Hard to believe some of the latest managers are long term employee and have no clue about the basics of the oil and gas industry. Instead of the old managers from just a few years ago who would be in the field shoulder to shoulder with us, we now... — read more 

How long did it take you to move from CL28 to 29? How much of a pay increase did you see when promoted?

Really feels like Polaris is where you get moved if there is no position for you and you weren’t PiP. So after Polaris project ends, I’m guessing that means you’re cut. If you are average performer I’d be worried.

225K for Darren. He’s got about 2 million shares now KAM is just disgusting to me. After 3 years already accumulated 645K RSUs. JPW and NAC both received 118K shares this year and each have about 1 million shares. It’s disgusting what goes to... — read more 

By Michael Kern - Nov 24, 2025, 9:00 AM CST JP Morgan predicts the international crude benchmark, Brent, could drop into the $30s per barrel by 2027 due to an overwhelming market oversupply. Goldman Sachs forecasts the U.S. benchmark WTI Crude will... — read more 

Today marks the end of ExxonMobil's presence in France, with the change in control for all remaining assets owned by US major to North Atlantic. There will only remain a tiny commercial structure with less than 20 employees. Esso France is dead, long... — read more 

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on board. Being here last 2 months felt like I was part of the community and a family. All the best to all of you and your families.

It feels like money disappears every quarter thanks to sloppy management decisions. A lot of the newer leaders just don’t have the experience to handle these situations, and it shows. Staff end up scrambling to cover mistakes that shouldn’t even be... — read more 

Has anyone ever been rehired after a PIL?

To those who are competent and actually know how to get things done: are you as sick and tired as I am of cleaning up all the messes and doing all the hard work as I am? Might be bearable if there was some recognition and reward for doing it but... — read more 

The Canadian EDO program needs to go. I have worked globally including in Canada and always put in more hours than 40. Never took an EDO in Canada and was never offered one outside of Canada. Get rid of all the people putting in minimal hours. I am... — read more 

The Monetary-Energy Singularity The article argues that the global economy is approaching an irreversible thermodynamic financial crisis between 2026 and 2030. The core claim is that there is a structural collision between rapidly expanding... — read more 

I have been with the company for decades and discovered that ranking is more about your role than anything else. I would love it if the corp would post ranking data in the data lake. The bias would be very easy to spot using data analytics tools.

Is dead. Half a billion down the toilet.

When are they coming out? What % do you expect by performance group?

I work at another major and saw a commercial analyst role in the M&A group. Does anyone have any insight if the culture in that group is as bad as the rest?

I’d like to hear from current/former employees. I have an opportunity for a move to Beaumont but I’m not familiar with the site at all. Any information shared would be greatly appreciated.

With all the outsourcing, the system changes, replacement of experience, I see so many errors. Polaris is a disaster and people being rotated in and out who don’t know the process.

$12,500 per business trip to BLR TV $15,000 per business trip to Brazil GBC $18,000 per business trip to Europe GBC $20,000 per business trip to KL TC $30,000 per business trip to Guyana and other $ 475 per hour bill rate - the highest in the... — read more 

Is it truly as simple as our great leader DW makes it seem? Fire people as often as possible and the sky is the limit? After 10+ years in upstream chasing npv+ opportunities the downstream model exemplified by our most fearless and brilliant... — read more 

There is absolutely nothing we can do to improve our stock price. It will just change in lock step with oil and natural gas prices.

Are you ready to move to your beautiful office at the Pioneer building?

$12,500 per business trip $80 per hour bill rate

What does it affect? Promotion? Salary?

FM lifted, what’s the prognosis amongst the crew? Is it worth à chat with my manager?

Fife to be shutdown Feb 2026. Sorry to all colleagues there. Hearing about 50 roles to move to Fawley.

So I am going thru a background check and am wondering what information is shared on things like ADP employment information to my new employer, the work number, etc. Will it show every job title I had at XOM? I omitted one lame role I had and... — read more 

Any ideas?

The gist I took away was we’re centralizing more engineering in the US, using tech centers more and only staffing manufacturing sites with under potential 30 types. I’d expect when the current batch of lower potential 26-29’s get told they’re stuck... — read more 

I saw an armed policeman on the upper floor of the cube. I noticed him still there couple of hours later. I asked some people in my class about what he could be doing there. One guy said the policeman stops every person that goes to the elevator... — read more 

Our remaining refineries are facing an existential threat that puts the very fabric of our economy and society at risk. Without significant and rapid policy intervention, the country’s remaining refineries are at risk of closure, increasing... — read more 

In 1897, while most factory women labored 14-hour days in dangerous, filthy conditions for pennies, the women at H.J. Heinz’s Pittsburgh factory received hot meals, medical care, and even had rooftop gardens. They worked for a man who believed... — read more 

Hearing the first of many grenades is coming out tomorrow from corporate regarding this global consolidation operation.. One of the biggest things im hearing PDS is going away for non NPT along with all non NPT will become wage... — read more 

Saudi Arabia scales back salary premiums for foreign talent, recruiters say By Rachna Uppal and Federico Maccioni November 16, 202512:01 AM CST Summary Saudi Arabia shifting focus to sectors such as AI, logistics ***Salary premiums for... — read more 

ExxonMobil is set to lay off 2,000 workers globally as part of a restructuring plan aimed at improving efficiency and consolidating operations. Overview of Layoffs Number of Layoffs: ExxonMobil announced it will cut 2,000 jobs worldwide, which... — read more 

According to Axios, peak oil is expected to occur around 2030. This is earlier than many experts had believed, and it is based on the US’s shift back toward renewables. Douglas A. McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief of Climatecrisis247... — read more 

Campus a graveyard.

Are you excited about your work? Yes/No Do you feel that you are well compensated for your work? Yes/No Do you approve of our leadership? Yes/No

When you left XOM via PIL, how long did it take to be paid out for your remaining vacation?