So many people on here post like they didn’t realize the way the company / world work. If you didn’t realize within a couple of years how the ranking system, HiPos, etc work you weren’t paying attention. I am not justifying it or saying it is right. I do t understand all the people who act surprised though. Seems many were willing to tolerate and look the other way as long as they were not impacted. It is easy to treat employees well when you are wildly profitably. Not so easy when not making any money. You will find it is very very rare for anything different to happen in the world. Tough lesson for some to learn I guess.
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@1bby+1dtzvPv6 people on here like to say this company doesn’t offer any carrots, tell that to the people who were told they were exec potential
A lot of climbers who thought they were the next CEO complaining in this site.
I’ve always found the people at EM that seem truly happy are non-executives with significant passions outside of work that an EM paycheck simply serves as an enabler for. Most executives appear outwardly happy but inwardly miserable for everything they have to sacrifice to meet their career goals, while the climbers who don’t make it are probably the most miserable of all.
People want to be blind. They want to not see or look into the details. It’s easier for them if they don’t see. This tactic is used in education to large companies.
The problem was Covid shined light on matters them at we hid from ourselves and others. It made the light come on in the dark room and you could no longer deny it was a torture room not a beautiful meadow.
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Agree. Soon I learn about this culture I was out too.
As soon as I experienced the way this company worked, back in 2014 after 4 years of employment, I left this cultural dumpster fire and never looked back.
Exxon is doomed unless it hires a new leadership team from outside the organization, takes a blow torch to the synchophant managers who game the system and destroy morale, and keep the super technical talent to solve the energy problems 21st century. Otherwise, y’all are doomed. Culture will bring down the great XOM empire.
@vcc+1dtzvPv6 And a couple decades ago oil and gas wasn’t a sunset industry hated by the public and struggling to make a profit. The good old days are gone and won’t be returning. Wake up and smell the #netzero
There are about to be a massive number of losers as we electrify everything. Mechanics, auto parts stores, oil change and emissions shops, muffler shops, small engine parts and repair stores. All are going to disappear as quickly as Blockbuster.
I am not saying it is right but it is obvious that will happen. Engine one has us by the ba--s and the public supports them. Laws will be passed. The board will be replaced. We will be further weakened. It won’t be pretty. I for one am not sticking around as the company goes further down the toilet bowl. .
Sounds like the EM Culture Manager indeed. Apparently, EM has embarked on a cultural mission to toughen its employees and get them ready for the real world by eliminating as much as possible from the original deal and then getting their managers to add insult to to injury.
You’ve got it wrong, OP. A few decades ago Exxon had the same structural problems that is has today (such as the disastrous ranking system), but it also had a number of great things that evened the balance:
- Great training an experienced peers from whom to learn
- Best job security in the oil industry (that doesn’t mean no layoffs)
- A real shot to a nice pension for regular workers
EM has now eliminated all of these three positives. That change is what people complain about, not that the world is unfair and we expect the company to be warm and fuzzy.
This line of reasoning, “The world is tough so suck it up and shut up” is management BS that we hear more and more often from company propagandists like the OP. It only emphasizes that EM is not a normal company now, but a vicious pit of toxicity.