Once again as I drive into the garage today I see the signs are all broken. Why can’t they keep the signs working? I’ve never seen this problem at other parking garages. It is a constant issue. Why can’t they fix it? Don’t we have instrumentation and controls engineers? If this is any indication of our ability no wonder SBM is operating everything in Guyana while we watch.
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@OP BEST IN CLASS: A Corporate Poem
We find the oil beneath the sea,
But parking spots? A mystery.
The signs are dead, the fountains dry,
The stairwell lights have said goodbye.
A light goes out. We must align!
First form a team, then redesign.
A steering group, a weekly call,
A PowerPoint explaining all.
A CL30 says, "Just leave!"
Such leadership! We all believe!
Submit a ticket, wait a year,
The problem's solved when you disappear.
Our campus shines, our standards soar,
Just watch your step on garage floor four.
The parking management system was already outdated when it was installed back when the campus was built.. We were sold old tech and the decision makers at the time didn't know any better.
The system has been on life-support for a very long time.
@ab garages rarely full? What are you talking about? If I don’t come in early it is very hard to find a spot to park.
@g6 the parking garage stairs are nasty as is the garbage that is beginning to accumulate throughout the garage. I guess they want the Indians to feel at home.
@c9
To the CL30… XOM is a laughing stock among the contracting community. They’ll take our money but when they come to Campus for business meetings, they notice this “big beautiful campus” but also notice how the garage stairs haven’t been washed in years and trash is over flowing. They also see the conference rooms with random cups etc left there. Point is, XOM wants all the “best in class” but is too cheap to maintain it. The little things matter and honestly, mgmt doesn’t care and neither do the employees. This is the culture that you and your exec friends are cultivating… good luck on the sinking ship.
I’ve been wondering how long one of the garage stair lights is going to be out.
@c9 so share some inside info Mr cl30. Enlighten us peasants.
@ay.. facts abt me: US born & raised, CL30 with inside information. Clearly we have the $$ to fix, did you hear the earnings call today! Nah, you probably didn’t bother to listen. If malfunctioning lights and water fountains bothers you that much, you are free to leave. Alternatively, stop the basic, low intelligence whining.
Yeah this sh-t and the perpetually broken fountains are an embarrassment. We’re a fu--ing engineering and technology company and can’t keep our own sh-t running.
Like ok sure it’s not the instrumentation group’s job or whatever to maintain the parking lot, but they’re RIGHT FU--ING THERE ON CAMPUS and tf else they gonna do all day, sit in meetings and rot?
Exxon’s refusal to literally use our resources usefully is so stupid.
I’m sure this is a metaphor or something.. point is, we have so much bloat and invented-from-nothing red tape that even our parking garage lights can’t get fixed without hiring a committee or some sh-t.
"Don’t we have instrumentation and controls engineers?"... We also own a Pipeline Company and can't maintain the fountains.
Consider why the lighting system was originally put in place. When the garages were operating closer to capacity, helping drivers quickly locate available spaces made sense. Today, with the garages rarely full because of reductions and people WFH, the need has disappeared ... you might not find the spot you always park in but keep driving you'll find an open spot on another higher level. Ongoing maintenance and repairs are probably part of the equation too. Making sure all the lights work in the garage is not a priority. If it's that important to you, buy your spot via the United Way raffle.