https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/imperial-imo-xom-to-sell-canadian-shale-assets-for-c%241.9b I have a divided opinion about selling Montney and Duvernay shale oil and gas assets. I would like to hear your opinion?
Engineering Career Hires
Does anyone have any insight on the reasoning behind eliminating the "Engineering Career Hires" job posting for new/recent engineering grads in Sept and only doing job-specific ones? Why has the recruiting of new grads dropped significantly by IOL... — read more
More campus deadweight
I was yesterday-years old when I found out that there’s an actual CSF group. Can someone tell me how these clowns directly contribute to the bottom line? Sounds like easy target for outsourcing or just getting rid of completely.
Too many useless middle managers
I notice that most of them literally have to pretend to be doing something because they are totally useless. At the same time, my colleagues and hard workers continue to go to other companies where they are more valued. There are too many managers... — read more
WHY hide the truth!!??!!??
Why can we NOT see the name of the people who are leaving the company on the Personnel Announcement page in the intranet??? Why can’t we know how many of our jobs will disappear due to PORTING this year, or next year??? How many people are... — read more
Is this legal?
I report to American leaders (yes, that’s plural) who report to American managers (yes, again plural) who report to American VPs (yep, plural again). When I say Americans, I mean that they’re located at EM in the US! How is this legal in Canada? — read more
Change the signs to EM
This is not Imperial Oil anymore. Let’s be honest and change the signs to ExxonMobil. Imperial managers only goal is to keep their EM bosses happy so they can move on and get well ranked. They will drive BTC targets and reduce local head count to... — read more
Why is it no longer possible to grow a technical expertise here?
I recently talked someone out of coming here. My opinion is that young capable and talented people have nothing to look for here. It is true that this is no longer the IOL I came to a few years ago. It used to be possible to grow technical expertise... — read more
Engineers leaving left and right
Engineers are leaving left and right in recent months. Most left for higher-paying jobs or companies with larger technical groups. Attritions been on-going for the last 6 months, yet, positions are not being back-filled. Works got spread around to... — read more
New projects
with this geopolitics happening I sure hope that more projects will be coming. Maybe budget will be better next year?
Employee Verification
Does anyone know if the employee verification letter says if you've been terminated or not. I understand it's just dates, employment status, and job titles. But just want to be sure.
Imperial… “We love doing business with ourselves”
Imagine how productive we would be without all the self serve business we do with ourselves. For that we would need to cut 75% of toxic managers grasping to be relevant and pretending they are contributing. Imperial will never be competitive if it... — read more
Is this the end of ESC?
It is very sad to see a great organization like ESC get destroyed by Houston!
Earnings Call on Tuesday, February 1
I can't wait to hear the 2021 Q4 results. Any predictions?
PIP, NSI or Lay-off target
Does anyone here know what is the PIP, NSI or Lay-off target for this year?
Marketable folks have already left or about to in the next year
Here's a brutal observation: anyone below the age of 45 still working for this company mid 2022 is simply stuck, unemployable elsewhere and so left to put up with a increasingly toxic work-place. The smart ones that could/can easily transition to... — read more
What is a good salary increase?
I got a 3% salary increase. Is it good or bad? No way to know. We are not supposed to share our salary adjustments.
Results after failing PIP?
Results after failing PIP? consider being layoff and receive severance pay? consider being fired, no severance and no EI? Anyone knows? Thanks
Salary And Salary Adjustment for the year
If you have the ba--s, share your salary information. Please provide CL, YEE (Your Age - 18), Upstream/Downstream/Chemical, Location, Year’s Performance, Salary and Adjustment My one is: CL 26, YEE ( 48 -18) =30, Upstream, Kearl, Need Improvement... — read more
What is the chance of surviving PIP?
I can't believe that someone who drastically improves their performance gets laid off in the end. However, many tell me that those who are placed on PIP hardly manage to survive. I would love to hear others' experiences: How to survive PIP and what... — read more
Getting rid of good people
How many people do you know who were PIPed because they deserved it? I know quite a few who were put on a PIP and out of all of them, I'd say one or two cases were justified. All the others were good people who've been doing their jobs the same way... — read more
Vacation reset after New Year’s Day?
I have decided to leave the company, I am wondering if I wait until new year, do I receive full 2022 vacation entitlement after New Year’s Day? It seems the case on the @XOM side, not sure if it is same for IOL? Thanks a lot!
Imperial and Mental Health. Do they really care?
Imperial management and middle management keeps trying to convince us that they care about our mental health. At the same time while creating the same environment that creates mental health issues. You are so out of touch. Some advice to... — read more
Severance Pay
If an employee hands in their resignation I've heard from most sources that the employee is usually escorted off-site the same day. If that happens, how much pay would IOL be owing the employee? I know the exact day when I want to resign 18 months... — read more
Severance with PIP
I got PIPed this year and after reading through here, I imagine I will be separated come end of year. My supervisor was unable to give any legitimate reason for the NSI ranking and PIP, and my coworkers have all verified that my performance has been... — read more
Reorg
There have been a lot of EM posts about CS&I and reorgs to consolidate EMRE, downstream and chemicals. I am wondering if that is contained in the US or impacts ESC and technical folks at sites in Canada. Thanks for the help.
8% Workforce Reduction in December
8% of the Imperial Oil workforce are getting there PDS now as NSI. These people will be let go right before Christmas. This is in alignment with ExxonMobil CEO’s promise to his shareholders to reduce workforce by 14K by the end of 2022.
Since when's backstabbing become "healthy competition"?
Instead of really promoting healthy competition, encouraging and motivating people to work harder, some managers here protect and encourage backstabbers. Why? Maybe because they are backstabbers themselves or maybe because their roles go far beyond... — read more
RTO on hold at the last minute
How pathetic is our management? Absolutely ZERO 'leadership' skills or human decency. You wait until the afternoon before the long weekend to put your nonsense plan on pause and ONLY because the province did a U-turn. How can you ever stand before... — read more
I think I'm being forced to quit
I have no other explanation for what's been going on. Suddenly, none of my work that was always considered exemplary is considered good enough - and yet they keep adding more work to my plate. My manager is using any opportunity he can get to yell at... — read more
Know your worth
A bottle of water in the supermarket is worth approximately 0.80 cents. The same bottle in the sign or bottling costs $2.00. In a good restaurant or hotel can be worth up to 3 or 4 dollars At an airport or even inside a plane, up to $5.00 you may... — read more
Is no one concerned with RTO?
Many Calgary employers have delayed RTO while we are full steam ahead despite rising cases. Not sure what the logic here is? Is there no concern for safety anymore?
BPO/IRP BTC targets between 50-70% within the new few years
Imperial IRP is following BPO BTC strategy and increase sending Canadian jobs to India. No management jobs of course. IRP is top heavy and management solution is to outsource the people that actually do real work. The NSI process will ensure there... — read more
Differences Between Quitting/NSI/Layoff
Can anyone lay out the high level differences in different ways of leaving the company? As I understand it: If I quit, there is no severance. I am not eligible for EI. I will receive the full commuted value of my pension? If I am NSI in a... — read more
Looking for something better
I've sent out a whole bunch of applications in the last two weeks. I'm tired of my hard work being taken for granted because there aren't that many openings in the industry right now (and that's not even true anymore.) I'm done working too much for... — read more
EMBSCC Wind Down?
So with Moncton BSC being decimated and EMIT is now shrunk by a third, does anyone forsee them just abandoning EMBSCC and transfer the remaining SOBs back to IOL/EM?