One constant truth in business following a buyout is that for the combined work force it’s always better to be on the buyer side than then the seller side. Just ask the heritage Mobil and XTO people if you can find... — read more 

DW strategies may be great, but the culture is it good? Here comes WAEM survey again, will we lie on it again? I did lie last year because it’s not anonymous. I said everything is fantastic. Why give honest feedback, when honest feedback, when... — read more 

Don't think I can last two more weeks. Already used majority of PTO. What is EM policy on quitting without notice? Automatic flag as ineligible for rehire? I seriously doubt I'd ever want to return but does it show up on employment verification? — read more 

Has anyone heard about a new process from management called operation rangus? What is it?

Just curious, where are the real men with backbones who will stand against the evil of management and the unfair ranking system? Do real men even exist in this company? I’d like to stand behind those real men of courage dedicated to make a... — read more 

No sh-t ? We have officially entered into an Orwellian distopya...

Come and take it.

I’m so sick of the culture of fear that is so apparent at XOM; fear of our performance assessment process, fear of PIPs, fear of no control over career and fear that people will get hurt with the low cost / low quality / low safety culture that’s... — read more 

95% positive KO feedback, you’re proud of the work you contributed to the team, But yet your supervisor harps on something that is out of your control. Guess I can expect another year of smoke blown up my a$$….. we over inflated inflation and we’ve... — read more 

Going to get ugly !

Some of the problems with Boeing’s 737 Max have been attributed to low cost/quality work outsources to India. Sound familar? How long before there is a Boeing moment to swing the pendulum back? The current leadership will long be gone and let... — read more 

EM doesn't deserve it. Before, when our pay was the best in the industry and our benefits matched, that's when this place deserved our 100 percent. But everything has been downgraded drastically since then and they still expect us to do the same... — read more 

Expecting more reductions… anyone got the info?

NTU Singapore, ExxonMobil and A*STAR to spend about 40$ million US to stand a new lab for Low Carbin Solutions. I thought we were doing that in Annandale NJ? https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1042692

Darren said “…our greatest strength and most important advantage: great people” Strange that he personally demands annual PIP layoffs and is actively moving work to low cost new hire less competent people in a 3rd world country. Seems that his... — read more 

I can understand the bloated boomer workforce needed to be shed and useless assets optimized or sold. But with 2/3rds of heads left can’t we afford descent insurance for the remaining workforce? Or maybe we are not big enough consumer base for the... — read more 

Can’t wait to leave this dumpster fire!

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/23/1246430110/noncompete-agreements-ftc-ban-lina-khan Seems some corporate policies will have the change.

DWW is 59; do we still have 6years of cost cutting to the bone and will it bite him before he retires or will it be the poor soul behind him aka GE and Jack Welch again. Shareholders should be concerned on the short term. What will be left for his... — read more 

With the way, it’s going we won’t really operate anywhere apart from Permian, PNG, Canada and Angola. Yes, I know we have Guyana but SBM operate for us. We are selling or trying to sell everything else. Malaysia is going, EG, UK, Australia and Norway... — read more 

So he was found innocent but did EM terminate his contract or did we pay him off?

Evidence?

When I'm working with someone on their resume, I always emphasize that 1:1 networking is the best way to get a job. But this seems like a low-effort thing to do that couldn't hurt to... — read more 

When the Polaris project is done. How will head count be affected?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/19/exxon-pipeline-leak-carbon-capture-safety-gaps By Nina Lakhani in Sulphur, Louisiana A major leak of CO2 from an ExxonMobil pipeline in Louisiana exposes dangerous safety gaps that should halt the... — read more 

All over my LI, 30-35 year olds posting about these new job titles in these 2 countries . Weird no?

Upstream engineer here - considering getting an MBA (either part-time or full-time). I have gotten mixed reviews on how the company would value an MBA. What do y'all think?

Can anyone other than your manager see KO feedbacks? can your managers manager see this? Is this something that people in assessment meeting can see?

Well. How’s the annual vacuum pulling excercise going?

Announced 2 days ago : • The chemical site (steamcracker and olefins production facilities) will be shut down at the NDG (Normady, NW France) complex. About 800 positions impacted. • The Fos refinery (on the Med coast, south of the country) will be... — read more 

DW pay rose to $36.9 Millions. So did you get yours? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobil-ceo-woods-pay-climbs-369-mln-2023-2024-04-11/

I am a new controller and I see lot of allocations coming to my business line from EMTech, almost same amount as our overall field Opex. We never had this in my old company, such a large amount allocated from someone not in business line. Is it... — read more 

https://totalenergies.com/news/press-releases/totalenergies-celebrates-its-100th-anniversary-and-launches-operation-100-100 A hundred shares for each employee!

EMTEC leadership initially said the footprint study would be done Sept 2023, then end of 2023, then first quarter 2024. Still haven't announced the results. Everyone in Clinton just wants to find out if they're getting canned or not, the waiting is... — read more 

Exxon is doing better than ever Why the Stock Market Keeps Changing Its Story Exxon’s surge is an important shift in the market, a new narrative that investors would be wise to pay close attention to—in case it changes... — read more 

'Have a paper trail': This employment lawyer says these are the 3 things he would never do at work — and explains how they could permanently damage your... — read more 

https://www.businessinsider.com/former-vp-of-hr-microsoft-traits-bad-manager-2023-8 Story by insider@insider.com (Chris Williams) Chris Williams is a former Microsoft VP of HR and a podcaster, consultant, and TikTok creator. ***He writes that bad... — read more 

https://qz.com/6-workplace-aggressions-you-might-not-recognize-as-bull-1850976636 30% of employees have been bullied at work. Here's how to address it. By Risha Grant October 31, 2023 Are you routinely left off meeting invites at work? Do your... — read more