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?

Best use of benefits package prior to retirement? GO!!

Pure propaganda. Questions are essentially: "We forced you to make goals during PADP. Did you make goals during PADP, yes or no? This is pure confirmation bias. I can see the exec presentation "over 90 percent said they made goals that were... — read more 

I’m an 8+ year experienced highly specialized upstream employee with a graduate degree limited to Houston. After 8 long years, I do have my integrity in tact, but minimal transferable skills to achieve a similar salary. Do you have... — read more 

There used to be plenty of training a bailable internal and external. Now the best you can hope for is an annual cyber security CBT!

What are remaining expat opportunities for US upstream? Guyana? India? Mozambique?

I’ve been looking for the online pension benefits calculator … used to be goto/OCBS but that link has been dead for months. Am I crazy or is this tool not findable anymore?

We can’t even get a pair of headsets that aren’t used from the stockpile of IT kit of fired employees at EMHC and they are doing cat therapy sessions in the Brazil office?

It's really sh1tty, but the pay is good. Isn't it?

I find it hard to believe that we can't find anyone within the company to run GREF? And a retiring Marine commander is out best bet?

Anyone know how big our Brazil R&D obligation is? High price to pay for the dry holes we drilled. How much did we overpay on the leases compared to the second place bidder? I heard a huge number.

So I am a new expat and having to do my tax return with Deloitte and not getting a wonderful service but I am assume that’s because of the EM agreement with them. For those long timer expats, do you pick IEP or HCE… amazing that Deloitte won’t give... — read more 

Darren keeps cutting as we keep meeting our commitments. With all of the cost cutting / offshoring of roles, has there been any real failures so far? I get it people are pi---d and there have been some bumps in the road but anything else?

NDG in France is supposedly on strike, and possibly on the brink of fully closing? Does anyone have any info on this? Production is up at my facility and is said to stay that way until a decision is made in France, but haven’t heard anything as of... — read more 

So frustrated and I just don’t care anymore. They lied to me. They told me there would be lots of opportunities here. They said after coronavirus there were lots of retirements and resignations that more opportunities were available for newer and... — read more 

Has anyone run into any issues with their final paycheck after leaving Exxon? I’ve heard several nightmare stories about things like deductions or not getting paid for leftover vacation days. Is this a common issue?

I’m hPXD and wondering why most XOM employees look unhealthy and miserable. Is it the stress of trying to schedule as many worthless meetings as you possibly can? I can see how that would cut into exercise time, but at least go outside and get some... — read more 

Nothing beats a really shi**y commute to work to start your day at EMHC. I think leadership has jumped on that idea by telling maintenance to add to our misery by not fixing our traffic signals. How can two lights on the primary entrance into... — read more 

The medical department in my refinery requires us to filled out paperwork stating what illness we have and the treatment. How is that not a hippa violation?

California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil, alleging the company misled consumers into believing that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste. "Exxon Mobil knew that 95% of the plastic in the blue bin was going to be... — read more 

So that was the jewel of the crown? What’s happening there and heard our development mgr left?

So the question is how long and not if. We are getting rid of Australia, significantly slow recruiting in the US, Canada and the Brits, Malaysian have gone / going. So what happens when we have a major incident in a few years time. I give it 5 or so... — read more