A lot of prior ones were heavily weighted to early career employees with less than 10 years.
It seems like now a lot of mid career employees with 10-25 years are seeing opportunities shrink and are voting with their feet. Lots of very highly regarded employees and high performers don't see a future with EM. Most who leave do extremely well elsewhere.
Bumped from @bz+1m197mkb2.
More resignations every time I log into linkedin. Many 10-15 year employees which is a new phenomenon. Hitting those in their 40’s with low rankings is pushing people out. People in their 40’s seeing how people in their 50’s are being treated is pushing people out. Younger people who are aware usually leave after their 401k match vests which is nothing new.
@vr It's theater for their new company. I'm not sure who this person is but I've seen it with others I know who have left the company. One guy in particular absolutely hated his boss, his organization and most of the people he worked with. On his LI post announcing his move he was toxically positive about Exxon and all it meant to him. I called him out on it and he said it was all about presenting an image for his new company.
@vr It’s just their nature . when you break a habit, you feel off. They want to make sure no bridges get damaged.
@vn
why people still bootlicking after their departure? I don't understand...
@vd "After 13 wonderful years, I leave ExxonMobil with a heart full of gratitude.
If people ask what I will remember most, it will not be building the industry’s first manufacturing data lake, helping shape our enterprise AI North Star BAMS, or developing our AI agent reference architecture. As meaningful as those milestones were, what I’ll remember most 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲.
To me, ExxonMobil never felt like just a company—it felt like a family. Throughout my career, I experienced that family in many ways. During the industry downturn, I was given the opportunity to learn new disciplines, turning an uncertain time into a chance to grow. When my family’s needs changed, leaders supported my transition from Houston to New Jersey and, over the years, granted multiple relocation exceptions that allowed me to remain there. Across Upstream, Downstream, Low Carbon Solutions, and our 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 (𝗘𝗔𝗜) journey, I had the privilege of learning from generous colleagues and leaders who invested in me not only as a professional, but also as a person.
Those experiences shaped one philosophy that guided much of what I tried to build: 𝗡𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱.
That belief—together with a commitment to lifelong learning and continually reinventing ourselves as technology evolves—motivated me to launch the Corporate 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 and AI Community of Practice (𝗔𝗜.𝗖𝗼𝗣). My goal was never simply to teach AI. It was to help ensure that every colleague—regardless of role or background—had the opportunity to learn, participate, and succeed as AI transformed the way we work. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄’𝘀. Technology creates value only when people grow with it.
To the leaders, mentors, sponsors, teammates, collaborators, and friends who shaped this journey—thank you for your trust, support, encouragement, friendship, and everything you taught me.
Thank you, ExxonMobil. I will always be grateful to have been part of this remarkable journey."
Worked for the company for 30 years. Never once heard the word "sponsor".
@cv it can take a long while to find something else, but you can find better. Don't settle.
It is even worse when you consider that all of the Indian expats you see in Houston and will increase over time going forward are included in the HC10 headcount. And you know they aren’t going to be the ones who are fired!
If you aren’t currently looking for a job and interviewing you soon will be. So many people are in denial about what is coming. The best time to look for your next job is while you still have one kit once they fire you and you have no income coming in. Leave on your own terms and remember it is much better to quit EM and take a job you will be happy at that pays less than to be unfairly fired.
No future in research, innovation is dead, politicians and snakes will thrive
There is no future and people see that. DWW has quoted the 40000 total headcount figure by 2030 so our lords will ensure they meet the target. The HR staffing team are already screaming that we don’t have enough people to fill the needed roles and it’s just going to get worst. They will recruit only from India. Even Budapest and Prague are not safe any longer.
Truth hurts:
Two people I had a lot of respect for left earlier this year, prior to the assessment period. Both 20+ years in their mid/late 40's. Both still ranked well but saw the writing on the wall and jumped when they had opportunities. It's funny how management spins it afterwards, "they weren't a good fit", "their contributions were diminishing". It's going to be interesting to see who they recruit over to our competitors.
No raises and no opportunities. Clear plan to offshore our jobs. Constant training of our replacements. What do you expect?
I am in my late 40’s and have almost 20 years with EM. I am interviewing for new jobs. I have no sponsor but am well regarded and have always done well but there is no future.
@az this have changed quickly and in a big way… and for the worse
I never had a sponsor that I knew of. Retired from EM at 65 yo. 35 oilfield years across 15 countries was way way enough for me. Fair EM retirement package. I am not rich, never will be. Just a guy, a now old former EM engineer with a calculator; nothing that special ( my wife thinks I am special:) .
Looks like things have changed since crew change.
Peace
Very logical and predictable.
Any employee at 10 years without a Sponsor can see the likelihood of being pushed down to NSI either by attrition or by bad luck of an unfortunate transfer to a hateful boss or into a tight team that only requested an additional employee to have a PIP sacrifice.
Get out at first opportunity.
The rug has been pulled. Anyone under 25 years with the company is realizing there is no future/no point to staying here