I don’t understand and am a bit too paranoid, but if I go for the PIP am I also signing away my right to Sue like on PIL?
401K - cashing out at 50. (The Forehead Man)
Stupidly let a 20-year 401K lay easy and took my 7% match in kind. But it was anything but kind. At one point, XOM was 70% of this nest-egg. At 50, will be about 45%. All in one year. Price of a house. Cashing out if some more s—ers punch... — read more
Did I make the right choice?
In 2018, I was offered a role at Exxonmobil UK in Leatherhead as a graduate in the LNG team. I didn't take the offer as I had a massive fall out with a friend who got rejected after the internship at XOM and for some reason hated me because I was... — read more
Meritocracy at it's best
ExxonMobil's CEO and chairman received a fat stock bonus rewarding himself for positioning the company where it is today. By all measures of meritocracy, his performance was lousy. Meanwhile, hard workers who did their best every day to make a... — read more
Up and down votes meaningless
Someone has written a script to Up! and down vote comments. You can no longer trust what you see for the up and down votes.
2020 bonus
When can I expect to receive my 2020 bonus? My supervisor still hasn't brought it up and we're already almost halfway through January
2021 Winner looks like Chevron
https://www.google.com/amp/s/finance.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/exxonmobil-chevron-stock-gain-big-152903950.html
Morgan Stanley’s a joke
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.barrons.com/amp/articles/chevron-stock-is-a-better-deal-than-exxon-mobils-51554197400
Better adjust your mindset now
Hypocrisy is endlessly complaining about a company you call inept and corrupt, yet complaining because they can’t give you a job for life. Name one oil company that did not have layoffs last year. You can’t. Name one company that doesn’t enforce... — read more
Here you go
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/exxon-mobil-stock-rises-after-morgan-stanley-analyst-turns-bullish-now-calls-it-the-top-pick-over-chevron-2021-01-11?mod=home-page
Red Flags at Exxon Mobil (2016)
This analysis was written in 2016 and while it contains bias, many of the comments are truthful. Most of us are loyal to a fault, but is this company showing signs of the next Enron? Greed & fear drove that company's demise. Is XOMs fate the same?... — read more
A culture full of hypocrisies
A few facts showing what kind of leadership and culture at XOM is: Advocating campus safety with all kinds of bs like enforcing holding the handrail, yet using management to threaten/force employees to go back to campus while ignoring the... — read more
I thought Exxonmobil was all about safety
I have been feeling very unsafe going into the office and fear repercussion if I say something I try to work from home some days during my week but my Supervisors supervisor always asks questions about why I work from home. They say there are... — read more
Pension
Do you get to take your pension if you’re vested and laid off? terminated via PIP/ PIL? Resigned? Thanks
How ‘bout them apples?
Any changes in UIS, RTD worthwhile after this mini-re-reorg? I can’t tell whether anything is changing for the better. Have you seen any toxic exec or manager leave?
XOM/XTO How to run a business
2017: XTO relocation to XOM Spring campus 2018: Big reorg, surplus managers from XOM inserted into XTO, imposing significant budget constraints and additional cost 2019: XTO managers replaced by XOM managers 2020: New XTO president (from... — read more
Not sure why I took the position
Less than 3 years ago I took a position at XOM straight out of college. The recruiter at the time said I had the potential for career growth and that the baseline pay was the best in the industry - with possible merit increases along the way. Was... — read more
Thelayoff forums XOM vs CVX
Recently I was curious about layoffs at Chevron since we have been using them as benchmark for almost every area. Reading through about 20+ threads on their forum, I quickly saw obvious differences between the two groups. Unlike this XOM... — read more
Thinking about EM
Start of quote: Investors’ attention turned to human capital issues in 2020 as COVID-19 took hold – including the treatment of staff and other stakeholders, as well as dividend policy and executive pay in cases where companies have received taxpayer... — read more
Feed for Reading! Apology for a long text!
