Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

Experienced hire that didn't burn bridges with former employer/bosses. I let them know how their failures to do more for me convinced me that leaving was the best option for me. I did NOT lick their boots and the bridge on my way out. Years later I continue to be happy with my decision to leave & join XOM.

What I am seeing on LinkedIn now is embarrassing self-aggrandizement. Have some self-respect already!

Most sensible thing to do above all may be - 1. Make peace with yourself to accept it as is (even though most are great people faithlessly mistreated by the employer). Nowadays (for decades), a job is just a contract, not a career; 2. Hold your head high and back straight with a smile on your face when you leave; 3. Not expressing any grudge or complaint against the employer when saying goodbye to your boss and friends at work. If you manage to do these, you will truly find peace in yourself and move on to a greener pasture. Those who are left behind will see your employer through and through. Best luck!

@1nai+1bS9skYx, that is greatness, thanks for the laugh!!

LinkDin is the faceb00k of professionals.
With no real profession about anything.

I saw the best reply to an “I’m leaving” LinkedIn post today:
Does anyone still work at ExxonMobil?

Freaking hilarious!

Ring the Valdez bell
Ding! Ding! Ding!

Two things can be truth at the same time. You can appreciate the good times, and shared experiences with great people you met at Exxon while also moving on to another adventure. We are complex beings, and it's OK to have multiple emotions about Exxon

Kudos to the first who'd say "I'm finally free!!!"

And woe to those who still boasts of their past glory.

If I were to leave the company, my LinkedIn post would be to say goodbye to and thank all the great people whom I worked with, taught me the ropes and made my time here bearable. I won't say a single thing about the company.

Only true champions skip taking their picture in front of the Cube and take it in front of the Valdez Bell in the Hallways under Energy. First one to do it will achieve legendary status. Come on, I know one of you wild b@st@rds will do it!!!

I agree with those saying its best to quietly move on without the BS posts on linkedin. It almost seems like a desperate need for attention and acknowledgment. My take is, if you really want to make a splash then land a bad a-s job or start a successful business. Then people will realize you mean business and are not a clown.

I was one of those PIP’d, passed, and then a month later laid off. I managed to get a great job starting right after my garden leave. Of course I’m proud about that, but never did I mention it. Never sent a goodbye email or some brown nosing post on LinkedIn about how much EM benefited me. Truth is, of course I benefited from EM, I learned everything I know professionally from it. But, am I indebted to it? He** no. Do I need to gloat about it? Absolutely not. I really don’t get why people leaving EM gush so hard over the company. Because, the org only really considers you a #, a cog of thousands in the big oil extracting wheel. It’s about being humble, not humble-bragging. I shake my head every time I see a new LinkedIn post gloating about how great mama Exxon was to them. F that noise, GTFO. However, does make me grin knowing so many regretted losses are happening. Irreversible damage has been done. Wishing the best for everyone remaining, company has gone to complete sh!t. Seriously, though, stop the bs LinkedIn posting, it’s very cringe.

Silence is golden. It speaks volumes. Some of us just left. No email no nothing. My momma always said if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all. Good advice.

They are just trying to play the game. I hold no hard feelings one way or another. Hope they land another gig. Best not to let it bother you so much.

Many people just update their job and say nothing. You don’t notice them, espresso because they can choose to not even have that change be an alert to their connections. You only notice the annoying ones, which skews your perception.

• and these are those same people that never before commented on their other colleagues posts or offered support when those colleagues got pipped and laid off last year. Now they are in those shoes and collecting others sympathies. Also, those XOM people commenting on these posts have one thing in common. They only comment on those posts that benefit them or make them look good in front of XOM mgmt. Given, this people are not best assets at XOM and I am included. It is just a paycheck.

So true! Calling it annoying is an understatement!