Where is good on the expat circuit still? Any good locations left?

ExxonMobil Withdraws from Colombia Block Deal by Andreas Exarheas Rigzone Staff Friday, April 21, 2023 https://www.rigzone.com/news/exxonmobil_withdraws_from_colombia_block_deal-21-apr-2023-172591-article/ An ExxonMobil spokesperson has confirmed... — read more 

If you were on a PIP lasts year and are in the Permian PLEASE FIND A NEW JOB OPEX is such a high priority that you will be fired this year. Being mandated by Uncon leadership in Houston.

So where have all the #HotShots landed after ExxonMobil and how are they doing? Well, I will start with myself. I landed at Amazon AWS and love it here, making more money and yes my total compensation still exceeds XOMs even after considering XOMs... — read more 

I love the new polymers propaganda article on the home page. ExxonMobil - we're so tough we can withstand dropping the soap in the shower.

Such a shame to see how this once great company has really slid; I had been SO PROUD to work at EM, once upon a time… long, long ago. The beginning of the end for me, was way back when the EMHC was announced in ~ 2011/2012, I was in Fairfax, and... — read more 

Post the latest on your PDS prep discussions here. Had my draft pds discussion yesterday. After maybe 5 minutes in, my new manager said… “look, likely going to be ranked good or NI. Everyone else are high performers and it’s relative.” Meanwhile, I... — read more 

Looks like the education / skills narrative is changing in India. Is this where we're are shifting jobs? The quality of the work output we see from the other side tend to support the narrative in this article... — read more 

Does anyone know what caused the garage fire today? How many cars burned?

It’s been confirmed that Bonus will NOT Abe implemented in 2023 🤪🤪🤪 Like I’ve seen this here before…this has been used as a talking point

Can’t blame any business for raising their prices, but does anyone else feel like the cafe cafe is over the top?

My last manager used this line on me. I guess it was good advice because I quit shortly thereafter - that was the only thing left I could control at XOM. Definitely enjoyed hearing the same line from the Herman Miller CEO after she cancelled... — read more 

Some people are overrated and some are very underrated here. Is it so difficult and complicated for managers to assign the right people to the right tasks?

Public Domain Excerpt from ExxonMobil Corporation Ethics Policy Ethics Policy The policy of Exxon Mobil Corporation is to comply with all governmental laws, rules, and regulations applicable to its business. The Corporation’s Ethics Policy does not... — read more 

Anthony Osae-Brown and Sherry Su, Bloomberg News https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/exxon-units-declare-force-majeure-on-oil-liftings-in-nigeria-1.1908567 Bloomberg) -- Exxon Mobil Corp. units in Nigeria declared force majeure on oil loadings from... — read more 

https://www.zawya.com/en/business/energy/lgim-cbis-team-up-to-demand-greater-transparency-from-exxonmobil-on-net-zero-aims-bvhnx8hu Last year, a majority of Exxon shareholders backed a resolution seeking an audited report assessing the financial... — read more 

Today walking around Campus, I was stopped by two Security guards and they searched my backpack and scanned me with metal detector. When did random searches on Campus start? Is this related to a particular event?

Each time I tell someone in a public interaction who my employer is, they ask if I’m ok and if I need help finding employment… profits may be high, but the prestige is gone. This is going to cost the company so much in the future. If the prestige... — read more 

I have been thinking about what I'm going to do if I an NSIed this year. With tens of thousands of loyal employees laid off through the performance assessment excuse in the last four years or because they were fed up and just resigned, there are not... — read more 

Every company runs some kind of performance assessment process to get rid of its slack and reward its overachievers. But EM process looks much more to a poorly executed interview process than to an assessment process. The PDS is your resume. Your... — read more 

They think they can play the ranking system by keeping low performers in the group as sacrificial animals. They know who they are all year, they will not try to help them because they need them to save others. Development of people, people above all... — read more 

BR is conducting these Preallignment discussions to rank people before final assessment meetings. Each department forces people in categories in small groups and then merges into a larger groups until they get to assessment where everyone is... — read more 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-04-13/conocophillips-ceo-flips-the-script-on-us-shale-industry " Lance secured perhaps the US oil deal of the decade by picking up industry pioneer Concho Resources Inc. for $13 billion in the depths... — read more 

https://www.ogj.com/energy-transition/article/14292201/chevron-semprabacked-us-gulf-coast-hydrogen-hub-applies-for-doe-funding Chevron, Sempra-backed US Gulf Coast hydrogen hub applies for DOE funding April 10, 2023 HyVelocity Hub has applied for... — read more 

What is the process for reporting the injury from our new toilet paper that actually caused physical injury while using it at HEMC? We suggest DW donate his raise to purchase a different toilet paper for his employees so it doesn't cause pain and... — read more 

Oh wow, I wish I could be a CEO one day, it's like winning the lotto https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-ceos-pay-jumps-52-amid-rising-oil-prices-record-profit-a8069ca0?mod=lead_feature_below_a_pos1

How do you give one of your employees a lower rating in situations where you full well know they deserve a better one? I know you were directed to do it, but I know I personally wouldn't be able to do something like that. How do you make it work? I'd... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-paid-ceo-woods-359-million-2022-sec-filing-2023-04-13/ “ The median pay for an Exxon worker fell 9% last year to $171,582 while Chevron's median worker pay dropped 12%, to $161,488, filings showed.”

Not because you might lose your job after we buy you, but rather to spare you the grief that comes along with working at ExxonMobil. If you stay, bring the popcorn to watch Exxon destroy yet another company (e.g., xto).

They’ve switched our toilet paper! Just went into the stall and the stuff in there is horrible. I just fear what cost cutting move will be next.

So, the previous post with the same subject was removed. Our wonderful XOM admin does not want to think about how long it’d take the police to reach a location or if we can describe our location enough to direct services, while under stress? Why do... — read more 

It is interesting when you look up pioneer on this site, they have very little activity and the activity they do have is very dated. If an acquisition does happen, we will be wrecking their peaceful and happy world. Lol

Did anyone else participate in the training for Tripsource OBT just now? Seems the new cost savings policy is that we have to pick the lowest cost travel option regardless of timing or location requirements. Even one dollar of fare “missed savings “... — read more 

Is it just me or have we all been blindsided by offshoring / outsourcing? Did we actually have plenty of warning i.e. telltale signs that we failed to recognize? What are the telltale warning signs that a department will be offshored/outsourced? ... — read more 

With PIPs being handed out like candy in the last couple of years, I have adopted the advice I got from a smart guy I used to work with in my previous company: start keeping a journal of everything you do and talk about at work each day. If something... — read more 

If you were on a PIP last year in Permian please start job hunting. Don’t allow yourself to be in a bad situation. With the OPEX pressure fewer will be allowed to pass the PIP this year.

...it is not because they care about your improvement. It is to have documentation that they tried to keep you to be used in case of a lawsuit. I work in HR

Anyone know what the status and outlook are for the chemicals jobs in Moncton?