Quote: Investors’ attention turned to human capital issues in 2020 as COVID-19 took hold – including the treatment of staff and other stakeholders, as well as dividend policy and executive pay in cases where companies have received taxpayer... — read more
Guyana
Any Guyana folks on here? Considering an expat assignment from US... What do you wish you knew beforehand? What is life like? What is total +% on take home pay? Any information is appreciated..
Has anyone went to work for Koch industries? If so is it good culture?
I have an interview coming up.
Exxon reveals full scope of emissions for first time
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-01-05/exxon-reveals-full-scope-of-emissions-for-first-time Exxon Mobil Corp. disclosed emissions data on customers’ use of its fuels and other products for the first time after coming under... — read more
"We don't hire for a job...we hire for a career" Darren Woods
18:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=TYO73v39hdo Dear Darren....I don't believe anything you say anymore. Please sell off whatever is needed to get out of debt and get the stock price up so I can sell my shares. Thanks
Layoffs before March?
How certain are we that the next round of cuts will not happen before March? I haven't been here for long so I'm not sure how's Exxon with sudden, unannounced layoffs. Should I be worried or should I try to de-stress for the next couple of months... — read more
Employee treatment
One thing I've noticed about Exxon is that the longer I've been here, the less appreciated I've felt. Other companies make sure to reward experience and good work but not this place. And then they're shocked when people walk away the first chance... — read more
Union @ Google
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/01/04/tech/google-alphabet-union/index.html
How many people are leaving this month because you get your vacation entitlement and no reason to stay on the sinking ship
Perfect time to leave after snagging all your vacation on January 1. I got laid off but that was my plan B. Hopefully a lot of folks decide to do it (assuming they can afford to be without work for a bit) because assuming your situation is... — read more
The company made me burn out, then laid me off
As a mid career employee, I was laid off in early December. I was not surprised given my low ranking over the past few years. But now that I have had a month to process it all, I can't help but reflect on how I was trapped in a hopeless mental cycle... — read more
Find out how much your foreign (H1B) Replacement makes!
Found this H1B database that shows the title, location, salary of people who companies file H1Bs for. Make sure to search under the different EM organizations, such as... — read more
Will new hires be assesessed this year?
Will they let NSI new hires ago during rankings?
How long do you think it will take you to find your next job ?
If you were just notified in December ? Honestly ? Are you planning to have interviews soon ? Or will you be taking some more time off ?
Who coulda seen it coming - Oilbearing Fields Forever
My great great grandpa got a degree in Whaling Economics back in 1877 - from Harvard. He eventually went into the dry goods business. Confused about the fields to avoid? Read... — read more
True no contact order?
Is it true that HR gives A directive to managers to not communicate at all with subordinates who’ve been let go?
XOM Lay off Criteria
OK folks, What were the actual criteria used to make lay off decisions? 70% skills and fit 30% current and past performance almost certainly were not applied. Too many folks with critical technical skills and middle third / very good... — read more
2020 - what a wild ride. XOM laid me off (at 29), but I cracked $1MM thanks to my bitcoin/stock holdings.
What a crazy weird year. I lost my 6 figure job, still unemployed since July, and somehow I'm worth more than ever. I just needed to vent somewhere anonymously. I thought reaching $1MM would be more exciting, but it's just passing a number.
Exxon - Focus Areas to Improve
Exxon troubles are due to many many reasons including failing on the fundamentals. From what I have seen, one of the failed fundamentals is the global practice of internal appointments resulting in the wrong people moving into important roles. We... — read more
XOM Resume Review
There is an outpouring of support offers on LinkedIn from those not (yet) laid off to those laid off recently. The most common service offered is resume editing. What qualifications do these people have for that. Aren't the poor folks who got let... — read more
For people talking of leaving O&G to go to Tech is the change in environment, culture not an issue for you?
Switching from a ChE or ME role to a software engineer or tech project manager role seems night and day to me. Some people love being out in the field, working with the control room, and everything else plant engineering comes with. For anyone who... — read more