Does anyone have first hand information on work environment and culture differences between Antwerp and Rotterdam refineries. If you could choose which site woud you prefer to work at. I may have a choice as to where I end up so looking for any tips. — read more
Cost cutting isn’t a winning long term strategy
We can’t cut costs forever. Eventually there won’t be anything meaningful left to cut. Then what? Executives have shown no talent for anything other than cost cutting. When will they learn how to actually grow this company.
Better off elsewhere??
If you have left or have friends that left for greener pastures can you post the company name? I want to leave, but I’m scared! Is the grass actually greener or is every company just as terrible??
Is "green energy" the reason we consolidated North America in Texas? Cheap Renewable Energy?
Texas Plans To Build More Renewable Energy Capacity By 2025 Than The Next 9 States Combined Story by Sam Whisnant Texas Plans to Build More Renewable Energy Capacity By 2025 Than the Next Nine States Combined Story by Sam Whisnant Texas is... — read more
Our tussle with Chevron over Hess is a lost cause.
We’ve read the preferential right to purchase provision at issue in the Chevron-Hess merger. We don’t stand a chance because the typical “change of control” exception applies. DW is pursuing this for no reason other than to pump our stock for his... — read more
Exxon reduced structural costs by $1.0 billion year to date, bringing the cumulative to $10.7 billion compared with 2019
Allen Good, CFA Aug 2, 2024 Key Morningstar Metrics for Exxon Mobil (1) Fair Value Estimate: $138.00 (2) Morningstar Rating: 4 stars (3) Morningstar Economic Moat Rating: Narrow (4) Morningstar Uncertainty Rating: High ***What We Thought... — read more
Exxon has become the epitome of fear based culture
Remember when managers used to encourage us and work with us to ensure everything was done well and on time? Now, all they do is threaten and yell, as if that's going to help anything. I'm getting tired of it, and fast. If you won't help me, then at... — read more
Bold statement
“We see oil demand holding steady at around 100 million barrels per day in 2050, while demand for renewables and natural gas grows considerably.” As the only O&G company that stuck to its g-ns, and continues to do so, it’s reaping rewards of its... — read more
Real estate
Will real estate if Houston go up with pioneer, de bury and chevron coming here?
Best green stock = Exxon
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-exxon-mobil-corporation-xom-120816738.html Overall XOM ranks 1st on our list of the best hydrogen and fuel cell stocks to buy.
Love it
proud of what company is doing to protect our Guyana rights. The stock and earnings today indicates how we are beating competition and Chevron. Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying... — read more
Chevron coming to Houston
there you go guys....
Good numbers at Earnings Call
Somehow I suspect it will not translate into any improvements for employees. Also, growth is mostly prompted by crude production. Any other areas contributing to better numbers?
Coffee chats at EMHC
I’ve worked lots of sites from Baytown, Dallas, downtown, Greenspoint, Dallas again, and now EMHC. I’ve been at EMHC for a year now. It’s wild to me seeing so many coffee chats with executives. At other locations there wasn’t really a spot to do... — read more
S&D and Skill Evaluation Hoax
If you believe S&D or your skill level plays any importance in what assignments you receive think again! It is just a mirage to give non HIPOS a feeling of control and purpose where there is none. If you aren’t. HIPO there is zero thought given to... — read more
No Holiday at Holiday Hills
So much politics right now. Executives taking the merger with Pioneer as an opportunity to kingdom build and settle old scores. Those not seen as lining up on the right side being punished and demoted.
Headcount by country
Anyone know where headcount by country can be found? Even better if it is by year.
Difficulty hiring?
Company ads used to only feature execs and hipos to stoke egos. Now Exxon ad spotlight hires from what was considered second or third tier universities. And you see more experienced hires company would never consider before. Actually, I wonder... — read more
Share the most outrageous behavior by employees.
I will start years ago one employee blew a solid aluminum plug through a building. It would have ki-led somebody. The reason was they over pressured the pipe section the were testing. I don't know what they were thinking but they did it. It was a... — read more
How to get promoted
The best way to get promoted is to have a competent team. You can then be hands off and spend all of your time managing upward. Basically don’t do your job and spend all of your time promoting yourself to your superiors. I’ve seen it work time and... — read more
Look at what they do, not listen to what they say
How about they demonstrate they care for people instead of talking unconvincingly about it? How about they start giving material incentives for work performance instead of prep talk? How about they reward people who are willing to take on difficult... — read more
BRCX VP Visit Townhall
5 visiting executives congratulating themselves for how much they care about people (except the NSI folks as they don’t matter) and about 150 people. Was it worth over $1M of ExxonMobil money for the hour?
Guyana True Story
About time this story get out. Someone needs to remind the executives why we need technical people. If anything article was too forgiving of management and executives. Technical people who pushed for Guyana are freaking heros who saved the company... — read more
KLTC
Are we finally done with KLTC?
Consolidation to Baytown?
Starting to hear rumor of some labs/areas from Clinton/Sarnia going to Baytown instead of Spring. Anyone else? Is the lab area in Baytown open/ready for an influx of equipment (unlike the Spring lab building that is currently being rebuilt)? Some of... — read more
Travel More
Time to tell our overloads that we all need to travel more. Looking forward to that sure visit to all the GBCs and some stops along the way to save on travel costs... I think I can stretch it out to a week or several weeks! See ya! Don't we listen to... — read more
Stop offshoring
How can we stop companies from offshore and nearshore all white collar jobs from the US?
STOP replying to all ! What a company this is !
Its second time in a week that my inbox is getting flooded by a email thread where everyone just keep asking to remove asking themselves or keep replying all to stop replying all. Is there a special low IQ requirement to get in this company ? I... — read more
Best feedback of 2014
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Don't fall for the its good for your career. There are too many people chasing the carrot.
I have noticed exxon enticing the younger workers with more work and responsibilities. Exxon tells them that it will pay off in the end. It might for a few but for most it won't. There are more chances to fail because of the multiple roles and... — read more
India
What’s happening with India? Your org is so confusing, who is leading it these days. Are the jokers, I mean leaders, from US gone back yet ? Is the supreme joker, I mean leader still there ?
My favorite “f” word.
If you could tell anyone to “f” off, who would it be?
Beaumont sites, how we doing?
Beaumont, the last 5 years have been tough for you all. How are you guys doing out there?
Worst job family
What is the worst job family and why? I am an intern, should I join projects or engineering ? Upstream or product solutions or faculties ?
Cold Lake Asset - Imperial Oil
Dont you just love it when Management complain 24/7 about attrition being too high at this asset and then proceed to make a bunch of "cultural changes". Such as....ummmmm...paid burger days yayyyyyyyyyy. Every Wednesday in the summer months we get... — read more
New tributes, victims are comming. I don't get why.
Exxon will be hiring at the sites to replace many of the employees and contractors that left. They will also be hiring to replace all of the rejected clinton untouchables. Employees that were deemed too worthless to move to Houston. These positions... — read more
HR Project
Heard from others that a new HR project is underway. Does anyone have insight into the objective or vision? Obviously there is a need to reduce headcount, but is that the only goal?