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Resignation email
For those of you who have resigned did you copy hr in the email? Something came up today and I am convinced that I must now leave and my last day would be tomorrow I feel so relieved and I am emailing my supervisor and his supervisor. Do I need to... — read more
What will EMRE look like in 2022
Can the corporation continue to dump money into EMRE in this environment, what is the corporation getting for this investment. ,overhead is outrageous, cuts will continue, and high cost locations are in the cross hairs, moral is at an all time low in... — read more
Exxon sunk from the premier company in the oil industry to being second rate
The oil business (especially the upstream) will be contracting during the next decades EM has instituted a new system where the employees’ careers are a mix of musical chairs and gladiator games (commonly known as Hunger Games) Unlike any other... — read more
ExxonMobil expects to restore 401K retirement match and does not plan another "MAJOR" layoff.
Exxon expects to restore retirement match, avoid a "large" layoffs: CEO 31 March 2021 Reuters Staff (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil expects to restore its contribution to the U.S. employee retirement savings plan this year and does not plan another... — read more
No more recommendations
When's the last time you told somebody who was looking for a job to apply at Exxon because it's a great place to work with great pay and benefits? I used to do that all the time years ago. I even put in a good word for a few folks. These days all I... — read more
Big news coming out today
I have been hearing rumors there is big news coming out today about additional job cuts. I am quite anxious. Anyone know anything concrete?
Are ExxonMobil folks cyborgs?
Like is there something different or a process that happens the longer you work here. It looks like all those feel good feeling that make us human are replaced with robotic actions that lack decency and kindness and are filled with disclaimers. The... — read more
Rewarded for failure
Imagine if all of us worked like our leadership does and still got paid not just our regular pay but also huge bonuses. Screwing up the company again and again and getting rewarded for it. How long do you think that would last? How long before all of... — read more
EM employees selling homes in Woodlands/Spring area?
I wanted ask people on this layoff site about what is going on in real estate in The Woodlands/Spring area. I ask since I know that many on this board have had to leave EM due to the crash in oil prices. I’m not a troll since I worked at a... — read more
Need your thoughts
I have noticed my supervisor has started emailing me and copying her supervisor on all emails while bombarding me with questions. Her questions are always directed to make me look bad and throw me under the bus for something that isn’t my fault. I... — read more
Coming for experienced engineers who are technical not managers
The PIP this year will be heavy on targeting experienced engineers who aren’t managers. The technical job ladder is dead. If you are over 40 you have a huge target on your back now and every year going forward.
B00mers
I got mine - good luck everyone!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hekDuCBxCc
Why is an "employee" town hall so secret?
I'm an experienced hire. I've worked at a few oil companies, even a couple other majors. This is the only place where when the ceo speaks its not scheduled or encouraged to watch or attend. Whats the deal? Why can't he face an unscreened crowd... — read more
Another JV Ends in the MIddle East in December 2021
Qatar Petroleum unwinding LNG joint venture Qatar Petroleum will not be renewing its Qatargas Liquefied Natural Gas Co. Ltd joint venture with affiliates of Total SE, ExxonMobil, Marubeni, and Mitsui Group when it expires Dec. 31, 2021. Qatar... — read more
You don't have a future here
Let's face it, our future consists of falling profits and accompanying constant layoffs to compensate for those drops. Even those who might consider themselves safe right now will no longer be in that category three, four or five years from now. This... — read more
KL, Singapore, Curitiba, BA, Bangalore
My observation on the XOM board is that most of the posters and commenters are from North America and most of the posts reflect how things are at XOM from a US perspective. I hardly see any posts or comments from our peers located at GBCs at KL... — read more
Never be too honest, straight trees are cut first
Lesson learnt - if you consider yourself to be a honest and hard-working employee, this isn't the company for you. The narcissts, a—kissers, backstabbers, talkers and knowledge fakers will degrade you.
Employees code language to let you know working at a place will s---
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanschocket2/job-interview-red-flags-reddit
Anyone making the move or thinking about moving to natural gas?
Nat has distribution such as Oneok, Kinder Morgan, Williams etc
Hughes Landing Comedy
So according to our local newspaper ExxonMobil has defaulted on a contract and now owes $4 million to Montgomery County. This is because they had a contract to maintain a certain level of occupancy at one of the Hughes Landing buildings. The article... — read more
Status of HR function in 2021
I know that almost half of U.S. HR was either laid off or NSI’d in the past several months. Are they going to fully outsource what’s left of HR to a managed service provider? I know they have continued to offshore work to lower cost countries. — read more
Are we a better company then we were nine months ago?
After the layoffs, the fake failed PIPs, firings...has anything, and I mean ANYTHING improved?
“Required” 360 feedback
I for one am glad they are finally at least saying this is mandatory. Too bad it’s taken so long. I’ve had more than one boss who had no business managing people and should’ve been sent back to IC roles years if not decades ago.
"Silver bullet" formula
Guys and gals, I hope you havent forgotten that this is the same company and HR team led by Tracy G. that up with a silver bullet formula to decide who will be kept and let go during involuntary layoffs. The formula was based on a score weight given... — read more
Savings Plan company match to be restored on April 1!!!
There is a rumor going around that the 7% company match in the Savings Plan will be reinstated on April 1! Are you hearing the same thing? If true, this really changes my opinion of ExxonMobil for the better!!
Renewables and Energy Transition
Renewables are mostly on par or even cheaper than O&G in some regions, especially once your beloved oil prices come back as everyone keeps saying they will. Ya see, if prices go up, then renewables become even more competitive. It's a zero sums game... — read more
Enough with buzzwords!
New manager is all about buzzwords - we have to be more agile, we have to think outside of the box, make sure there's synergy blah blah blah... but when we ask him something work related, something he should have to know considering his position he... — read more
Singapore Redundancy - Assessment criteria
ExxonMobil Singapore just had its redundancy exercise. The assessment criteria used is 30% past 3 years performance apprisal and 70% long term fit with company values. The 70% is extremely qualitative where it is subjected to an individual's... — read more
Morale
Is morale at an all-time low?
Salary is not important
Raise your hands if you ever heard someone from management say “salary is not important”.
Vacation payout?
For those who quit, how does unused vacation get handled? Do you get it paid out? And also do you get to keep your Roth 401k account if you quit or do they just write you a check of the balance? Thank you
If you get PIP'd start your exit immediately
When I got PIP'd last year the first thing I did was go to the campus on the weekend and clean out my desk. I also took some other company property I wanted along with some PC peripherals. The company never even knew. I also emailed myself any... — read more
What are we doing right
We all know all the wrong things Exxon led by this management has been doing for the past several years but is there anything the company has been doing well? Something you think is actually working and we should continue doing it? Does something... — read more
Help yourselves achieve job security
I've noticed that one of the biggest complaints about XOM these days is lack of job security and that's solvable. If you make sure you are easily employable than you've created your own job security and you can stop stressing over something you have... — read more
Assume best intentions....
Does that phrase apply to our normal business anymore or has it been squeezed out by all the poor morale, mistrust and people simply focused on watching out for their families by exploring the job market?
Questions about NSI and PIL
I'm located in the United States and become eligible for retirement in September of this year. If I do not turn in a PDS, would that automatically get me put in the NSI bucket? Notification of NSI ranking would come sometime in July I... — read more