How’s the dumpster fire in Clinton going? How many older employees got targeted for the PIP this year? A truly toxic company with no integrity..

They are ending support for the current corp phones soon. So if you have an iPhone 10, it’s no longer supported. Apple is releasing the iPhone 16 in a few days. But what does EM offer? Yup, an iPhone 14. Why can’t IT or Corporate Procurement... — read more 

Shell ‘puts another nail in the coffin’ of sustainable jet fuel Story by Jonathan Leake Shell has abandoned plans to build a biofuels factory in the Netherlands, dealing a blow to Europe’s hopes of decarbonising the aviation industry. The oil... — read more 

ConocoPhillips is implementing a reorganization, reducing its workforce by 20-25% to cut costs amid declining oil prices and rising expenses, with most layoffs occurring before yearend. by Conglin Xu Key Highlights (1) ConocoPhillips plans to cut... — read more 

I want to be like him! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/michael-mustian-6217831a8_energytransition-career-activity-7351836054280208384--XU4

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/timothy-mcminn_processengineers-productstechnolgists-ugcPost-7367738288624828419-f9Kp?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=android_app&rcm=ACoAACDcTUIB78s2Y--p4ekS4nMiEsSVXFqwsNA&utm_campaign=copy_link

I have heard a rumor that the Research/Engineering EMTECH Organization Charges $400+ USD per hour to an Affiliate for EMTECH Services in 2025. Is this True? Pre-2020, the cost of an SME in EMRE (now EMTECH) was only $230 per hour and the cost of a... — read more 

Time to get rid of the low hanging fruit. Spoiler alert: the closer you are to the valve the safer you are. Major oil companies are actively laying off workers in 2025, driven by a combination of falling oil prices (hovering around $63 per... — read more 

Growing up AT&T was the behind company everyone arrived to work for and make the big corporate bucks for life including excellent lifetime pension starting at age 50. GE was the other favorite, immense company excellent funding and salaries for... — read more 

(1) Hard Work Isn't Enough Results need to be seen. Advocate for yourself - quite efforts get ignored. (2) Loyalty Won't Pay The Bills Companies are loyal to profits, not people. Look out for yourself first. ***(3) Your Job Title Is... — read more 

Most of the research employees are great but useless to the company’s bottomline. the projects are outdated. they do no real work. why can’t we just shut our research companies once and for all. there is no technology in the world that a vendor... — read more 

https://youtube.com/shorts/-c0gCVXOV1M?si=yAUdaJAbXiNaz-Xl

Exxon Mobil Corp XOM recently reported in its 10-K filing that its global workforce decreased by 1,000 to 62,000 personnel in 2022. This was due to cost-cutting measures intended to increase shareholder returns. It was Exxon's third consecutive year... — read more 

Prices will drive operational behavior including headcout. If it gets worse, plans will be executied on. Just be ready.

First, Circle back Low-hanging fruit Bandwidth Ping Sync Loop in Double-click Level set Run it up the flagpole Boil the ocean Move the needle Circle of competence Then, On the same page Game changer Pushback Buy-in Hit the ground running Value-add... — read more 

Exxon seems to have a grudge against every employee equally. No one is safe, no matter how hard you work. There’s this pervasive sense that management actually enjoys playing games with people’s livelihoods. Whether you’ve been here a year or twenty... — read more 

I was put in three different technical roles with three different technologies (think refinery vs chem plant vs polymer and mechanical engineering vs process engineering) in the first five years of my career because they’re offshoring my role and... — read more 

They all worship at the DEI altar... https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/shell-fired-white-staffers-at-houston-offices-for-weaker-diverse-hires-in-discriminatory-purge-lawsuit/ar-AA1LkRgQ

🔪 Step 1: Target selected 🧼 Step 2: Wrapped in buzzwords 📉 Step 3: Vanish quietly Performance plan? Nah — it’s HR’s version of a ki-l room. Check for plastic sheeting.

Is Exxon moving all admins into a pooled model? Our team’s assistant was recently moved into the pool, and we’re struggling to see the value. After speaking with the admin supervisor, it became clear they aren’t able to directly support our team or... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/27/google-executive-says-company-has-cut-a-third-of-its-managers.html

Not sure if this will amount to much, but with the recent problems with India and United States, I took it upon myself to go to the Whitehouse website and write a small letter to President Trump that he needs to stop the major Oil and Gas companies... — read more 

https://www.wsj.com/business/energy-oil/exxon-rosneft-russia-oil-talks-f524e81f

Did anyone else that's resigned recently get a bunch of desperate, last minute requests to train BTC people on your way out the door? I ended up being too busy to get to around it.

In your professional career at ExxonMobil, when have you been asked to sacrifice your personal integrity on behalf of management?

In spite of the press the cypress finds aren’t big enough to overcome the technical challenges and be economic. Tell me how I am wrong.

What a joke. I am tired of being in projects with contractors on the verge of going bankrupt not paying their bills. Contractors have been squeezed so hard since COVID it is a total joke what this industry is becoming. Who wants to work with... — read more 

Reddit users u/ChEtossaway and u/Pakalee reminding all you losers why the top one third will always work their hardest to keep the bottom two thirds down. From one of u/ChEtossaway comments on salary progression: “I’m at a cumulative average... — read more 

We keep hearing about the horizon path in the mid 2030 when our production falls off a cliff. Love how our management are spinning this as a great new toy vs the fact that they were asleep at the wheel and didn’t think about where the next Guyana... — read more 

d-mb question but I see a lot of people talking about NRE / RE/ and when they can and can’t PIP you based on how close you are to retirement. Can someone actually explain all these details to me? I am newer but not young so very interested.

I am quite surprised by the attitude many young have towards older workers. They know a lot. Maybe different things than you know. Ypu won’t be young forever. How do you want to be treated as you age? Old and young should learn from each other.

Mid 40 s in age now and looking at next roles. Nothing of interest left. We no longer work on anything cutting edge. Expat roles no longer properly compensated. I can’t believe how far the company has fallen. There is nothing interesting left for... — read more 

Let’s stop pretending; our talents are leaving not because they don’t love，they are leaving because they are not loved. If we don’t fix our mindset, we will be exporting our brightest - absolutely free of charge…

I heard the rumor that we have put a freeze on any more Canadian expat moves? Is this true? Guyana will be f’d

All, we have heard we are shutting down India within the next year or two. CVX is taking the the top performers and we will need to look elsewhere.

NI / NSI / PIP = yearly contract renewal – Every damn year people live in fear like contractors. One bad rating and you’re out. Zero stability. • Sycophants rule – If you know how to l___ b____, you get any role you want. Skills and hard work don’t... — read more 

Well it finally happened! Someone called the anonymous hotline and reported the cheating that was going on with the test to get hired in Carlsbad. I really feel like anyone hired in the last year should have to retake the test without someone helping... — read more 

The benefits of AI in ranking employee performance include: (1) Objectivity: AI analyzes performance data based on impartial metrics, minimizing bias and ensuring fairness in evaluations. (2) Enhanced Feedback: AI provides continuous real-time... — read more 

HC10 office getting lonely. So many of my friends have resigned or been fired. We used to talk about our next assignment together or how we would all retire together and go to the ExxonMobil retiree lunches and such together. Looks like none of that... — read more