EM is my first job out of school. I thought it’s a place where I can retire, until I discovered this site. I never stopped learning new skills and looking outside. I will leave soon a much better pay job. Thank you all for sharing the bad stories and saved my career!
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@OP please let the door hit you in the backside while leaving. And what online college did you “graduate” from?
@f1 I hope you’re good at digging ditches, that appears to be a job that is suitable for your intellectual ability
@ej I'm curious what role do you hold at EM? Does your role include the requirement to communicate in written form?
@bk <- don't let this dufus anywhere near Spring. The BTC take over and the heavy accent crowd would eat him/her/it alive.
@OP probably best you’re leaving, you don’t seem capable of basic English grammar.
I would guess maybe something less demanding than ExxonMobil would suit you. You seem like someone who is ExxonMobil NSI material.
Drop off your laptop and badge, later quitter.
@aj great advice from somebody with a full belly and from a whole generation ago, where there was some decency left.
But all in all this guy found out earlier in life where he should be. Instead of seeing people without merits stepping over him. So spare him the guilt trip and be happy. Not because you where miserable and stuck around means everybody has to go through the same thing. Generations before you made life easier for you, and MUST do the same. What I mean is your complacency ruined it for everybody else not because you are selfish, it is because you are a big coward
The sad reality is everything these days is MAGA like in: I am not prepared, I didn't study but I deserve EVERYTHING.
You had guardrails, protections and privileges that are not there there anymore.
If you are going to take the high ground, be honest and don't say half truths. You were never part of the open.space he-l, just for starters, what about dinning, lodging and gym memberships, do I have to keep going?
I know your kind and you disgust me. You are a sorry piece of human being.
I don't recommend EM to anyone except people right out of college. Getting a few years experience, cashing some checks and moving on is the way to go. The lifers here are the sorriest bunch I have ever seen.
You're welcome! But let me tell you a story. When I started with the company over 25 years ago, we used to have happy hour after work. Honestly, it should have been called Sad Hour. It was basically a bunch of people sitting around complaining about management, their jobs, and each other. I was young and enthusiastic, and I remember feeling sorry for them but I didn't let their negativity ruin my experience. Now that I'm older, I understand them a little better. At some point you reach your potential in an organization and simply flatline. The frustration is real. But here's what I've learned. This layoff board is basically an online Sad Hour. People are frustrated, and this is where they come to unload. I wouldn't take everything you read here at face value, or assume another company will be some magical paradise. There will always be politics, cliques, difficult personalities, and people who drive you absolutely nuts. That's just human nature. And in a corporation as enormous as ExxonMobil, it's easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. You're one person in a massive enterprise, and sometimes it's hard to understand where you fit into it all. But here's the most important thing I've learned in 25 years. Your career is supposed to support your life, not become your life. ExxonMobil has been good to me in many ways. I see it as a launching pad, a benefactor that provides the resources for me to build the life I actually want. I give the company my professional skills and time, and in return, it provides me with opportunities and financial security. That's the arrangement. I don't owe it my entire existence. So congratulations on your new opportunity. Just remember to build a life outside of work, wherever you go, because eventually the career ends, the badge stops working, and you still have a whole life to live. And hopefully, something better to do at 5 p.m. than attend an online Sad Hour.
EM used to be a place where you could join out of school and enjoy a diverse and rewarding career. That's no longer the case. Good for you to realize that now and get out while you can advance your career elsewhere.
While you're at it, brush up on your English grammar skills.
Hiring managers, interviewers, and clients notice such things.
Details matter.
Get polished.
@OP pay it forward.