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How often does this change based on performance? If I get two yrs of Very Good vs two yrs of Outstanding, does that make a difference on my Salary Curve or only after the annual increase?

We’ve heard rumors of domestic onsite engineering headcount reductions in favor of offshoring work to the KLTC and BTC. Finally heard a real number; a 40% to 50% reduction in onsite engineering at the manufacturing sites by ~2030. Already importing... — read more 

There is bias toward last year’s poor ranking.

After running the math, there is a major tax advantage to leave earlier than 55 and move a lot of money into ROTH’s. You can’t do that while earning a big paycheck and you end up saving more $ than you walk away from. And you get to retire early... — read more 

It is also worth considering the possibility of an involuntary exit in your calculus of exit math and taking a new job. I was within 5 years of full pension when I got the surprise news. About two years earlier I did the math and turned down an... — read more 

More and more supervisors are admitting in feedback sessions that the ranking system is broken and assessment outcomes make no sense.

Curious like how do you get in this category? What do you have to do in your role to deserve OWD?

Some people mistake department technical seminars (teammates, candidates, guest speakers..)for a stage where they can perform their insecurity. Especially when management is present, suddenly every irrelevant question becomes a pathetic attempt to... — read more 

So you made it through the rounds. Got the degree, got the interview and ended up at XOM. Only to see less accomplished people with an accent take your job in your own patio. All under a false sense of misplaced nationalism that saw your land be... — read more 

Story by Melody Wilding, Contributor August 9 Families pass down all kinds of useful ideas, like "be honest" and "treat others well." But as the author of "Managing Up" and an executive coach to leaders at top organizations like Google, Amazon... — read more 

How long can someone stay stuck at the same management level? This clown has been in his role for almost four years and has been ranking the team for all four cycles. (made his gang). I’ve heard that staying more than three years at the same level is... — read more 

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Are execs truly happy or miserable? Ranking must be brutal. Is the risk higher for execs not to make it to retirement eligible (ie 55)?

What’s the latest CL promotion Guide? I know it’s complicated, but looking for something simple….like below: Avg OWD = 1yrs Avg Outstanding = 2yrs Avg Excellent = 4yrs Avg V Good = 8yrs Avg Good = 16yrs Avg NI = 30yrs Thanks for any useful...

What % of employees get OPD…Is it reserved for Hi-POs? And do they get it every year? How are they rewarded vs the rest of the us?

Are we doing okay with the Lithium business? I heard we had some our best people working it…Curious to know the status and outlook vs Upstream.

I heard some of my colleagues have been getting OWD and heading to NC for training. What do they actually do there? And how hard is it to get OWD?

The cost cutting and deferred maintenance are starting to show. Many items in campus are just left broken and not being repaired. Pathetic. Should people be rewarded for saving money at the expense of not maintaining things? In the long run doesn’t... — read more 

Is there any truth to this rumor?

"Anthropic is hiring an “Insider Risk Investigator” to investigate employees, conduct sensitive interviews, analyze internal logs, and look for insider threats." the CEO is worried the younger generation works for money instead of the company’s... — read more 

Departure posts on LinkedIn are again on rise? Is it because of PIPs, people retiring or leaving in droves? Whats going on? All the departees seem to be saying how good of an experience they have had but yet leaving?

How are those transfers from Clinton working out for you ?

Needs to be a class action suit 🤣 https://nypost.com/2026/08/06/business/white-marine-veteran-60-sues-shell-for-firing-during-alleged-dei-fueled-reorganization/

The hipos they stacked in LCS and LCDC failed spectacularly. Tells you a lot about the hipos doesn’t it.

I’ll be getting RSUs this year for the first time. Are the RSUs based on a maximum dollar amount of your CL and ranking or is it a set number of shares no matter what the stock price is? I.e you get 20 shares at $100 and still 20 shares at $150 stock... — read more 

Pile it on, praise them, take your bonus. That's the whole playbook.

A good one to write to congress jn support... — read more 

All the current executives can do is cut cut cut. Just look at the disasters that are the trading group and LCS.

Just hit 20 years. And in those 20 years my supervisors have never done anything for any of my milestone anniversaries.

Is EM trading finally making money? How do we compare with competitors?

Trust me, you do not need “mentors.” By my second year they assigned me one, and when I asked my teammates what that even meant, they all said the same thing: “We barely talk to ours.” And after my own interaction, I understood exactly why. These... — read more 

For the past couple years I have been working on AI projects that have been kept silent because they will be replacing a lot of jobs/people on campus. Get your money right and prepare yourself. They don’t care about you.

Almost all the up streamers were piped out of my group. Now no one knows what to do and I am constantly having to explain things to the downstreamers who surround me.

"Exxon Mobil, too much, too much money," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "They ought to give some of that back to the public, and they better cut the retail price, the consumer price."

I have seen maybe hundreds of Indian Impats on Spring campus and many at the 3 B’s. I have heard that they are so low paid that even with housing and expat benefits that they are lower cost than American employees. I have also seen a few threads... — read more 

I keep hearing of lots of HR complaints that are happening in the BTC office. Is this true or just more rumor mongering

Seems like we are losing so many people to JERA and some very senior people too. What’s up with this esp as the LNG business is supposed to be a key area for XOM

A study by MIT confirmed that this is the #1 predictor of employee turnover. A toxic culture! ❎ Not salary. ❎ Not workload. ✅ Culture. Most toxic workplaces aren't ruined by incompetence. They're ruined by disrespect. The most dangerous leader... — read more