Is it true they are no longer providing cups on campus? WTF?
Compensation benchmarking
Anyone know how compensation benchmarking is actually done? Is a third party used? If so which one? I’ve heard they don’t consider variable pay just base salary when comparing which seems very wrong. Anyone know details of what os used?
Interesting job announcement
Looking at the job announcement board for this week and noticed a role Named “Work place violence and investigative lead” . They must be preparing for our new neighborhood work environment haha
DW- Stupid is as stupid does
It doesn't get any MORE STUPID than hot seating! Any more hateful to your employees! Please have the COURAGE OF CONVICTION for the employees to update the Exxonmobil declarations of CULTURE to reflect the current truths! I HAVE THE COURAGE OF... — read more
Level of employee discontent continues to rise
Seems we are about to reach a breaking point. I expect dam will burst with mass attrition of managers and supervisors. Supervisors are SICK AND TIRED of executive response to every problem being to “talk to your supervisor” when we are not empowered... — read more
Waiting it out is not a strategy
GP executives want you to believe if you survive the next few years of weeding out the true believers you will finally be rewarded with competitive pay and advancement. Hint. Not true. Don’t fall for it!
It’s time to stop talking about how bad things are.
I’m hoping we can put these topics to rest. For those continuing to post and complain about the toxic culture, the attrition, the poor treating of staff I really want you to understand the truth of what’s happening here. Management whether we want to... — read more
ExxonMobil announced a one off 0% bonus for employees worldwide due to record profits
This is unofficial, but I got it from a reliable source. Inspired by Total 1 month bonus and by Shell's 8% bonus, the executive committee is considering rewarding all employees worldwide with a bonus equivalent to 0%.
Toxic culture
Anyone has a non paywalled link for the 10/13 Bloomberg Exxon toxic culture article? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-10-13/exxon-xom-jobs-exodus-brings-scrutiny-to-corporate-culture
Executives Ivory Tower arch Chamber
What will it take for our fu----g executives to step out of the ivory tower echo chamber and wake up? They all seem to be in disbelief or unwilling to accept how bad the situation is. Anything that does get in their radar like the recent news... — read more
Expect the U.S. to lose another 10000-20000 workers over the next 2 years
When you look at the annual structural savings they have announced they want to achieve ($3B+) versus what they have already ac, expect the high cost countries, particularly the U.S. to lose another 10000-20000 workers over the next 2 years. They are... — read more
Total announced one off 1 month bonus for employees worldwide due to record profits
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/27/business/shell-earnings-profit-oil-gas.html "Total, which has been hit by a strike by refinery workers in France, also said that it would reward all employees worldwide with a bonus equivalent to one month’s... — read more
Global Projects Forum
Tone deaf.
GP Forum
Thoughts?
the predominance of UK senior managers at EM
Saw this in an another post and it's so true. What is the reason for this? Perhaps it is just local US bias, and if I was in the UK/AP, I would be perceiving a bunch of US senior managers?
US recruiting
Been seeing a wave of recruiting happening on campus for US positions so here's my PSA to any "candidates" that find this site: Only take the job if it's literally your only offer. Read the Bloomberg piece - it's accurate. That is all.
Wave of HiPos coming out of downstream
They are getting ready to sell off assets.
The US is out of diesel and XOM
My dad texted me upset that the US is only days from running out of diesel. From some quick Google searches... US is a net diesel exporter since 2010. Refinery worker strikes since early Oct in France have created a shortage in EU driving very high... — read more
DePartying with the Out-Crowd: When your departure is a blessing for the O&G Incel crowd
As a long-term advisor on Process Engineering and Project Management issues, it brings me no small comfort to say I'll be retiring shortly. Willingly, though frankly they've just forced me out. I'm a giant money-bo-b they'd rather explode than have... — read more
Won’t you be my neighbor?
Next item on grief and hr list: welcome to your neighborhood (all in the guise of collaboration). Cram us all together and take away our desk. Now personal items as you rent a desk daily, but hey we get a locker like school children. At this time... — read more
SYU will never startup
Why don’t we cut our losses and sell it. Likely someone with less name recognition would be able to restart it.
All jobs to India
Don’t wait to be fired. Make plans and leave on your own tiling so it isn’t a surprise. The writing is on the wall.
Billings Sold is Bakken Next?
The rumor of Billings being up for sale just came true. Can Bakken be far behind?
A logistics warehouse at the Clinton site?
This is just weird. Does anyone know if this is true? https://www.exmayor.com/
Any idea if Cs will get raises?
Will people who were ranked a C get a raise or a PIP
No DWW town hall this year?
It’s late October and no sign of a DWW or MC town hall?
Recruiter training to include how to deal with protesters
The new norm. Obviously we are recruiting at the wrong schools. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/24/science/student-activists-shut-down-exxon-recruiting-events/
Everything is awesome!
Attitude adjustment ..... think Lego Movie.... Everything is awesome Everything is cool when you're part of a team Everything is awesome When you're living out a dream Everything is better when we stick together Side by side, you and I are gonna win... — read more
ExxonMobil is collapsing
Are you a supervisor, a manager, or a leader? I have something important to tell you: I don't trust you, I don't believe in you, I consider you as incompetent, and id1otic, and I don't care about you. If you want to do something useful for this... — read more
It's as if nobody cares about quality anymore
I'm really glad that someone mentioned it - training new hires for the skills that they were supposed to have. I don't even know how some of them got here if they didn't meet the requirements. I was amazed how incompetent some of the new hires are... — read more
Floating holidays and quitting
Per current policy, Can I take my 3 floating holidays Jan 2,3,4 then submit my resignation without having to compensate the company for them?
Exxon Sets Sail On Massive Houston Ship Channel Carbon Capture Project
https://gcaptain.com/exxon-sets-sail-on-massive-houston-ship-channel-carbon-capture-project/ October 23, 2022 by John Konrad Snaking along the Gulf of Mexico’s seabed are thousands of pipes sending oil and gas from the myriad of oil, rigs and... — read more
Salary comparison
Lots of comments that we need significant raises, we are benchmarking behind our peers, we aren't paid enough, etc. Anyone have actual data to support these claims? When I look at job postings, the suggested salary range is well below what I get paid... — read more
We're not paid enough
We have to deal with too much work, sleep deprivation, and daily mental and physical stress, among many other things. At the same time, our pay has dropped below industry standard while the company has been seeing record profits for quite a while. Be... — read more
Exxon shares surge to record high on strong earnings outlook
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobil-shares-set-intraday-record-high-hit-10580-2022-10-21/ By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shares passed their all-time high on Friday as oil prices resumed their... — read more
Quitting and Lump Sum Option: Vested Non-Retirees
What is the latest date of separation in order to have my lump sum calculated based on current interest rates and not next quarter's rates (when I expect rates to further increase)? What are the implications of the Benefits Commencement Date being... — read more
Any news about when Annandale will be closed?
Yes, you guessed right. I'm still stuck here in New Jersey and trying to get another job pronto. Now that all the land around the site is up for sale and that we're losing a few MTS every week I'm just wondering when the whole site will be shut... — read more