I’m planning to quit soon and want to get an idea how much I’d spend on COBRA to retain my healthcare. I pay ~$250 a month for a family of three. Is there a way to find out what the company’s contributions are?
Exxon Mobil Layoffs 2025
Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Exxon Mobil layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Why the sudden bare minimum?
I’ve noticed that a lot more people who used to go all out at work now just do the bare minimum. It’s becoming a common thing around here. I'm curious, what was the moment that made you decide to dial it back and stop giving it your all? I'm yet to... — read more
08801 relo tips needed
2nd wave and I really don't want to move. Currently pretending to be a happy mover and preaching about benefits living in TX, no state tax, lower house price etc. Many coworkers are faking it too, I know. My question is, if I officially select to be... — read more
Clinton Hiram System
No wonder we are behind our competitors, the Hiram system is a joke, I have to submit a PHS to use 5 mL of DMF even though I’ve been using DMF safely for 20 years. Where is the acceptance that you have experts working there and not rookies out of... — read more
DW is a greedy man who doesn’t give a sh_t abou you
36 million in compensation last year. How is that justified? spend 3 years moving Paulsboro to Clinton to create the world’s premier research hub only to say well not really, you need to move to Houston. Thanks DW my mortgage rate is 2% now I have to... — read more
Chevron follows Exxon
In recent earnings call Chevron’s Wirth said it's "premature" to talk about job cuts but flagged the company would be changing "where and how we do some of our work." It recently opened up an engineering and IT hub in Bengaluru, India. Sound... — read more
How’s it going in Clinton?
How’s morale up there? Heard the techs are still trying to get their 7 % co-match that was contracted from the year COVID happened. The other non union workers will never see it. DW and the other executives don’t give a cr-p about you and the other... — read more
Inspiring Supervisor
There are a few Supervisors and Managers that have multiple direct reports quit each year. I am talking measurably higher attrition than expected. Doesn’t EM clue in on these absolutely horrific bosses and NSI them? I know EM wants to get rid of a... — read more
Dead cow is dead
Exxon Sells Vaca Muerta Assets and leaves Argentina. What a fiasco. Why did we acquire these assets in the first place if we can’t make them work to... — read more
What is next?
Permian and Guyana won’t last forever. What is next? Is exploration even trying? We have proven to be better at buying than finding. Who are we buying next? When? No more projects on the radar. Downstreamers do t know how to run the upstream.
United Way
So how is this not intimidation? I know this is an old story but in this day and age this is a bit much.
Phony BTC Management
GP Manager just sents out over 500 Diwali messages, copied and pasted from the first Google search of Diwali messages for employees. Is this really what Exxon pays executive management for? It is so artificial and lazy.
I am tired of all of the cover ups.
I have witnessed several cover ups of the HIPOs. These persons have committed safety, product data and behavior violations at exxon. The supervisor s always cover up the violations and protect the hipos and themselves. The saftey violations could... — read more
How are the Hotshots doing?
The former EMIT VP called on to those who wanted more to leave for other technology companies and calling them hotshots. A genuine question for those hotshots who left, where have you landed and how are you doing? With all the greedy CEOs across... — read more
Does anyone find our slogan compelling
Our leadership is so uninspiring. Energy lives here? Really? That is supposed to be inspirational?
Any update on severance for Clinton employees?
Has anyone heard anything yet about the NJ WARN ACT severance program for "laid off" employees that do not relocate to Houston? I keep getting told there will be information in early 2025 but someone must know more by now.
What’s the future of Australia
CCS project and any exploration work cancelled; does that mean the end is coming quicker and whether there will be any future redundancy packages coming our way? How many people do we need to decommission the assets.
EMHC Update
My supervisor is hinting at my next assignment being at EMHC. I haven’t worked there for several years. Is the neighborhoods really as bad as I think it will be? I am dreading going back to campus.
BTC Engineers Demanding Expat assignments to USA
What is up with all of the BTC engineers demanding we send them on expat assignments to the USA and all the ones who we do send resigning once their assignment in the USA ends and they are scheduled to go back to India?
