Have y’all heard of this? I just got wind of it today- coincident with Polaris upgrades, no more career ownership, no more CareerConnect development and SDA skills…. we will instead be managed by “Human Capital Management” (HCM). Which honestly... — read more 

The more they offshore, the remaining teams and people get more stuck. The onshore is beginning to feel like a backwater branch of some remote big company HQed in another country. We can all forget about any avenues to advance. Not that there have... — read more 

Word is Polaris is just a huge disaster and will not be rolled out on time or with the original scope. Who will take the fall????

Exxon executives aren't focused on making money for the company - why bother? They're all about enriching themselves and that's it. No one pulls it off with more cunning than the folks in our C-suite. They're pros at padding their own pockets while... — read more 

There is a clear outcome they are driving for with the PA survey. Questions are worded on the premise that the system is perfect and everyone would love it if supervisors would just do a better job of communicating. I flatly reject this premise and... — read more 

Summary. While layoffs can lead to short-term financial benefits, research shows just how much of an impact they can have on employee engagement, morale, and loyalty — and how long that negative impact can last. Humanizing the layoff experience can... — read more 

How much money has been spent to get these working again for the third time?

Took a look at the BCBS offerings and didn't see anything that looked particularly out of line in terms of coverages vs existing plans. Some cost increase in premium across the board but no surprise there as that happens anyway. Am I missing... — read more 

Remind me as many times as you’d like. I’m still not going to fill out your pointless survey. F@&k off.

As part of any group outside of India that is shrinking in headcount you will find there are no longer opportunities for that next promotion. Much less opportunity as each year passes. Impacts everyone even hipos and made even worse by new trend to... — read more 

Money me! Money now! Me a money needing a lot now.

They have co-ktail tables being setup and a stage for the band.

All S&D career development effort is now focused on developing BTC personnel. Any S&D staff that puts on her PDS about how many HC10 people she helped would be PIPd even if not over 50. All S&D group and individual goals are based on how many BTC... — read more 

I really do love how often us technicians have to train these new engineers on how to analyze and understand their data, how things work at EM, and even simple tasks like how to convert a text file to Excel. And they're going to trash all the... — read more 

Bye bye https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glw4dyw8no

So many examples of this at ExxonMobil. Do you think they are doing anything for your career development if you aren’t a Hipo? Your development plan! What a joke! They have no thought put in on your next assignment or career potential if you aren’t a... — read more 

I guarantee he didn’t miss a beat and his blood pressure didn’t change any as he laid people off. Probably was mad he had less time to spend on his yacht. We are making billions but we want to make more and we hired too many people so now we fire... — read more 

I am working to position myself to leave ExxonMobil. Part of my plan involves training. Has anyone been forced to pay back money to the company when they quit for things like education reimbursement or moving allowances from expat repatriation?

Read the hundreds of comments. So interesting. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/amandarico-phd_oilgas-hiringandpromotion-exxonmobil-activity-6963473187212849153-FwnW

as an Imperial Oil employee (Canadian subsidiary) why should I be ranked with ExxonMobil employees? We aren't even allowed to use ExxonMobil PowerPoint templates due to "Corporate Separateness" policy, so how can we blur lines in HR?

Clearly something changed fundamentally for many of us during the COVID layoffs. This board used to attract very few comments but starting in COVID layoff and now years after it remains very active. Will the company ever recover? Like they say you... — read more 

Has anyone quit in the past few months? I got lucky and received a great job offer that starts on 10/15, but I'm wondering, if I give two weeks' notice, will they make me work it or let me go right away? I don't want to burn bridges by leaving... — read more 

Clearly they have more insight and add more value than us mere mortals https://youtube.com/shorts/4B5C3xErTaI?si=FCRVBLMmlUshSRRu

Do you think there is potential for a rewarding technical career in a refinery? I would not mind staying in same position for years to build experience. Heard that with new principal engineer position in the refineries it is possible to reach high cl... — read more 

If you want to reach executive then leave and go somewhere that will develop you. Once developed you can come back as executive or stay away. Clearly no longer developing inside talent.

I’m a little bit over 5 yrs in with XOM. Got an offer from another company: They match my current salary, they don’t have 401k match, but their yearly vested RSU would be about double of my current 401k match (gross amount, it will be taxed). My next... — read more 

The company has weak leadership and too many layers of management. Outsourcing and micromanagement have resulted in an inferior workforce. In addition, Exxon is struggling to compete in the market as it lacks both vision and direction. With... — read more 

Once you turn 40 watch out. Even worse at 50. https://fortune.com/2024/10/03/older-workers-passed-up-promotions-lower-pay/

Anyone done this? The process is very slow and the updates are vague. Any idea of the salary drop when being hired?

Management has lost all interest in developing and investing in internal talent. If you want career growth and training and are an HC10 employee or hipo forget it. They are bringing in outsiders for all the dream jobs you aspire to. Even if it is way... — read more 

Some hipo for his RSU and distinction for selling the lie that EMHC could be leased out. How is that going? Likely lost money vs leaving things how they were when considering the direct costs let alone the indirect cost of the hit to employee morale... — read more 

I’ve seen it over and over. Selling lies to get promoted. When the lies are exposed and the house of cards falls apart there is no accountability. Short term deceptions eroding performance of the company but benefitting the pockets of those involved... — read more 

OPEC is looking for market share again. Prices will collapse. Will be worse than last time because this time we have the extra burden of LCS business line su-king money with no viable roadmap to profitability.

What are the chances we can make money in lithium? No way our cost of production can beat China’s.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-us-oil-companies-reveal-110402623.html

I’ve heard Polaris is a huge failure. Costs much higher than advertised and schedule totally blown. Combine it with the benefits being oversold and one us to wonder where is the accountability? anyone have examples of the failures?

Don’t give any more than you are compensated for. They won’t reward you for extra effort. Loyalty is dead. They changed the relationship to 100% transactional. Don’t expect anything else. Don’t believe the... — read more 

This is mainly for the folks here who work at Imperial Oil. Do you know if sale of Cold Lake asset is imminent ? There has been a LOT of sus things happening on site a lot of high profile visits in the past month, any truth to the sale rumor ?

I see so many announcements for people getting assigned to Polaris. What is it? Will it make a profit?

Is the PIP season over?