I spent the last few years training and helping several contractors in the labs. The contractors were always scared of getting fired and made many mistakes. I helped them fix these mistakes and protect them. The contractors always said they... — read more 

Heard they were busy moving the deck chairs around on the ship just as it sank into the ocean, does this sound familiar?

just saying. i am sure it folks will disagree, but the rest of us are wandering about this.

Do not disclose personal or medical issues to coworkers or managers—those conversations rarely lead to meaningful support and create unnecessary vulnerability. I have been in managerial roles; I’ve seen more retaliation and mishandled situations... — read more 

Title says it all. Exxon will not stop untill all engineering and research is done in India or even lower cost countries. There are several studies going on now that are looking at BTC capabilities and off shoring to India. The only jobs will be at... — read more 

When did just barely good enough become our goal? We used to demand the best. Being part of ExxonMobil was something to be proud of. No longer. Now we just settle for good enough. The trouble is good enough is really embarrassingly poorly done.

The most disgusting thing is hipos who actually think they earned it. They just got lucky somehow. Many people who are just as good or better than them were never given the opportunity. It is a cr-p shoot.

Every one else enjoying their 0% raise as much as I am. What a bunch of BS. Received a CL promotion and was moved to. New job. Was dropped in the rankings and received a 0% raise and fewer RSU awards. So basically my CL promotion has cost me money!

My ranking has fluctuated wildly. It makes no sense.

I am surprised any veterans still work at ExxonMobil when the executives hate the USA so much.

DTI is all the rage. No need for HC10 employees. It doesn’t take much make me wonder why we have so many BTC expats in the USA if we can just send everything straight to India.

Are you all ready for April 1st? Transformation is finally coming to Ops

Some info for new employees: knowledgeable others’ feedback (KOF) does not always reflect true performance. You can have great KOFs but poor ranking outcome and vise versa, depending on internal dynamics. When a manager pressures you to list... — read more 

anyone knows

What’s the probability of a profit sharing from windfall from war driven cash flow surge? Will it be a one time bonus similar to post covid profit surge or will it be across the board raise for all employees?

Anyone else sick of the nonstop brag posts about training for the chosen ones? I haven’t been to training in years!

this video is educational to understand work culture in India, eye opening - painful and sad while brutaully honest. https://youtu.be/QYAjlDhwrD8

We had a coffee chat with the director of our department, and they mentioned that most of the LCS projects are likely to be either discontinued or significantly scaled down. At the same time, there’s another initiative emerging informally around DAC... — read more 

Anyone know when pds process starts this year? Haven't heard a peep.

DW?

Has anyone navigated approval of temporary disability or paid leave for toxic workplace issues such as harassment?

With the need for LNG, what’s happening with Goldenpass? More f ups or Global projects blaming the contractor.

I’ve started seeing a therapist because I’ve been dealing with intense anxiety from the hostile work environment. The company covers up to eight sessions through their ComPsych program. What surprised me was how many ExxonMobil employees she had... — read more 

Who can tell me what project North Star is? I've heard rumblings it will be massive headcount cuts in Houston. Anyone with details?

Small companies and independents hitting the gas hard in Midland. We going to ramp up and chase price or maintain our discipline?

What salary do most people retire at? Say for a CL27, 28, and 29 what would be a typical range for salary at retirement? Trying to figure out how valuable this pension will be if I don’t quit now and stick it out. I have heard that once you hit your... — read more 

Anyone bothered to watch the training? Any material changes to the ranking system?

Heard through the grapevine that the policies around age based employment protections have been updated and that employees with NRE status will no longer have that protection. Has anyone else heard of this?

I heard that we have evacuated most, if not all of our employees including the secondees or we leaving the secondees in as it will impact the relationship. Do we really care for our folks there

BCG must be great sales people as they have no idea how to operate or run an energy business but we still listen to them and act on their recommendations. The Global Ops Reorganization will be an absolute clusterf. No body will know who’s doing what... — read more 

Reliance Industries takes the lead versus Exxon HOUSTON, March 10 (Reuters) - Construction of a refinery on the southern U.S. border backed by India's ​Reliance Industries (RELI.NS).

If you suspect your employer wants you gone, you're probably right according to new workplace data. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/workers-blindsided-as-modern-layoffs-strip-away-dignity-along-with-paychecks

There is nothing of value that comes out of 90% of the work our ‘researchers’ do. They get paid for making up bumber in the air, dragging projects for 2-3 years until a new manager arrives , tweak and drag some more. Dead after 10 years. rinse and... — read more 

Get ready, every supplier that EM works with is about to show up with a fuel surcharge. They definitely deserve a piece of the pie given how much their costs are going up! Good luck trying to meet your budget!

Thoughts on the April 1 re-org?

We all got multiple emails and letters to get us to sign over our voting rights as shareholders to the corporation. That’s pretty suspicious and I can’t imagine why anyone would be stupid enough to fall for it. Now, we’re starting to get phone... — read more 

A former high-flying teammate recently moved into a commercial leader role for Proxxima. I'm not very familiar with the product or its business case - from what I can tell it's meant to be a polymeric replacement for rebar? What kind of impact can a... — read more 

The upstream CFO post was removed about as abruptly as he resigned. How does a post come down so quickly?

Apparently abruptly resigned and is no longer in zoom. What gives?