There are so many woman taking LOA as of September 30. What a luxury to take a year off amid massive restructuring! Right now in the Finance everybody knows there are huge cuts coming. Everybody knows after Polaris is implemented there is no need for... — read more 

I have had this experience. Told the obvious truth and was reprimanded for not being a team player. They wanted to keep the lie alive so they could be promoted. Company spends a lot of money, time, and effort keeping lies alive so that the chosen... — read more 

It is funny talking to people who used to work at ExxonMobil. They have no idea just how quickly and how much worse things have gotten.

How am I in the minority? It's not the same as it was a decade ago, but this is still a god job, especially considering everything that's been happening in the industry.

Executives publicly say Guyana is a once in a life opportunity and then beat up teams internally and compare everything against Guyana. It makes zero... — read more 

More evidence of how corrupt the system is. Supervisors begging those out in NSI to take the PIP because they are needed and the company doesn’t want them to quit. Supervisors promising before PIP even starts that it will be passed. Clear evidence... — read more 

I'm stressed, exhausted, and so fed up with everything right now. I want to leave, but I have bills and responsibilities that don't give me that option.

I was talking to a reservoir engineer about my job search and interviews as we both want to leave. It is proving much more challenging for him than me as reservoir engineering is pretty much just oil and gas. I encouraged him to look at geothermal... — read more 

I keep hearing Proxxima is supposed to be this big thing but no one is buying it. Did someone lie to get a promotion again? Is this the next algae? Or Yoshi fuel delivery?

On a scale from "mildly incompetent" to "couldn't pour water out of a boot with the instructions on the heel."

Chevron Already Committed $7 Billion to Venezuela. Trump Says Exxon Is Next. https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/12/chevron-already-committed-7-billion-to-venezuela-t/

I've finally realized that doing a good job doesn't protect you here at all. The worst part isn't even offshore teams, it's the local managers and coworkers who dump their mess on everyone else and somehow never get held responsible. They expect... — read more 

Nuff said

They (executives) truly believe you can run an oil refinery from the other side of the world using third rate talent. Apparently the billions in profit were just not quite enough. We no longer promote employees because they are hard working or... — read more 

Please Stay. Not because life is beautiful, but because this moment isn’t the whole story.

I was in a meeting this week and 40% of those in the room were principal engineers or senior principal engineers. Collectively they knew zero about what was being discussed. There was me and one other person who actually understood the technical... — read more 

You are strip mining this company Cutting corners Sticking it to employees Not focused on safety quality or transparency Eliminating safety procedures Cutting back jobs Squeezing profits out of this... — read more 

There is a plan being carried out to reduce promotions. Be ready to be offered only lateral moves at best or be given additional responsibilities with no CL promotion. The target is to reduce CL 28+ 50% by 2030 and even more by 2033 through... — read more 

There are almost no upstream technical employees left. All being replaced by downstream. If you are heritage upstream technical your days are numbered. They are coming for you.

The company is packing too much negativity into too small a time frame, continuous impacts of layoffs and PIPs coupled with failing projects, executive hubris and nitpicking cuts. The untouchable exec class are failing and it's the peasants that take... — read more 

The NSI’s and PIPoffs in EMGL are the worst I’ve ever seen. Even in the crown-jewel of upstream they’re accelerating massively. It’s not just the HC10 employees getting chopped either, it’s the locals too which is a really bad look. Everything is... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/george-paras_after-18-years-nike-has-been-kicked-from-activity-7503441416581332993-VGHc

As I reflect on 9/11 I can’t help but think about how the executive class is destroying America with their greed.

Supervisor here. There was an unspoken agreement between employees and supervisors that when people were NRE we would put them in NSI to protect the team as a whole. Most employees were ok with this. Now that NRE is gone if we put the NRE engineers... — read more 

There is an engineer in my group who was less than a year away from reaching retiree status who was put on a PIP. She was put on a pip five years ago as well so is now fired. Fired months from being able to receive retiree benefits after more than 30... — read more 

Hi everyone. Chevron India is paying better and treats us much better. Apply today. They are looking to hire more of us from...

There are several examples of people telling the board lies to further their career and then dumping it on other people to either try make it work or take the fall when the truth comes out. Sadly there is zero accountability for those who told the... — read more 

Are competitors paying higher than XOM for experienced hires?

manager: "I’m expected to set priorities, resolve tradeoffs, develop talent, coordinate across functions, and create accountability" but isn’t this the full scope of what all ICs supposed to do? Individual contributors already juggle their technical... — read more 

What’s the maximum number of years a manager can stay in their role? I remember my first manager telling me it’s usually around three years, since company doesn't want the same person ranking the same batch of employees over and over for too long.

I am glad they did not ask me to participate in recruiting on school campuses this year. I could not ethically tell students that a career at EM is a good choice. I believe that nearly zero USA recruits starting now will survive the annual PIP... — read more 

How interesting. People in LinkedIn who don’t even know what the energy cube is are using it now as a meme for people leaving their jobs. https://lnkd.in/p/gnaw3VNj

Seems like ba--s, and glass ba--s at that, are dropping every day. People getting hurt, process safety near miss, and unplanned shutdowns. Is this the beginning of a long downward spiral. Investors run, run like the wind

Why does XOM make everything so difficult across the board. Even the simplest and most efficient processes have built in ‘tension points’ which add no value apart from extra work and more stress. What is wrong with our leaders that they want to do... — read more 

Someone needs to tell the executives we HAD a very deep technology bench when it came to heavy oil. HAD because we just fired everyone in Canada. We divested Chad. What are they smoking? https://youtu.be/-7rICMUsXrc?is=Co2TVKTnOQRuoFQb Just short... — read more 

Dear DW, If you want to influence government, then bribe them yourself. Asking employees for donations for politics when you can’t give proper raises is both tone deaf but also just ignorant. Your structural savings are starting to materialize how... — read more 

I wonder how long before their excitement will turn into the disappointment I feel.

We are in such a strange place right now as a company. Clearly there is a shortage of skilled workers. At the same time we are doing everything imaginable to make the skilled workers we have feel miserable and leave. We are also hiring experienced... — read more 

For years we were willing to be underpaid at ExxonMobil because of the pension and job security. No bonuses was the trade off. Now with the current state of affairs there is no reason not to leave and go work somewhere else. No loyalty given no... — read more 

Will they pay out unused vacation? Can they block my next start date via legal action?