Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

Honestly I have never done an IDP and am close to retirement. Sounds like a waste of time. It would require follow through by supervisors and D&S. Both are only focused on developing the hipos.

@da come on man. Ge-z. Saying there is no ultimate potential is like saying the new five categories for ranking eliminated the top third middle third bottom third. It is just new words for the same thing.

Potential is no longer a thing. They dont want it because it historically was tied ti CL. The new term is Career Objective, a role like Geologist-Expert (Professional. path), or Geologist - Senior Principal (SCE path). Again, Career Objective is not tied to CL directly. They are loosely because to get to Expert by the end of a career, you'll be in the CL27-29 range. The company thinks that having these roles/titles being ambiguous with respect to CL, that the rank and file will be happier getting to our ultimate objective instead of higher CLs. In my opinion, IDP will set the sills and experiences that guide management to develop individuals to thier Career Objective (the stated purpose of IDP) but more importanly inform the Councils what your Carrer Objective should be. I think the Councils will have too much influence in that respect.

Just a carrot you will never get to.

@ac TOTAL BS POST. No hipos get picked ten years in. Nice story. Also hipos don’t get OWD every year. O yes but not OWD.

Ultimate potential is set by what someone thinks of you. Visibility early in career determines your trajectory. Just look around and you will see every single HiPo was picked because they were on the right project early on and had the looks that someone could foresee them as leaders of the future.

The chosen are moved every two years or every year. The undesirable are stuck forever. No mater how hard you try your future is out of your control.

@ac a very humble post sponsored by Human Resources and DW....just keep chasing your dreams folks. Haha.

Just this year I got picked up as a high performer. This is my 10th year with XOM and until recently I was always ranked G/VG/E. Then I moved to this new group where I’ve really thrived. Been ranked OWD year after year after year. Moved job roles within the same division and the OWD continues.

For me, what changed was I found something I was passionate about and just kept pushing and pushing. Eager to be involved. Eager to introduce new things. Always speaking up in meetings and sharing with the group.

Starting last year my boss started using words like “high performer” in our 1:1s. This year I was assigned a sponsor. I didn’t even know that was a real thing. It is. An actual assigned, formal sponsor who is now in charge of guiding my career. They tell me I’m being lined up for a career potential at the executive level.

I’m still the same guy who was getting ranked G/VG/E in those other groups in previous years. I’m maybe working a bit harder but that’s mostly bc I actually enjoy my job now. What’s really changed is I found a group that appreciates my contributions and celebrates my successes.

Idk how long this will last. I have these anxieties that one day they’ll realize I still spend hours wasting time watching YouTube or scrolling Reddit at work, that I’m still just a regular employee, and I’ll get dropped.

But I guess it’s shown me that it’s not so much about what you do, but about having the good luck to find a group and space where you can be passionate and that celebrates your contributions.

Just remember it is all driven by their view of your ultimate potential. No need to develop people or put effort into people with a low ultimate potential.

I have never had a good experience with it. They always bring up business need and dynamic environment. Meanwhile hipos have their next three moves planned out and happens like clockwork.