If I'm laid off, that is.

I’m still waiting to hear my fate. Anyone else in the same position? Do you think they will hit the January 31 deadline for notifying everyone? Or will this continue to drag into February?

There was a CEO named Whelan Who set up his company for failing They missed all their targets We're punished by markets Was surprised when Woods started wailing

Have you noticed how bad it has become? How come no one cares or questions such drastic changes?

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should a person expect severance if they haven't heard anything yet?

There once was a CEO named John, A puppet whose strings were well-drawn. With ninety-six thousand RSUs in his clutch, He weaseled and bowed to Exxon’s soft touch, A puppet rewarded for deeds that were... — read more 

Does anyone have visibility of how far along is the offer process. It's the second week of Jan, are we at the point where all first round offers out and we are dealing with second choice and separation? Anyone getting communication this week?

Due to family reasons, I can’t move out of Calgary. Has anyone asked if there is any opportunity to work remote rely from Calgary, or do fly-in fly-out to Kearl or Cold Lake or Norman Wells?? I am not a troll. I am out of options and desperate.

What's the latest on the IOL expats? Seems like many of them were in scope and were going to be getting communication, as it sounds like the company wanted to reduce the number of expats. Any updates? Are many of them coming back to take jobs back... — read more 

Some folks are being offered roles with their supervisors saying “don’t worry this won’t be the actual job when the time comes, we’ll get you something better” or “no worries, this says same CL, but you’ll likely get a CL increase next year. Do not... — read more 

Offer – Private and Confidential VIA EMAIL To: Personnel number: Email: Dear _ As announced on September 29, 2025, the Company is restructuring. As part of the process, you were asked to confirm your mobility to other company locations... — read more 

Oh, you thought they were going to choose the most capable and knowledgeable people? Not a chance. They’re picking the ones who excel at kissing up and delivering polished slide decks to upper management. These are the folks who coast by using the... — read more 

To those who choose to stay, good luck for the next 5 years until this sh&! Show starts all over again.

Offer letter states if you decline you might be put in a redeployment pool, does anyone know what that means?

As someone who is not an employee but is worried, I'd appreciate if you all can share what's happening day to day. Hoping this thread continues, I am just initiating for today .

Rumor is that the offers are delayed by at least 1 week! Not a surprise, HR failed to secure the required approvals from Exxon executives for the offers, and some of them are enjoying their holidays till next week! Again, corporate separateness, my... — read more 

Has anyone submitted claims for the current year yet? Aside from paramedical services being reduced to a $1,000 maximum (for those with Core+Plus coverage), health supplies coverage has also been reduced from 100% to 90%. Some prescription coverage... — read more 

I don’t know if I can handle this anymore. The closer to the new year the more stress I’m under. I have applied for jobs and haven’t even got a look at. The EAP isn’t helping…maybe it’s best to just end it

Someone posted a while ago that ExxonMobil might sell Imperial Oil, and another post stated that Imperial Oil might see Kearl. Now here is the interesting fact: Kearl alone is 19% of ExxonMobil’s total proven reserve. I can bet, no one will dare... — read more 

Communication will come from CL 28+ functional management. First batch of communications Jan 5, second batch Jan 7. Communications will continue in batches every Monday and Wednesday through January. First couple weeks will be job offers... — read more 

What a joke of a management committee, board of directors and the government for letting a US company bring IOL (100 year old company) to the s**. What happened to corporate separateness? Now TG and DW have plans to exploit Canadian molecules... — read more 

Share your info, let’s review CL, rating, hike, salary, experience with the company

30+% employees have already said AFFIRMATIVE

Here I'm watching coworkers-folks who've shared laughs, powered through the toughest shifts, and had each other's backs-getting shown the door in these layoffs. But here it is, an ex- Kearl supervisor out here hawking job postings overseas, begging... — read more 

What was the point of the meetings today? Nothing new shared. SVP one for downstream had a Q&A for entertainment. What were some of your favourite quotes? "A Canadian company by and for Canadians" is surely top 3 of the day

Are there any Imperial executives who actually think a move to Edmonton is a great idea?

Unbelievable - JW has become a laughing stock .... tone deaf and unrelatable to 99% of IOL staff across the board. Did y'all see his interview emailed - felt like a replay of his announcement on 30th Sep (exact same words too) - must be practicing... — read more 

Any insight into if the building challenges could lead to an accelerated move to Edmonton? Ex. Can’t build a building on-site and therefore Imperial decides to simply lease/buy an existing vacant building downtown Edmonton? I have no legit intel... — read more 

From a Google search : Wrongful Termination: Companies cannot lay off an employee in a specific position and immediately hire a new person to fill that exact same role domestically without risking a wrongful termination lawsuit. However, replacing... — read more 

National salary program meeting today, what are the key takeaways?

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with a former Amazon HR worker who was put into the company's performance-management program known as Pivot. This person spoke on condition of anonymity to avoid jeopardizing their career. Business... — read more 

Heard from 2 independent sources (i.e. Supervisor and above) now that the number of people not opting to relocate to Edmonton is much higher than what Management anticipated. It will be interesting to see how they handle this!!

Hope this is not, “Short term gain, at the price of long term gain.”

Does anyone know how the selection committee proceedings went for higher CLs last week? Are positions changing much?

I worked for IOL for close to 20 years, and I hardly ever saw the stock price touch $50 CAD. It was a bad idea to invest in IOL, so sold all my IOL stocks in RRSP. Bad decision!! But who knew this will happen!!

Hi, I work almost 100% from home now. So, very little interaction with folks in the QP office. Does any one know anyone who was let go since the big announcement? I haven’t heard of anyone getting fired or quitting in my close circle YET

Looks like the shareholders are OK with Imperial Oil. I guess from a shareholder perspective, the company is doing OK. Employees don’t want it to be like this too. After all, our pensions are tied to the company, and some of us will still get their... — read more 

There are numerous things imperial has done that have not gained the media attention it should. Start editing their wikipedia page. Create a category called “spills” and “regulatory issues”. Make sure everything is verifiable facts, and of course... — read more