Paranoid Coworker
I have a coworker who doesn’t get along with our supervisor. He is becoming increasingly paranoid and thinks everyone is out to get him. Even innocent interactions are filtered through his increasingly paranoid conspiracy theory filter and he thinks... — read more
Energy Price Cut Promises = Layoffs 4 U
There’s a guy saying he’s going to get more oil production to happen and energy prices to drop by half in a year. If you are in the oil & gas industries, you don’t want $40 oil. The industry will be hurt, layoffs will happen, production will fall... — read more
Time to leave
Saw this on LinkedIn that’s worth reposting. Picture this: You’re staying late again, pouring your energy into work that barely get notice. You tell yourself things will get better, that they’ll finally see what you bring to the table. But... — read more
So many people seem to be checked out and apathetic
The management doesn't care about employees so the employees don't care about their jobs anymore. I know so many folks who used to give it their all who are now mostly going through the motions. We're all in the "give back as much as you get" mode... — read more
BCBS of Texas removes MD Anderson Cancer Center from its Medicare Advantage and Medicaid networks
https://www.khou.com/article/news/health/bcbs-texas-cuts-md-anderson-medicare-advantage-medicaid/285-319e8604-4fca-4691-a331-bd1f6491160c
I've been hired as PIP Fodder, how should I play it?
I'm an experienced hire engineer (CL27) and I suspect I've been hired as PIP fodder, what should I do to make the most of my time? If I am so inclined, what characteristics of experienced hires make it to year 2 and 3?
What is the Leadership Learning Program?
Got this email telling me I was selected for some special Emerging Leader Program, it’ll be held at a university in another state and purports to “bring together leaders who are facing similar challenges” and “build depth in critical skills tied to... — read more
What to expect during exit
Many employees still have trauma from working at this place. Some examples: 1/ Supervisors dropping the bo-b on an assessment over zoom. That’s cold. 2/ Avoid honest conversations. Leave employee in the dark. Manipulated and distorted KO... — read more
Perfect analogy of career here
What happens with ranking when you hit 50 https://youtube.com/shorts/glACZi8rfbQ?si=EwK8-l31lQ_yCURP
Shareholders should demand Executive PDS and feedback be made public
Shareholders should demand the PDS, KO feedback, etc from ranking be made public. This would help us understand what we are getting for our millions of dollars each year.
Exxon Union
With the recent ILA and IAM deals and strike. They are willing to strike for 35%-62% raises. Where USW got ~15% raise during 2022. We need better collective union. It seems Xom management just laughs at us and we can't even do anything about it... — read more
Layoffee or Retiree?
After having a good 20 year career at XOM, in 2020 like a lot of other employees it laid me off and in 15 minutes over a zoom call. Every now and then I get mails from XOM referring me as a retiree, what the heck? The DW and the mgmt. committee... — read more
Better opportunity
I am a reservoir engineer. I hate my weird boss she’s obnoxious. Any thoughts on other employment opportunities?
Big Brother is here and is watching you!
IT is in the process of implementing Nexthink, which monitors your laptops usage and activity. It tracks your personal usage by application and device. It will track your Zoom calls, how much time you use email, PowerPoint, etc... Along with the... — read more
EMHC Hot Desk Math
Is it true that we spent $2 million to implement Hotdesking while saving only $100k per year on air conditioning abandoned buildings and totally destroying employee morale? Wasn’t the whole premise that the buildings would be leased out? Who was the... — read more
Job hopping board members and external hires
What a scam these external hire executives and board members are running. They come in and ra-e the company for short term gains. Get their money before the long term damage is seen and then abandon the burning dumpster fire they have created before... — read more
Dan Ammann and LCS is a disaster
This phony comes from General Motors making huge money. He was a darling of Wall Street selling to them GM Cruise. He then bailed right before it was expected to receive regulatory approval in California. It launched after he left and failed. The guy... — read more
What happened to copilot?
Broke already? Was super handy. The sidebar work around doesn't have the same capability.
Future of Finance! Rise and shine!
So excited I don’t know if I can sleep tonight! Get to see our CFO in person for the vision for our wonderful careers! So glad it’s at 7am or the suspense would have ki-led me all day.