bucket I feel like I will be pipd. My supervisor was changed to a narcissistic psychopath. All I feel is harassment and oppression and each time he tries to intimidate me, I respond back... — read more 

Has anyone gotten there letter regarding the lump sum payment for pension that was in the involuntary group?

Do not trust any XOM HR process, any Manager, any Supervisor and any of your peers. The system is rigged to make you believe it is real, that it is in your favor, that it empathizes with you, that it understands you, that it sympathizes with you... — read more 

Last year my buddy got an NSI and eventually PIP'd after years of receiving flawless reviews. Anyone's bet who survives this round.

Isn't this awful work atmosphere a raging success from the Upstream Culture Manager and her team?? Achieved awesome KPIs in job satisfaction, talent retention, trust, wellbeing, engagement, and innovation . I mean, massive props to create the... — read more 

The time has come that after searching for a job for almost 8 months I will put in my notice next week. What are some things that I need to do before I leave? Anything you wish you did before you left? Thanks a lot!

How do you make the decision to take the leap and leave? After months of searching I got a job offer. The company is much smaller than XOM but everything about it seems better. Still, I'm having trouble accepting the offer. My biggest fear is that as... — read more 

Still no questions submitted on the slido for the upcoming DW forum. Let’s pleeeease keep this up! Why waste our energy and risk getting PIPd-off by submitting questions when we all know they’ll be watered down and answered arrogantly (if at all) by... — read more 

Reply with a pet project or study name you have heard management is (or was) secretly meeting about.

The plan Engine No. 1 is proposing to radically reduce investments will result in many more layoffs. Read up before you vote.

Partnering with research firms to look into renewables. BASF and Clariant are two among others. The writing is on the wall.

During these tough times when hard working operations employees are getting laid off, what is the value of keeping an organization that has collected some of the most worthless employees and fake management over two decades? At CSR in Clinton... — read more 

I think people have really had enough and many are at their breaking point. To say that work atmosphere is somber is being generous. If the goal was to crush everybody's spirit, then job well done, Exxon. I've never worked in a more depressing... — read more 

On 26 May, let’s vote in line with Engine #1 proxy. New members for the board, withhold execs pay and kick out the board members who approve Woods pay. Only this way we can PIP woods.

And it's in the medical field, which aligns more with my purpose-driven goals than O&G. If you hate Exxon, start looking for other jobs. There will be better opportunities out there. You don't know it, but your life is miserable because of... — read more 

So what are the current rumours for April 1st, anyone? Another 8% NSI, or TMTS announcement?

Reminder to sign up as plaintiff for class action suit, deadline is coming. Also may 26, vote for removal of board members, split of chairman and ceo roles, and for measure to report how meeting 2050 net zero emissions targets affect the business.

We were getting communications about PADP early on in prior years, but this year, nothing yet? Yeah, that doesn't seem fishy at all... Guess they're trying to line their ducks in a row for something big?

I have only been with the company a short while (experienced hire) but in my time I have seen quite a few roles. In my opinion, we are overpaid to do what we do based on my peers at other companies. Also, I have found the work to be easy (sometimes... — read more 

Since attrition is at an all-time high (I'm basing this on my team and what I've read here,) what are the chances there'll be no need for layoffs any time soon? I know it's all about who's leaving (low-paid vs. high-paid employees) but it looks like... — read more 

It’s amazing to me how younger employees went through everything that happened in 2020 without understanding anything at all. In a nutshell, the company’s new standard for employee value is now inversely proportional to how much they’re paid. The... — read more 

It's not the Layoff board, it's me. Expecting more of a support environment - what's going on, how do I plan for it, and if it happens what are the best options/strategies/tactics for dealing with it. The recent entry re: Voya and 401K rollover... — read more 

Has anyone else noticed that Voya (401k admin) and Computershare (stock transfer agent) are extremely difficult to work with for rollovers? Wait times to the call center are 20+ minutes and when someone finally picks up, they are incompetent and... — read more 

I wonder how many jobs could have been saved for people who wanted to stay here, if only a voluntary program had been offered? It would certainly be a better and fairer approach to layoffs, but it did not benefit this company or at least the... — read more 

Saw this quote on LinkedIn and thought it belonged here. “There are two kinds of leaders. Those that see their job as standing up to their team on behalf of their bosses, or those that stand up to their bosses on behalf of their team.” If... — read more