I write equipment strategies. Yup - those things. Recent hire. High cost location. Any recommendations on surviving TMTS or is the doom impending?

It would be good for the corporation to bump the top quint down to a lower level every so often to keep them sharp and on their game.

Does anyone have recommendations for a company or person that helps to write a resume?

Is anyone considering changing careers to Data Science? Any advice? Did you do a bootcamp? Any recommendations?

I’ve been hearing about restricted stock units being issued to certain employees. Any one can shed the light on how much RSUs are given at different CL level? I heard this starts at CL26, how does it change along with CL increase and what rank... — read more 

I was in a rude shock when my manager called up and told me that I can leave or need to go through the Pee(sorry PIP!) even though I was receiving excellent feedback regarding the quality & quantity of my work throughout last year (not from the... — read more 

I’ve been sitting in on the various management meetings and it is obvious to me that management has no clue how to cut costs. Their best ideas include shortening the length of meetings. I have a revolutionary idea. How about we get rid of some of the... — read more 

What is it? More layoffs and when? Any other info?

Oh how quickly the tag line of our recruiting teams has changed. I actually believed the oft repeated career for life, loyalty to company, etc lines. Pretty interesting to hear VPs saying they will use the PIP every year now.

I'm looking forward to the unbridled excitement of taking stairs without holding on to the hand rails....who am I kidding, I never used the railings ;-)

Wanted to share some positivity and joy in this forum.

I heard there was salary freezes but was there official communication? Based on the total remuneration concept it is supposed to be independent of market conditions. However, seeing everything that has happened this year I’m assuming that doesn’t... — read more 

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/07/big-oil-laggard-exxon-faces-new-climate-threat-activist-investors.html?fbclid=IwAR3BGNCgBXM6Ew6bDQwPxpnLdoHD-cYC6mfEScf0wnxHNTpshefWsgI_wMw

Chemicals manufacturing was spared from layoffs this round. WIll this be the same next year?

Based on this (you know how news evolves): https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/529926-texas-gop-chair-appears-to-suggest-secession-after-scotus-rejects Perhaps pay-rates in Spring can get more bengalaru-level. No more layoffs! And... — read more 

Thanks you ExxonMobil Board of Directors for distribution of the 4Q 2020 dividend to shareholders of record. This record of dividends, warrants and distributions dates back to 1911, clearly demonstrating both the historical and ongoing value the... — read more 

And we are not going to get that green cash by building freakin' windmills. What sense does it make for us to get into the saturated, low-margin windmill market? That's not going to save this company. Sell the superfulous c-ap and get us back to... — read more 

BTCX just announced a communications team, I know they meet often and now making videos and putting tv screens all over the CAB and MOB next. Why waste valuable resources and time doing these id–tic initiatives!? Baytown has to always form a... — read more 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Exxon-Mobil-to-lay-off-723-Houston-area-employees-15795122.php?fbclid=IwAR3GP80inBsu6hZf-0S4jx-pZa8TZnn5KG-K2B5S0S4VytfBNsxRj3APBDU

By reading at LinkedIn, you may think an asteroid hit. It's all passive voice, and even "leaders" speak as if they are bystanders and witnesses. "Colleagues have been impacted" "were made redundant" "We watched so many leave" "If you've been... — read more 

So now investors want more cuts in spending which we all know means more layoffs. We just experience a brutal round and now they're telling us there could be more? Is this what working at XOM has come down to? Layoff after layoff after layoff? And... — read more 

Does anyone know if any Houston EMIT managers, supervisors, or SDMs got involuntary separated? I just hear of individual contributors......

I am hoping to give an objective view here. I am not in a bad spot with Imperial, but wish I had left earlier. Have been looking to bail for 5 years now, since the last bust, but the generalist experience results into almost no interview calls... — read more 

It's getting more and more difficult to stay motivated working here. If you are in a high cost location like the Houston Campus, it is becoming quickly evident that everything is about GBC's. You are just a human resource for a means to an end. Train... — read more 

Go away and ruin someone else's fun.

Put aside the Yes, Sir person, brownoser, snitcher, kiss@ss, Exxon drone, etc . adjectives that I know it is true, but How does Exxon define "align to the Exxon Culture"?. I have heard managers and supervisors talking about Exxon culture, alignment... — read more 

If XOM management wouldn’t do anything about the Dennison survey that they paid millions for, what makes you think they’ll take any action based on anonymous comments on a layoff site?

I was getting excellent feedback from all knowledgeable others, but did not agree with EMRE and my bosses who were lacking experience and were making mistakes. ExxonMobil is the only company I know where there are are so many SLSs and FLSs etc who... — read more 

Based on what I’ve seen with our layoffs up here, the vast majority of our layoffs have been people of minority, or simply people who don’t fit the white male, cultural mould this company seems to cherish. Is it the same down in the US? — read more 

I hate when leaders use fear tactics to keep their employees in line. It is so lazy. What are we? Kids? Sad. Share your experiences.

I was converted from contractor to full time because I was good and fit the XOM culture. Ranked high. Had multiple different assignment with different technologies, which I picked up and learned in no time and k–led it at my job. Continued to rank... — read more 

This isn't about age discrimination or anything like that. This is about common sense. From what I've seen personally and from the majority of the posts here, most of the people who have been laid off are experienced workers who have been with Exxon... — read more 

Do you find it to be true that experienced hires were targeted in the involuntarily layoffs, PIL or PIP compared to legacy employees? Why or why not? Which XOM department has been hot the hardest?

After seeing how XOM treated their employees. Good employees. I have lost all interest to work hard for this company. When not in meetings, I am using my time to find another job or take training courses to help me find another job. It’s time to... — read more 

Oh the holidays, it's a great time to draft our PADFs. At least that's what my SDM told me during my 1:1. Ugghh!!!

A huge problem I see is people giving little to no rea feedback when they are asked to be an IKO. The end result of this is the supervisor has to just make up whatever they can piece together. If someone asks you to give them an ILO don’t do a half... — read more 

I thought the links below might be helpful for those who didn’t get laid off. https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/layoff-survivor-sickness https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-cope-when-coworkers-lose-their-jobs-1918595 — read more 

Knew I was vested in my pension when I resigned but thought the only option was monthly annuity. Was pleasantly surprised when a package came yesterday (though it says it was prepared November 10 and sent by certified mail) with a lump sum option... — read more 

I’m a lead that lost 4 great teammates, will we be able to see the list of people that got laid off compared to those that didn’t?

Why are they so hellbent on retaining NRE employees ? Are they afraid of lawsuits ? Seems it would be money well spent to offer the service time / age they needed to retire and send them on down the road as retirees.