... I really didn't see that sh-t show of a rollout coming, I didn't see that coming at all... EM - never do something right first time if you can possibly make it a complete fa---s hurricane!

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1lXUNMfw

Right now we have no power to negotiate for a better xom. All we can do is leave. For some that's very painful but I'm sure many would prefer to remain happily employed. Top items on my list: Much higher wfh % for roles that can be remote... — read more 

The company got rid of all the really skilled folks who made the toughest projects happen and knew how to do them right. They either forced most of them out or let them retire. Then, they brought in a bunch of frauds who just talk a good game and... — read more 

Has there been a substantial move to the Neighborhoods yet? I personally don’t know anyone beyond pilot program groups who were already there that have moved to a Neighborhood in 2023. This is making me nervous that previous posters were right, the... — read more 

Since when did Houston yuppies start working in Midland? Spotted a Tesla in the parking garage and a convertible with California license plates.

Achieving equality of outcome requires forcing employees to play by different rules. Trying to equalize outcomes requires the company treat people unequally. When more than 50% of engineering graduates are [insert demographic] then one should expect... — read more 

Heard that LCS do not have to for groggy Performance Assessment; how long is this for; does this prove its not good for our organization and imagine how poisonous LCS will become when all of these high potentials have to compete against one another

Could be an appropriate acronym for (a home for) Lowly Cunning Snakes? Looking to find the answers from the wise ones for the following: Why is there so much make believe effort like LCS which is deliberately staffed with incompetents and... — read more 

Makes you wonder who oversees Public Affairs in 2023. B-Day wishes from Public Affairs to our former employees who were forced into early retirement. Wishing you much happiness today and always, And hoping you enjoy your special day! You helped... — read more 

I was very happy when I got the job here, but then many people told me not to count on making a long-term career here. In my mind, however, EM was always a place where it was possible to have a great career.

A read especially for DW, TG and the HR team at XOM. Extremely poor execution of layoff and PIPs under the watch of these incompetent folks. https://fortune.com/2023/03/30/how-to-handle-layoffs-lessons-from-salesforce-meta/

Anyone that finds our help desk is worth bragging about is clearly 100% out of touch with reality. This evidence of the disconnection between executive levels and what the rest of the company is seeing clear as day. How does ExxonMobil think this... — read more 

Story by prosen@insider.com (Phil Rosen) • 11h ago https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/crude-oil-price-economy-markets-federal-reserve-survey-inflation-business-2023-3 Energy executives reported a steep slowdown in US oil and gas... — read more 

Do you agree?

Here we go again! Let the circus begin. Hunger games for the hoi polloi. When will we have a system that is fit for purpose, and serves business needs? It’s a rhetorical question. KO feedback will be asked for, and written till the cows come... — read more 

My whole group is so over worked and everyone so tired. How do we think we will bring resources with this scenario???

Over the weekend I was chatting with a buddy about EM's constant PIPs even though things are going well. He told me that his old company used to pull that kind of cr-p - they'd kick people to the curb in advance to prepare for the bad times. But when... — read more 

https://piqsuite.com/Suite/reuters/2023:newsml_KBN2VM1NM

The word came out today that NSI will be 5% and that "we will maintain this level for some time and will continue to monitor that it meets our objectives". Objectives eh? whatever happened to "nominally 3%". ExxonMobil leadership flat out... — read more 

Is this possible? Has anybody done it and ended up being successful?

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/mar/27/fossil-fuel-firms-us-universities-colonize-academia

By Chip Cutter March 26, 2023 5:30 am ET https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-big-companies-choose-who-is-laid-off-8e5e843 Soon after a company decides to cut its head count, the debate begins: Who should go? In the current economic environment, a... — read more 

Really bad decisions being made right now to hit OPEX targets in the upstream, anyone know what is the reason for the latest example of insanity?

https://www.reuters.com/article/chad-exxon-mobil-idAFL1N35V2VT N’DJAMENA, March 23 (Reuters) - Chad has nationalized all the assets and rights including hydrocarbon permits and exploration and production authorisations that belonged to a subsidiary... — read more 

You can let people go with dignity and give them a decent severance package after many years of service and good rankings. Exxonmobil is doing this on the cheap by calling you a low performer then giving you 4 months of pay. Also they dont call... — read more 

On March 25th 1843 a group of Texans who had escaped were captured. They all had to draw from a bowl of beans where every 10th bean was black. Those who drew the black bean was shot. Exxonmobil could save lots of money if we quit this farce we call... — read more 

A lot of the blame for how bad the ranking system is belongs to the workforce at large. I've been a supervisor for a number of years and the majority of feedback provided is total garbage. Nothing of substance. Nothing meaningful. Nothing actionable... — read more 

The annual hunger games (aka Performance Assessment) begin in about two weeks. I love how DW has said that we had an exceptional year because of exceptional people. Alas, no we have to take those exceptional people and find some to shuffle to the... — read more 

MARSEILLE, FRANCE REUTERS PUBLISHED 7 HOURS AGO https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-french-police-injured-during-clashes-with-protesters-at-exxonmobil-oil/ French riot police look on as oil worker gather outside the refinery after the... — read more 

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/job-posting-laws-create-rifts-between-employee-and-employer-over-fair-pay-145629952.html Dreams....

Hmmm, I am in the 10% world of hurt...

March 15, 2023 https://news.imperialoil.ca/news-releases/news-releases/2023/Imperial-progressing-seep-mitigations-nearing-completion-of-cleanup-from-drainage-pond-overflow-at-Kearl/default.aspx Imperial today provided an update on work underway at... — read more 

We have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on Breakthrough Research Programs over the last 20+ years. Breakthrough Research was defined as high risk, high reward research. What Breakthrough funded research programs were actually commercialized?... — read more 

As an experienced hire into the chemical plant, this journey has been more than just painful. Every nerve of my body regrets why i left my old job to come here and be doubted on my abilities, being questioned on my credibility. This place is a joke... — read more 

Why does XOM continue to fund IT projects that go nowhere fast but continue to let operations lose talented people? Why does IT believe they should be paid the same as engineers and operators that are actually making money everyday?

Constantly complaining about your manager? Be the leader you wish you had for those around you. Peers. Your reports. Your manager. Change starts with you.

Not only is there no real employee development at Exxon, but they don’t seem to recognize development you obtain outside of the company once you are hired. I got my masters on my own (before I knew about company reimbursement). I made the mistake of... — read more 

SVB paid bonuses days before going bankrupt. What are the chances they will go years without raises as we have all experienced in the 2015 downturn and 2020 downturn? Will their 401k match be eliminated? Doubtful. Politicians continue to pick winners... — read more