How is the work environment in the complex post election? Expat about to leave?
Will XOM back away from DEI?
With Trump gutting DEI from every branch of the federal government do you think XOM will follow suit?
Golden Pass
What’s the latest on Golden Pass
Trump's team names oil price that would force Russia to come to negotiating table - $45 per bbl
Simply helping Ukraine cannot force Russia to stop the war. The price of oil must be reduced to $45 per barrel, states Keith Kellogg, the special envoy of US President Donald Trump on Ukraine and Russia, according to AP News. He believes that... — read more
New prescription coverage
Thanks for cheaping out you cheap fu--ing ba----ds. Fu-k you.
IC vs Manager ROI
No longer worth it to take on the added stress and responsibility of being a manager. The pay doesn’t compensate for the added work and... — read more
I am not impressed by HVEC
Ive worked with these HVEC teams in India for years now. At first I thought they just needed time but now I am convinced they aren’t getting any better and the entire world will suffer if we continue to migrate work to them and ki-l our domestic... — read more
U.S. Oil and Gas Jobs Plummet Despite Record Production
Time to look for a new job U.S. oil and gas companies are using automation and outsourcing to reduce their workforce, despite record production levels. The oil and gas industry is not expected to see job growth, and wages are declining. The trend of... — read more
Are More Strikes Expected at Port Jerome / Gravenchon in 2025?
Strikes disrupt bitumen at France Port Jerome refinery Market: Oil products 28/06/24 Bitumen truck flows from ExxonMobil's 236,000 b/d Port Jerome refinery in northern France have been disrupted since 19 June by strike action at the neighbouring... — read more
XTO Managements are theeee BEST
All these managers in XTO are a joke. It’s all about them and their Toxic leaderships.
Future of LCS
Will trump cancel all the IRA taxpayer funding that LCS needs just to produce a very low return?
Do you think layoffs are inevitable?
I think they can only PIP so many people and they want to get rid of many, many more. I'm starting to think layoffs are now inevitable. The only question is when, not if they'll happen.
Australian Expat Employees Future
What are we going to do with the remaining expats from Australia? No need for them in Australia and they are expensive as expats.
Who is the next CEO and what will be left for them?
So DWW is now 60 and hopefully we only have a few years with him and the chase to the bottom of the barrel. So who will be the next CEO and what- The MC (ex KM) are all ready for retirement so it won’t be them Bart? The new Upstream President Dan... — read more
ExxonMobil and Chevron Merger 2025
Do we have a group of executives working at the Chevron office in downtown Houston to merge Chevron and ExxonMobil in 2025/2026? Chevron is about to become a significant partner with ExxonMobil in Guyana. ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer was... — read more
U.S. Oil and Gas Jobs Plummet Despite Record Production
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/US-Oil-and-Gas-Jobs-Plummet-Despite-Record-Production.html
No longer recruiting from universities?
Is ExxonMobil only recruiting online now? The recruiting team used to come to campus every year but I haven’t seen them and am getting close to graduating next year.
BP cuts over 5% of workforce to reduce costs
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/bp-cut-over-5-workforce-ceo-cost-cut-drive-2025-01-16/ BP to cut 4,700 staff this year Another 3,000 contractor positions to be cut CEO aims to cuts at least $2 bln in costs by 2026 LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) -... — read more
The Top 10 Signs of Bad Company Culture
The Top 10 Signs of Bad Company Culture Here are some common red flags to look out for: 1. Core Values Aren’t Defined When a company’s core values are unclear or nonexistent, it creates confusion among employees about the organization’s... — read more
EV Charging
Now that we have EV charging in Midland, when will other offices? I have heard that Houston Campus will install charging stations in 2025. Can anyone confirm?
Supply Chain a good area?
With IDP underway I was asked where I would consider going to next and was suggested supply chain. Is supply chain worth moving into? I hear it’s unorganized and full of expats who only want to make a name for themselves with trash initiatives then... — read more
Best and Worst Spots in Finance Org?
What are they? What groups have it good and what groups get shafted the most?
Meta ranking and layoffs
Sounds quite familiar https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-low-performers-cut-employee-reaction-mark-zuckerberg
YOE and 401k Contribution %
What is your YOE and 401k Contribution % (before match)? YOE - 5 Contribution - 9% (before match)
GP Headcount Reductions
Anyone know the target for GP headcount reductions in 2025 and 2026?
What Additional Assets in France Will Be Sold in 2025?
LONDON (ICIS)—ExxonMobil Chemical France has announced plans to close its chemical production at Gravenchon, in Normandy in France in 2024, subject to the relevant government approvals. According to a press release, the steamcracker and related... — read more
Think you can't make as much money other places. Think again.
Ok you think you cannot make as much money outside of exxon. Well you can retire and make just as much. Here is how. Let us assume a 120K salary which is 10k a month gross. Out of 10k you will probably net about 44% pay out. The difference is from... — read more
Why so many Canadians?
Why so many Canadians invading the US facilities.... Deytukorjeerrbss
Adios Amigos
Submitted my two week notice yesterday. Supervisor didn't give a flying fk and gave an indifferent clueless look. Ranked O last cycle, CL 27, Couldn't be happier, looking forward to new job with caring and competent manager that truly care. I hope... — read more
Red flags
Here are some red flags of an unfair performance assessment. Lack of specific examples. *criticisms without concrete instances. Recency bias dominates. *Ignore achievements from earlier periods. *Over emphasis on recent minor... — read more
How’s your India engineering business unit doing?
The very large oil company that I work for near 800 Bell with two buildings is spinning up a whole new engineering center in Bangalore near yours. How did it all work out with you? And yeah laying off a ton of people in the USA.
Goto/emconnect
I get that emconnect is supposed to put everything in one place but is it just me or is it really confusing and clumsy to use? I think I spend 20 or 30 minutes messing with it each time I try to figure out how to start a ticket for whatever.
RTO/Tracking attendance more seriously
More detailed attendance stats seems to be recorded and analyzed: require to report business travel. A new tab called “High Use Friday” to record your Friday pattern. Sending regular stats reports to the management, etc. Just curious, is it an idea... — read more
Exxon taking over
Could someone please let the Exxon heritage management know that they can’t run the Permian Basin like they did their offshore platforms. It’s ridiculous to think you can run efficiently onshore trying to over complicate everything like they did... — read more
Exxon Weighs Sale of Singapore Fuel Stations for $1 Billion, Bloomberg News Reports
(Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp is weighing a sale of its petrol stations in Singapore, a deal that could raise about $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Exxon operates 59 petrol stations in Singapore under... — read more
Would we be like Boeing in another 5 years?
Structural cost cutting and outsourcing to low cost country and service providers by previous Boeing CEO, see how deep the trouble they are in now…
Hello 2025.I am back for another year maybe? NOT.
Well I have been off for the past three weeks and it has been wonderful. Time away from that he-l hole with the awful toxic people. No one looking over my shoulder no knives in the back. No micromanaging emails from my passive aggressive boss. I was... — read more
2025 PDP Plan - Survival of the Fitest
OUr 2025 professional development career advancement appears to be closely aligned with Darwin's Origin of the Species Theories "Survival of the fittest" is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the... — read more
Annandale pulse check
How empty will it be by end of 2025? The first wave people are due to leave in a few months... How long can we milk this dead cow without relo to TX?