Want to know how to improve morale? Stop lying and penny pinching your employees. All of you in management are fortunate we haven't brought in a union yet but we will.

Exxon consolidating all Technology labs to Houston. Closure and Layoffs expected for Sarnia….Clinton to get transfer offers…

Has anyone gotten an overpayment notice 6+ months after leaving where IOL increased the tax deduction and wants you to pay them that amount? Where you able to get a justification for the change?

Each time I pass by Quarry Park I see this nice office. I’m a Finance professional who lives closeby. I wish Imperial could change its “imperial” hiring practices. Why I can’t get a job there unless I’m a student of a wealthy family? — read more 

Imperial Oil share prices went through the roof in recent months. This is in part because of the sweat and tears that we have put in this company as employees. So, should we not get a stake in the gains? Why should only the upper management be... — read more 

I am getting offered role in Calgary in Engineering for 20% bump compared to what I make now. Friend told me to read this page. Little concerned now, can people tell me what to expect. I need to give answer back by end of the week. I am not unhappy... — read more 

Sorry guys, I was too pi55ed off, and didn’t ask supervisor for the average. Does anyone know what was the average salary uplift given? By the way, as an NI, I got a big 0%.

Had enough of this beating around the bush! I am 18 years in Imperial Oil, CL26 and my salary is $154,000. In terms of CL and salary I thing I am lagging behind. Can someone kindly help me figure out how much I am lagging behind? Any reference point... — read more 

Has an agreement taken place yet at the strathcona refinery? Are we going to be locked out?

In an inflationary market, pleAse tell me who gives a 2% salary adjustment. This is like giving a demotion, and reducing salary. Don’t know what to say. If possible, kindly share the average salary adjustment across the company for this year. I... — read more 

In the old days, people like Eddi Luie used to share the attrition rate in the company. Does the new management do that any more? Based on what I read here, and hear from my friends, it would be a disaster!!!

Any news about salary treatment this year?

Can any ex-employees over here who left the company after receiving a severance package share the amount they received or a range at least? I know that severance packages are based on years of service, age, and other factors, so its not an apple to... — read more 

Did our leaders make a mistake mass outsourcing our jobs to technical centers in India, i.e. BTC? Were they wrong to layoff and significantly dilute our homegrown technical talent? Were they short sighted at the expense of Canadian interests?... — read more 

Productivity has gone down for me due to cramped work environment where it is very difficult to concentrate on work with all the side distractions. Anyone else facing the same issue?

Can anyone kindly shed some light on the latest headcount reduction, please.

No Improvements realized. All fluff and no substance. Too much education with zero time on tools. Overpaid and useless to the bottom line. Fire them.

I quit just over 3 months ago after working nearly 20 years for IOL. I'm still waiting for info from them about my pension payout options. I was younger than 55 when I quit. How long does it usually take for them to send this out?

IOL share prices jumped up 4.95% in the Toronto Stock Market today. So, management is running the ship in the right path?? …. Comment??

Since we do not have a way for us to communicate freely and without ranking consequences in this company, I'm turning to the this page. How are my Controllers friends feeling these days? For myself: I let the high profits of 2022 trick me into... — read more 

Anyone know what recommendations came from the Western Canada Study conducted by the ExxonMobil team over the last few weeks in Calgary??

It is very obvious that imperial is getting ready to sell Kearl and other Upstream assets. We are seeing a reduction in opex and capital spend. Plus the risk of a lawsuit for its disregard to the environment. Losing credibility with the community... — read more 

I believe IOL was in a better shape than now under Rich. Reading how he is planning to reshape his new company, I wonder if it would be a good idea to move there now. Any suggestion or comment?

A LOT of people didn’t get paid today. HR screwup? Or are these the next round of people to be “quietly” laid off after our annual “performance review” cycle has ended? Layoffs often happen on the last day of a pay period as it’s easier in the poor... — read more 

I hear of people being let go from here and there. There is no consistency in why people are being forced out. Does anyone have idea about how many employees IOL had last year, and how many are left now?

I quitted mid last year, I still don’t receive the T4 slip yet. Anyone know where to find it? I remember it was sent via email the same as the pay slips, but since I left I never received those emails anymore Thanks!

What's next? Cutting back on Product Solutions?

I’m retired and was hopping to get the imperial or Exxon Mobil rental car code for national car rental? Had it on my account but something changed in Jan 2023

Sounds like 1500 contractors are getting laid off along with some management at Kearl.

So I had a major health issue and was told by 7 doctors not to return to work at Imperial. SunLife declined to pay long term disabilty. Union won't do anything. Lawyer sent a couple of appeal letters to SunLife but then gave up. Not once has... — read more 

I see people still quitting after the awesome salary increases. I am seriously assessing my long term career in this company. Are we that broken?

I have noticed few supervisor and manager level folks quitting since new year. I have seen them quit from Cold Lake and Calgary, and there may be some from Kearl too. With better ranking and higher salary, these people have no reason to quit. Now... — read more 

Now that everyone got a big raise, this website has gone quiet. At the end end of the day it was all money. No more complaints about management and supervisors. We are a happy bunch now.

I tried to get a job at Imperial as I live in Quarry Park area. Seems like one has to be a student or be very lucky. Can someone please help me to understand how such a big company rarely posts vacancies on its website? Kelly Services??

Rumour has it that mother Exxon gets about 8.8% increase, on average collectively amongst all business unit/performance. Any update on what IOL numbers will be like?

I would like this to once again become the company that I used to love working for. However, probably only a miracle can help to fix this place.

Strongly suspect that if I were to put in my two weeks notice that I'd be immediately walked out the door. Anyone know if that would impact benefits (i.e. health insurance) for the remaining two weeks? I'd assume they'd still be good and not shut... — read more 

It has literally become a guessing game of who will leave our team next. People are continuously leaving and there are no signs that attrition will at least slow down any time soon. I don't know if there is even a way this company can retain... — read more 

Managers are too chicken to even give their direct reports a heads up. These asian clones just show up at site and managemet expects you to do the data transfer. Bring out the data sync cable ppl. Good luck getting ppl to train their job away.

Imperial Oil shares hit all time high of $79.83 today. Share price was $24.45 at the end of last year. So, all the stock options that management got at the end of last year has tripled in valve. Good news for the management folks for sure... — read more