Why is that organization growing and bringing in people from other competitors who are not doing as well as we are?

Very impressive, sigh! Do you find it as such? Well one of the Exxon loyalist on the LI feels so, excited for the first time since post covid. If nothing else, the company definitely have loyalist kooaid drinkers and diehard... — read more 

All companies in the industry seem the same. Too big, bad leadership, fundamentally stagnating and seemingly growing through acquisitions, too frequent layoffs and general disregard for the workforce, increasing overtime, offshoring, toxic work... — read more 

One of my zero percent friends just told me they and few other zero percenters got assigned a new training course. They said the course was something like Salary and employee expectations. They haven t taken it yet so we don t know what it is about... — read more 

Anyone know of a security breach at BRRF? Police had to intervene ai think.

Someone get this man some water.

I swear, giving feedback feels like shouting into the void. Nothing ever gets addressed no matter how important it is, and nothing changes. Whether it’s suggestions, concerns, or ideas, the result is always the same. I don’t understand why everybody... — read more 

I have been through he-l at this company for over 20 years. In that time I have seen many non deserving people promoted and others who should have been not. You had to know how to play the game dirty. Nice guys finished last always. Some good guys... — read more 

What bothers me the most is the pay gap between workers and the CEO types. How do they justify their pay relative to the worker pay. They always talk benchmarking and that is one KPI I would like them to use. How can a CEO be so much more valuable... — read more 

Future of LCS. And then the upstream?

I will start as I hate everything except the pay and pension. If is is one thing I have to pick it is the people all of them. I have not met one that I liked. The people are always trying to make others look bad a fu ck each other over, They don t... — read more 

Ok so I got the big zero percent raise. What to do now? Work harder or stay later and out in more hours. I think not. I will continue at a lower than usual pace. If they pisd h me off I will quiet quit. I am NRE so I am very safe. How are you going... — read more 

Is there higher number of zero pay rises this year than previous years? Feels like there’s an underlying strategy to reduce workforce without having a planned and structured “event”.

Where do they find these guys? I’ve had a feeling with some that they brought them in randomly from the street. Why don’t they simply promote people from that particular field, who do have knowledge and experience? It’s such a pain to be managed by... — read more 

After sitting through another global leadership update that should’ve been an email, I’ve made a new rule for myself. If provided a slido link to submit questions, I will immediately check to see if questions can be submitted anonymously. If that... — read more 

Let's take employee 1 a nice young 30 year old. They are at a crossroads because of subpar raises and bad treatment. The decision before them is leave or stick it out. The path to retirement is long for them at least 20 years. If they stay they need... — read more 

With all the discussion about CL28/CL29, what is the typical salary range for these two CLs?

What are the Advancement Guidelines for the Upstream Salary Curve?

After continued horrible to no raises, I have decided to pull the trigger and leave after 20+ years. I have my flexible new job set, outside health insurance, and gathering data on my pension and 401k to transfer. Planning to put in my 2 weeks during... — read more 

EM systematically going outside for top executives is an admission that the internal HiPo system does not produce leaders. Leaders cannot be developed by placing them into random departments that they do not know and cannot lead, and by protecting... — read more 

5 years? Under

For sticky note season, we received our raise and the x% we are for our target salary. I watched the recent Career Connect series but still don't get the context of the target salary is. Is the company saying that's the market rate for your YEE /... — read more 

Company finally pulls the trigger on canceling the pension. All the high level people finally leave therefore cutting overhead costs, resolving headcount issues, and resolving the ultimate potential bottleneck and 27 levels. The pension will be... — read more 

It used to be a decent company to work for. I’m a veteran, used to work for XOM a long time ago and came back recently. I adventured across the industry for years and I’ve witnessed the general decline. But XOM fundamentally changed for the worse... — read more 

Saw this on a post worth repeating. Loyalty to a company is outdated.  Loyalty to your growth isn't. Because your company isn't loyal to you. It's loyal to its bottom line. The moment you stop adding value, you're out. While they focus on their... — read more 

During my discussions with master I always notice it’s like they are following a script. When I was given my big zero raise it looked at me like it cared and was worried about my career and feelings. I call the supervisor it because that is what it... — read more 

HR has been instructed to ceiling employees at CL 27 going forward. This means slower raises and lower compensation. For those who are 28/29 get used to hearing you are above your salary index and there will be no raise. They have a plan they just... — read more 

I was doing my best work at this time and was ranked as E and O thru this period. It su-ked bad and we were all pi---d off. The difference was exxon did not put the sc--ws to us about more work and trying harder. They left us alone were afraid of us... — read more 

She’s been at EM for 3 years now. She’s already received 550,000 shares. I’d really like to know what value she has added. Even worse is Jim Chapman. At least with Kathy you can point to future of finance and cutting cost by moving jobs overseas but... — read more 

I am on Paxil and it keeps me from cursing out and or punching the a-s holes that I work with. I was seeing a therapist that was recommended to me by on older exxon employee. This therapist treated workplace dysfunction and a lot of exxon employees... — read more 

I can barely drag myself to work. Everything that awaits me are piles of toxicity and a passive aggressive incompetent manager. It’s really hard to convince yourself that it’s just a job and all you should do is collect your paycheck when you are... — read more 

We don’t always tell the truth on surveys, so let’s at least be honest here.

Giving them out. You have to own it, although you had no say in the whole process...

In NAC video, he says he likes to take this time to reflect and so will I. As I think about the last 7years objectively, what has DWW achieved and what has degraded Achieved Got us through COVID and survived Engine1. Created more clarity on our... — read more 

I am nearing piping time. I am ready to leave but I am not playing their games. If they pip me I wont sign. They are going to have to fire me. I know someone who stretched out their employment for two years and then got fired by exxon. They were able... — read more 

Do not wish anything bad on anyone, but would not be surprised if execs @ EM were targeted and etched into casings were “NSI”, “PIP”, “PIL” and “WAEM”. The situation with the UnitedHealth Care CEO is alarming and it’s interesting to see how many... — read more 

HR has been hard at work changing the advancement guide so that promotions to higher CL will be harder to achieve. Also with new strategy to hire outside talent for executive roles they are considering bulk shifting down all ultimate potentials to... — read more 

I am not going to say it was perfect but at least I could contribute and use my skills to their fullest. Back in the 90's I was employed at EPR/URC and I was happy. I was able to build and fabricate experiments. This included drawings by hand... — read more 

I am at a new site and everyone constantly looks into the labs and offices. It is sickening how they stare and make note of what I am doing. These spies cannot pass an open door and not look in. I have started closing my office door and the lab doors... — read more 

I just got my only zero percent raise in 22 years of working for exxon. I am in upstream and ranked good. I am in the middle of my CL band and retirement eligible at 58 years old. The supervisor said the sharp system said I was awarded a 0 percent... — read more