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I recently got piped out of my favorite place to work not. They were trying to fire me at all costs. I was alienated, isolated and made ti feel unwelcome. I truly hated to come in everyday and see those persons. I was ready to leave and accepted my... — read more 

If the company wants to save costs, why retain so many Executives? I’m fairly certain that AI or outside strategy consultants could arrive at the same answers at a fraction of the cost… Also, why retain businesses that require so many people... — read more 

I was a contractor at Exxon a few years on a year long contract. When they got rid of me after I got their project done faster than expected they told me I was more than welcome to come back. I have had at 4 instances where I was the right person... — read more 

I am 57. Dropped from Excellent to good, to NI over thr last 3 assessments. I approached my supervisor about volunteering for NSi and would take the PIl. He told me it could not be arranged. Anyone experience this? I am ready to leave. I guess... — read more 

I currently work at bp and was approached by a recruiter with XOM. Would that be a good move right now? I’m not happy with bp, for obvious reasons - poor strategy, poor company performance, poor leadership, limited career growth opportunity, etc... — read more 

I'm asking because I dread any team-building experiences and apparently I'm a minority in that. I wonder what other people see as horrible that I might see as perfectly normal.

Does it appear that HR is setting itself up for a class action suite with demonstrated age based bias? Will 2026 be the year that HR is accountable.

i will try to be brief. I was dpced last year in nov and then told I failed the dpc and now was on a pip. The pip was very similar with a few things added. I failed dpc in dec and failed pip in feb 2026. I was 53 years old with 17 years in. I was... — read more 

I am several months into a new role that I knew from day 1 was not a real job. I was due for a move and they clearly didn’t want to waste one of the few visible jobs on me so this is what I was given. Anyone been in a similar situation? Feels... — read more 

How much did we pay for the land where we said we would build a Carlsbad office and never have? The other operators accepted it for free but we paid for it because we didn’t want to agree to providing a certain number of jobs in Carlsbad. Funny to... — read more 

And I do mean everyone

I prefer when an American answers the phone not an Indian call center. Not racism just competence. Same for engineering.

Can someone explain to me what the he-l two hubs is supposed to mean? Is this some sort of wagon wheel analogy? WTF is he talking about when he says this?

I have had credit for my ideas stolen so many times that I have stopped sharing them. Started on day one. My manager stole an idea I had during my first week. He rode that one idea for almost ten years until he retired. I’ve had supervisors steal my... — read more 

Anyone know how many roles currently in Midland will be eliminated or moved to Houston this year and in the upcoming years per company plan and reorg plans?

How would one do this?

Five years in, and I’ve yet to meet a technical leader who actually knows the tech. Most hide behind buzzwords and slides, playing politics instead of doing real work or learning anything new. How can people like that lead development—and how has... — read more 

How many of you have experienced this?

Stay geyser, my friend!

I think unused accrued vacation gets paid out when you leave but is carryover vacation treated the same way?

Did you know that the only person who sees your feedback is your supervisor? In the assessment meeting your supervisor can make up anything. There is no fact checking of what they claim your KO feedback was. They can totally make it all up. Same for... — read more 

Yes, with layoff you get severance, but with a PIP you get a year of pay and you might even get to stay after it. Most people prefer to be laid off between the two but I think PIP gives us better options.

Can someone explain to me what the ongoing reorg is all about?

For a large corporation exxon is the run worst. I truly hate the place and people at exxon. The toxicity, gossip, underhanded backstabbing, favoritism,neopotism and extreme bureaucracy are impossible to tolerate. Promotions are based on who you are... — read more 

Here is my story. I made it 13 years at exxon before before quitting. No retirement for me except some of the pension lump sum. The lying a hole hr snake said I would not get anything but I got a little. I made several million dollars during my time... — read more 

Gets worse every year.

I grew up in Midland and worked for Pioneer. I am watching with alarm as jobs are being shifted to Houston, Argentina, and India. It looks like the only jobs that will be left in Midland are operations. I am an engineer. Pioneer offered career growth... — read more 

Had a mid career experienced hire employee tell me he just likes to keep his head down and let his work speak for itself. He is on the fast track for a PIP. The psychos will notice and take huge advantage of him. I tried to warn him.

Saw COED mentioned in a post and have heard it mentioned before but have no idea what it stands for or how the process works. It has to do with approving roles but that is all I know. Meets once a month? Who can shed light on this? What does it stand... — read more 

Remember how at GP long time employees had assigned parking spots? VPs even had a separate section on the ground floor. Then when we moved to EMHC it was announced that there would be no assigned parking for anyone even VPs. It sure wasn’t long... — read more 

The people running Exxon have no clue what they're doing. They're making terrible calls that are going to sink the company and take all our jobs with it. Does anyone have faith they can actually steer us to safety?

Hey XOM people. We’ll be adopting your forced ranking system this year, PIPs for 0.7s etc. So many rumors here and nothing from management when we ask so I thought I’d go to the source. Is the distribution by team regardless of size or does the... — read more 

Can anybody inform as to the content and context? Can't some of this just be informed via cc learning?

https://youtube.com/shorts/vVuGKdjEBII?si=0DS4DFDNBKALq7gA

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 5:34 AM UTC China’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer BYD and U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil are set to deepen their collaboration in hybrid technology, marking another step in the evolving relationship between the global... — read more 

Is XOM starting to high grade and dispose challenged operating assets? 1000 wells struggling to produce 12000 bopd on a good day. Subsurface expecting substantial declines in production and limited appetite for further exploration and development

Work used to excite me as did the careers within a career promise. Wish I still felt that way.

Something strange going on at EMHC science building this week? A lot of visitors. What is going on?