How did they net out?

What is the salary for a CL28 employee—both individual contributor and manager—assuming a 45‑year‑old with a PhD in EMTECH?”

My supervisor dropped me like a rock in the ranking this year without giving me any heads up. Had me relocate to a new group in a new city. Now I have to stay for 12 months with no possibility of a meaningful raise or repay the relocation costs.

Anyone know if the PIL document is available to view. What are the conditions and what if you don’t sign it? Does that mean you automatically get the PIP and 3 months pay? If they cut the PIP short, do you not receive anything offered in the PIL? ... — read more 

To XOM managers: I do not care who put you in those positions or how you got them. Just follow three basic rules, keep three zippers closed: your pocket, your mouth, your pants. Simple.

I have coworkers saying they received their ranking and were put on NSI for multiple categories and good on a few. They said they only have to meet their goals for two months for the NSI categories. I thought it was 6 months to meet all the goals and... — read more 

Source: K. Box Harvard Business Review found that 58% of employees trust a complete stranger more than their own boss. That sounds wild until you’ve worked for the wrong person. Then you understand it immediately. A bad boss doesn’t always... — read more 

Source: Fuel Your Growth The Boss Hawk Over-Communicate. Flood their inbox with updates until they back off or tap out. The Control Freak Stay in control. Make them think they're in charge. Psychological jiu-jitsu. The Endless Checker Set firm... — read more 

Why do we have some supervisors with such small teams? Why not combine teams so that team sizes are reasonable and above a minimum number. It makes no sense to carry the overhead of a supervisor for a small team.

Many of our competitors offer 9-80 schedule. How nice would it be to have every other Friday off!

How much do the Indian expats in Houston and Midland donate to UW?

My guess is 2030

Aside from small salary increase at par with inflation, what else is the benefit of getting Outstanding or OWD in this annual employee contract? Since things can go down to NI or NSI within one cycle, is it even worth it? Has anyone not sponsored or... — read more 

A special salute to the advisors, the advisors-to-advisors, the managers supervising advisors who advise other advisors, and the advisory committee dedicated to advising the advisors on how to advise. Another year in this corporate obstacle... — read more 

Is this something I'll have to deal with from now on? I haven't interviewed in a while, and the first interview I got after I started looking was online with more than 20 people. Took me a while to even realize what was going on and I left before it... — read more 

Source: C. Simpson Globally Ranked Executive Coach Some leaders are the same person on a good day and a bad one. A lot are just convincing until you catch them on an off day. Most team members can name their leader's job title. Few can name what... — read more 

Is there anything that LCS is doing that is adding value? Why is the farce continuing? Aren't we past the Engine 1 / activist investor era...

You get moved often, and when you do you will run into a crazy i secure manager who just thrives on power and is absolutely incompetent. they ill see your rise and out of envy tank your ranking — this was not possible or allowed in previous ranking... — read more 

Just miss Esso France so much man, cannot bear to consider that EPCO might be on the chopping block too

On an earlier thread several asked for a repost of content paraphrased below: For a career at the company, your performance vector has to be a net positive for 20 or 30 years. You can go up and down a bit around the middle bucket and be ok as long... — read more 

What’s the scoop? Moving things to India, what else is new? 007

Many of the LI brag posts on UNC training include a photo of the attendees and it is clear that the training is to promote DEI. Under represented groups are very much over represented in the attendees.

We haven’t had an all hands meeting for years and years. Executives are too afraid to face us. Cowards. They know they can’t defend their actions and that they have zero support from the employees they “lead”. They truely are legends in their own... — read more 

I'm tired of the constant reorgs. And the "town halls" & videos telling us about the latest managers' copy/paste priorities & "must-wins." It's so tone deaf. At this point we don't care what's important to you. You've lost the audience - we're... — read more 

Why are supervisors constantly traveling to Bangalore? I thought the whole basis of the model is remote support works. So why do they constantly need to be going there in person? What do they do while they are there?

Interesting moves.

Story by James Stephens The following are among the most common lies hiring managers tell, helping you spot red flags and ask the right questions during your job search. By recognizing these patterns, you can navigate the hiring process with... — read more 

What is the timeline for moving all GP execution roles to India? I heard there was a report recently to move in this direction.

Study being done to benchmark travel costs with recommendation to eliminate business class for non executives.

What’s the scoop?

I delivered major projects, traveled, participated in workshops. Meanwhile, newer hires with 5-6 years experience are paid more than me and I have to train them. How is that okay?

If you are traveling you better not spend more than the approved amount for the city you are in. There is a new dashboard and they are collecting data to we-ponize against those who spend too much in meals while traveling.

Average Salary Increase to expect…sample for CL 28 @ 90% of salary curve. Extrapolate as appropriate. OWD = 8.32% O = 4.5% E =3.1% VG = 1.2% G = 0.01% NI = 1e-26% NSI = :(

How can I get in the gravy train?

So executives are ruining the lives of colleagues who they have worked alongside for years maybe even pretended to be genuine friends with for pure greed. People whose family life may be ruined, homes lost, unable to pay medical bills etc. Do any... — read more 

"I enjoyed speaking with Saurabh Kumar at ETGCCWorld about India’s growing relevance for ExxonMobil and the role Indian talent plays in our global strategy. Over the last decade, India has become one of our most strategic locations worldwide... — read more 

Cicely Simpson wrote about this, and it's worth building on. Every leader gets tested by a moment they didn't choose. And you can't control the moment, but you can control whether you hand over your composure or hold onto it. These are the 7... — read more 

Anyone know the WFH rules? I would like to maximize while not appearing on any naughty lists.

Since raises have not appeared for multiple years I am adjusting my hours to give myself an hourly rate increase while I continue to look for a new job. I recommend you do the same.