Just miss Esso France so much man, cannot bear to consider that EPCO might be on the chopping block too

On an earlier thread several asked for a repost of content paraphrased below: For a career at the company, your performance vector has to be a net positive for 20 or 30 years. You can go up and down a bit around the middle bucket and be ok as long... — read more 

What’s the scoop? Moving things to India, what else is new? 007

Many of the LI brag posts on UNC training include a photo of the attendees and it is clear that the training is to promote DEI. Under represented groups are very much over represented in the attendees.

We haven’t had an all hands meeting for years and years. Executives are too afraid to face us. Cowards. They know they can’t defend their actions and that they have zero support from the employees they “lead”. They truely are legends in their own... — read more 

I'm tired of the constant reorgs. And the "town halls" & videos telling us about the latest managers' copy/paste priorities & "must-wins." It's so tone deaf. At this point we don't care what's important to you. You've lost the audience - we're... — read more 

Why are supervisors constantly traveling to Bangalore? I thought the whole basis of the model is remote support works. So why do they constantly need to be going there in person? What do they do while they are there?

Interesting moves.

Story by James Stephens The following are among the most common lies hiring managers tell, helping you spot red flags and ask the right questions during your job search. By recognizing these patterns, you can navigate the hiring process with... — read more 

What is the timeline for moving all GP execution roles to India? I heard there was a report recently to move in this direction.

Study being done to benchmark travel costs with recommendation to eliminate business class for non executives.

What’s the scoop?

I delivered major projects, traveled, participated in workshops. Meanwhile, newer hires with 5-6 years experience are paid more than me and I have to train them. How is that okay?

If you are traveling you better not spend more than the approved amount for the city you are in. There is a new dashboard and they are collecting data to we-ponize against those who spend too much in meals while traveling.

Average Salary Increase to expect…sample for CL 28 @ 90% of salary curve. Extrapolate as appropriate. OWD = 8.32% O = 4.5% E =3.1% VG = 1.2% G = 0.01% NI = 1e-26% NSI = :(

How can I get in the gravy train?

So executives are ruining the lives of colleagues who they have worked alongside for years maybe even pretended to be genuine friends with for pure greed. People whose family life may be ruined, homes lost, unable to pay medical bills etc. Do any... — read more 

"I enjoyed speaking with Saurabh Kumar at ETGCCWorld about India’s growing relevance for ExxonMobil and the role Indian talent plays in our global strategy. Over the last decade, India has become one of our most strategic locations worldwide... — read more 

Cicely Simpson wrote about this, and it's worth building on. Every leader gets tested by a moment they didn't choose. And you can't control the moment, but you can control whether you hand over your composure or hold onto it. These are the 7... — read more 

Anyone know the WFH rules? I would like to maximize while not appearing on any naughty lists.

Since raises have not appeared for multiple years I am adjusting my hours to give myself an hourly rate increase while I continue to look for a new job. I recommend you do the same.

When is the next lockout? As company profits and executive compensation soars the workers just keep getting... — read more 

overall GCC attrition sits at 16% in 2026, with average annual salary increases around 9.8% https://m.economictimes.com/jobs/fresher/indias-100-billion-gcc-bo-m-runs-into-an-engineer-skills-gap-as-ai-demand-surges/amp_articleshow/133719874.cms

I used to enjoy work. Now every day is an exercise in willpower to get out of bed and show up.

This is embarrassing, but I didn’t have any job lined up, so I had to choose PIP while actively searching. I found this website and others experiences... they completed every PIP task and still got terminated. Is it really out of my control?

most teams understaffed, then on top of that MLRP PIP and insulting feedback from those who know nothing about the subject matter every year, depressing campus environment, constant turning employees against eachother all for 1-2 % hikes, what is the... — read more 

Will there be any raises this year? record breaking quarter after wuarter ..and what do employees get? Even Chevron is giving bonuses

Any official layoff news apart from ongoing regional studies?

All or almost all proposed projects at this time coming out if EMTEC are bogus. Please ask questions 3-4 layers deep and they will be exposed. The managers are intentionally covering up bad ideas in the guise of next big opportunity to get their... — read more 

Since I haven’t had a raise in 3 years this will be the first time I don’t donate in almost 20 years. Executives can pick up the slack as their compensation increases are significant every year and outpacing what employees are receiving by a large... — read more 

Helped us realized the amount of underpaying is criminal. Talk about your wages, everybody. You'll be shocked how many of you are getting robbed.

I have been interviewing and it is so refreshing to talk to people who enjoy their job and are excited. You can’t place a dollar amount on the value of being happy.

We care enough to send a generic email about the storm but you better be in the office in person. We are monitoring your badge swipes and WFH activity.

Someone just took a pic with our CEO and posted this... And it got1000+ likes... honestly surprised since I vomit in mouth just on the first paragraph 🤢 Today was one of the highlights of my 27-year career at ExxonMobil Baton Rouge. I had the... — read more 

Sad to see our UK colleagues and Brussels colleagues going - sending good luck and a fair wind. Exxon is less without you and deserves what is coming.

What is the new operating model? Everyone talks like it is a thing but no one has ever explained it.

Just noticed this as a headline on the Intranet, had to click on it and was expecting some great motivational words of wisdom from DW, but no this was talking about rebooting your computer twice per week.

I just started my "required" Business Practice Review training online, and just barely got through the Darren Woods opening video about ethics. As an employee with decades of time put in, yet soon to be laid off, I nearly threw up in my mouth. What a... — read more 

Any tips on making our daily commute to Tuas more pleasant? I don’t know what to expect