What's happening to ESC?

Got an offer from Toronto last Friday. Working from home makes it so much easier for job hunting and interviews. The base salary of the new job will be about 12 % less than my current one with imperial ; but with bonus, the difference will be... — read more 

Wondering if some knowledgeable folks can share opinions about the future of our Sites in Canada and how long would you bet $10k of your own money that EM will hang onto the Canadian Assets. Do you think EM will majority own Imperial in 5, 10... — read more 

Ok I am overwhelmed everyday by stress and worries.

What is your EXIT plan because the layoffs are looking very certain and the tensions are high? I don't have a very detailed plan. For now, I'm just trying to accumulate savings as much as possible and look at job offers more often. The most... — read more 

I have a little more than 5 years left until retirement and I just panic when people start saying that people before retirement are also very vulnerable. It would be a real disaster to get laid off at my age. I’m aware that Imperial doesn’t care at... — read more 

I have seen the migration of outsourcing to India start back in 2019 when BTC worked on a project here in Canada for free to show what they could do. There engineers followed us around, asked what this equipment was and basically got a sense of what... — read more 

Seems like 400 people will be gone by end of July. Wonder what next?

I used to be interested, but I am no longer interested in what will happen to this company, whether it will stagnate or sink deeper and deeper. I am only committed to my own change for the better. Is it necessary to leave the industry in order to... — read more 

People used to put up with the toxic culture and “so called” leadership but now with layoffs, outsourcing, dinosaur at top, stagnating profits and a dividend that is hanging on for dear life and no prospects of growth, oh and hey forget about even... — read more 

Does that mean someone is a talented and great employee with great prospects? Of course not. It may have meant it once, but not anymore. Are you also annoyed when you see some people who are promoted and who don't deserve it at all? I don’t envy... — read more 

I'm curious if there has been or will be any layoffs or other sorts of staff reductions among the operations personnel at any of IOL's refineries. It seems that everything I read on this forum and on the ExxonMobil forum applies exclusively to... — read more 

The majority of folks are looking for another job and wishing they worked elsewhere. This is going to start impacting productivity and willingness to work extra hours. Controllers is the worst! Management is stuck with 80s mentality, ruling by... — read more 

March 23rd. Seems announcements are coming to outsource more work to MSP. At some point, does this company understand that low cost solutions end up costing more in the long run?

The work here is mostly reduced to mental gymnastics and I've become too old to play mind games. Still, I don’t want to go just like that and leave my severance to them. Some say the only reason they would give up severance and leave before they get... — read more 

I am forced to submit a Tiger's Den idea after being motivated at the exciting Employee Forum today. Annual savings of $20M or more Replace Brad with WALL-E.... but an upgraded one which can receive on-the-air updates from Dallas so that he can... — read more 

What are people doing with the pensions for those that got sacked? Are you taking a lump sum commuted value, or leave it in the plan? May be we should get IOL to windup the pension plan for those that left? This is what was done back in 2005... — read more 

For the ‘Best of the Best’ hired from top programs, this is no longer a company to plan a career with. If you are stuck with 20/30+ years under your belt, then maybe I can see why to try your luck to survive a few more years. But, for the top... — read more 

Does anyone know if TMTS andHW3 are still going ahead? Any news of more layoffs

If you get a job elsewhere quit Imperial right way. Don’t wait for severance package. This place is toxic and k–ler for last one year. If you think you are ok to work with 3 persons work load by getting 5 to 10 % more salary at Imperial, you can stay... — read more 

I was laid off in December being an experienced hire and visible minority. I was kind of relieved but still was unhappy. I can tell you now that I am happy I left this toxic company. I worked at other operators like Suncor, etc and Imperial work... — read more 

You can't get rid of decades worth of knowledge by laying off a whole bunch of employees who've been here the longest and expect not to have it affect the company in the long run. Yes, the new people are cheaper, but is there anybody left to teach... — read more 

I know a lot of us are losing motivation. We’ve got a toxic workplace, HR cares only about the company and not the employees, wrong people are being promoted to leadership roles and I see a lot of us struggling to survive here. Sometimes I just DON’T... — read more 

I wonder how many are dissatisfied with the package? I got a very bad offer and I am not at all satisfied. I was hoping for better. It seems to me that the experiences are varied. I have already talked to some people and there are either those who... — read more 

Just wondering if anyone has made a counter offer? I’ve talked to a lawyer after getting a really bad offer and they recommended a counter offer of double. I’m just nervous because they can then pull the original offer.

Any recent quitters or layoffs receive their DB options from MS?

During past round of layoffs, I was tense and feeling cramps in my stomach every day because I thought being laid off was the end of the world. I survived but after that, chaos ensued as it became unbearable to do this amount of work. So now I don’t... — read more 

Any ideas if there'll be more layoffs before the end of the month, other than the ones we already know about?

Do those on top get a kick out of making us suffer? What is the point of announcing layoffs, telling us where and how many, and then NOT telling us who for weeks? Do they have any idea how much of completely unnecessary stress this is causing to... — read more 

Was on a zoom call this morning, Kearl asset manager announced that out of 35 layoffs in the Upstream, 30 are at Kearl. All will be MPT site based positions, no Calgary. We won’t know until the end of the month if everyone affected has been... — read more 

Heard rumour of layoffs from downstream and chemical. Does anyone here know the timing, or the number of layoffs?

Yeah, it’s sad and pathetic on every level. Let people quietly leave in peace instead of making a show that the survivors care. No one is falling for the show.

We need great people to shape the future of this company. All big companies have their drama and b—s—. How can we help each other get through it and change things for the better?

When is Management announcing the headcount reduction for the Upstream Operations and Maintenance organizations? Any updates? Don’t understand why Management is keeping us in this elevated stress level for such a long time. It creates mental and... — read more 

I was not affected by the recent lay-offs. However, given that I am a minority and that there was a clear trend in the most recent lay-offs, with minority groups MOSTLY being affected, I am actively looking to get out from Imperial. In fact, I’m... — read more 

Personally, after being impacted by the recent study I have been applying for jobs in O&G sector and other allied industries (chem, production, manufacturing, environment) with no luck. Exploring opportunities to diversify my career options and... — read more 

My humble opinion is that this company should get a new CEO and fresh high up managers. The problem isn’t the workers. There’s a lot of smart people in the company. Most are great. The problem is management. This company should hire a non-oil and... — read more