Please bathe daily, wear clean clothes each day, wash your hands after using the bathroom, use antiperspirant and brush & floss your teeth. That is all.

LinkedIn is blowing up with cube pics. Exxodus is back

https://hbr.org/2018/11/when-no-one-retires “Yet the flawed perceptions persist, a byproduct of stubborn and pervasive ageism. Positive attributes of older workers are crowded out by negative stereotypes that infect work settings and devalue older... — read more 

I read an article that Conoco is going to sell 2.5 billion of their Delaware assets. I wonder if XOM will buy it?

When can we start outsourcing the mgmt of projects away from GP? Our LNG projects are a disaster and the VP is definitely part of the problem. Just like the VP (JP) several years ago.

They are easy to identify. Don’t trust those who immediately jump to liking and commenting on a LinkedIn PR / propaganda post by a powerful someone. Keep your distance. They are the backstabbers, guaranteed.

Exxon considers themselves to be even every time they send a paycheck. No loyalty. No consideration of the late nights or weekend work. No consideration of the weeks away from home traveling. Work your 8 hours a day and then log off. No one notices... — read more 

Several projects people have left or are leaving to work data centers. Will this continue. Seems lots in news. These jobs are all over LinkedIn and recruiters have even mentioned companys targeting Exxon people. Guess all that fluffing of our... — read more 

The long term goal is for every operating unit including the grassroots upstream oil & gas projects to be operated by 3rd party contract companies who pay far less in health care benefits, pensions, and salaries. The Guyana offshore upstream... — read more 

Big layoff coming to the USA with high PIP targets and low PIP passing rates. OPERATIONS ROLES WILL BE HIT HARD but no groups will be spared. Time to look for next role and have a plan B

What’s going on in Carlsbad? Four employees took their own life in the last year and a half. At what point will management acknowledge there is an issue?

This weekend I had the privilege of joining over 1,000 Port Mourant residents, government officials, along with the team from ExxonMobil Guyana and our coventurers for the official opening of GTTCI. Seeing the newest cohort of trainees... — read more 

Year Net Income* ROCE** 2015 $16,150 7.9 2016 $7,840 3.9 2017 $19,710 9.0 2018 $20,840 9.2 2019 $14,340 6.5 2020 ($22,440) (9.3) 2021 $23,040 10.9 2022 $55,740 24.9 2023 $36,010 15.0 2024 $33,680 12.7 2025 $28,884 9.3 Reported As... — read more 

Year Regular Employees At End of... — read more 

Publish Date: 27th June 2025 ExxonMobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil & gas supermajor, was formed via the $73.7 billion merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999. As of 2023, it employs around 72,000 people worldwide, with annual revenue of... — read more 

Pleased to hear we are acquiring FANG.

Seeing employees in D&S quitting. What have they seen and what do they know that is leading to this?

BY Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic Integrity, understood as a disposition to behave in prosocial, ethical, and principled ways rather than corrupt or self-serving ones, is among the strongest and most consistent predictors of job performance and leadership... — read more 

Anyone who had no meaningful raise (except one year after Covid) for ten years? Please share your salary growth in 10 years, 20 years

Story by Danielle Smith ***Shell is reportedly struggling to recoup its massive investment in Pennsylvania’s petrochemical sector, with weak fourth-quarter returns renewing concerns the project has underdelivered on jobs, growth and... — read more 

Article is about retirement but true for those of us told we aren’t performing, are assessed low, and are hit with layoffs as well. We all need to watch out for each other. Word like « good », « needs improvement «  and « needs significant... — read more 

What does DW have against employees operating assets? Are employees really that bad? Seems like they can’t give up operating assets fast enough. Guyana operated by not us Mozambique will be the same why not apply the same model to PNG? why... — read more 

Its time that White Collar jobs unionize before we are all laid off. People like Darren will stop at nothing to lay us all off. We need to join together to fight!

What are your predictions for the type of changes we will see in July 1st?

Wondering how the next few months usually go during this time of year.

If you make it through a PIP but they fire you anyway, is there any payout? And does unemployment still apply?

In high-trust societies, people assume good intent. Information flows freely. Collaboration feels natural. In low-trust systems, the opposite happens: people protect themselves first. Energy shifts from building to guarding. Consider modern Russia... — read more 

Any chance they'll be offering those again sometime soon?

I plan to hand my notice in within the next month, any top tips for things to make my escape easier?

Anyone have examples of people doing awesome things after leaving Exxon?

I resigned earlier this year. Since then, two full pay cycles have elapsed but I still haven't received my unused vacation payout. Is this normal? Emailed payroll twice already and got no response. Please share your experience if you have any... — read more 

It seems like D&S has been dissolved. What is going on with our talent management organization?

Anyone know what percentage of people actually reach their ultimate potential CL? It is a vanishingly small number. Just another false promise.

Anyone have details on the upcoming reorg?

I see there were layoffs in several other countries this week, but nothing here, right?

What is the criteria for being a HiPo in XOM? I have seen a few so far - they literally just destroy the morale of the teams, make terrible decisions that the teams have to bear the impact of long after they leave. They focus heavily on optics to... — read more 

I chose to leave while I was ranked well and earning a strong salary before COVID and before the company’s negative challenges became more visible to others. It wasn’t about compensation or performance; it was about alignment. I realized that the... — read more 

I recently left exxon after several years of anguish. The last couple of years were unbearable for me. I was on mental health leave for the last 6 months and finally resigned. I cannot get over the persecution and harassment I recieved at exxon. I... — read more 

DW is a genius

Is it me or is there an uptick in resignations from Exxon employees. Not new hires but 10-20 year experience. The company is in a strong financial position and there wasn’t any layoffs or egregious decisions (I.e. eliminating 401k match). Is that... — read more