I have never come across a worse oxymoron than this within a system that has been described in these boards as Soviet-style. In a free-thinking culture, it is possible but in an centrally controlled system, where there are “yes-men”, how is that one... — read more 

A lot of smart people at Exxonmobil have and will be cut. I hope the people who are cut take the opportunity to progress in the world for something bigger. You do not need to work for arrogant bullies to earn decent pay. There are companies that... — read more 

This would require G&G skills and help keep demand for natural gas. Those are our core skills and core business. Instead of algae why don't we drive thee future towards reforming natural gas into hydrogen and burying the CO2. We know how to do... — read more 

Every time I heard these acronyms during the meeting, I wanted to say - why are we getting tortured by these but couldn’t say that in front of the management m0re-0ns. At least I can do this on this board. What a waste of time and money! They... — read more 

What does the severance package look like for non management & low level management employees?

I remember reading about this a while ago that we were piloting carbon capture. Using fuel cells at an industrial level. Has this gone anywhere or is it again green washing just like the algae?

Hi all. What industries/jobs are you planning to apply to if things don’t work out at EM? Are you proactively applying or waiting until we hear back? I am a petroleum engineer by education and thinking to do something in the projects/commercial... — read more 

In these times when we all have to do our bit to save the company money, I am still expected to go to meeting after meeting and seeing umpteen on the screen for an hour when a simple one on one phone call would’ve done the trick. That cost the... — read more 

Red flags everywhere https://www.glassdoor.com/blog/7-companies-you-should-never-work-for/ h

XOM is not a victim of Covid or oversupply, it is a victim of years of poor management decisions, a toxic work culture, incredibly wasteful work practices, and arrogance. Sure, Covid added to the pain, but XOM was in for a major correction long... — read more 

I went from praying to not be laid off to praying to being laid off. What they're doing amounts to a kind of torture - keeping us in suspense like this for weeks (or more like months.) I've started taking Xanax, and I know I'm not the only one... — read more 

On the FAQ it states that folks affected will be notified on December 1-15th but be on payroll until February 1-15th. Are they wanting us to work/handover in those two months or do we pack our bags and go home but still getting paid until February?... — read more 

ExxonMobil Virtual Career Fair will go live on November 10- November 11 ( Tuesday & Wednesday) from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Asian Pacific Time zone) . Our Recruitment Team is looking forward to meeting you! Hiring Countries: Malaysia, India... — read more 

It’s been a long time since my first day at ExxonMobil. Does anyone know what exactly a new employee signs? Mandatory arbitration? Noncompete clauses?

Does anyone truly know if you can volunteer to leave and take the severance?

I work in the XTO Central business unit and we received an email from the area Sr. Foreman today that goes as follows: OKC Meeting Morning, Myself and all Foreman will be heading to OKC today for a Safety Stand Down meeting in the morning. Any... — read more 

Yes, this is not a good time for the company. But it's the same thing with the majority of corporations worldwide. Something like this is unprecedented in modern history. And Exxon is still too big to fall victim to it. This might not be our time... — read more 

What is the strategy? Where is the leadership? In Q2 2013, Exxon was the most valuable company in the world by market cap, ahead of Apple. A few days ago it was overtaken by NextEra Energy Inc.. If this trend continues, this layoff board is... — read more 

Do you think our supervisors already know if we are getting laid off? Has the list even been made yet? Not that it makes much sense but I can't help it. Layoffs are the only thing I keep thinking about and I know it's going to remain like that until... — read more 

Any supervisor or higher want to shed more light on the status of the involuntary selection and how people are being selected in this so-called “spreadsheet”? All I have to date is an unhelpful email from our supervisor to our section basically... — read more 

I keep coming back to this site hoping to hear news on the layoffs. Any one heard anything at work? Low key, anxiety is getting to me (also, could be my coffee). What about you?

Thoughts?

I got PIPed and left immediately and now working for another company. Is there any benefit of keeping my ExxonMobil gas card? Are there any discounts for past employees when ExxonMobil gas card is used? I am thinking of getting rid of it. ... — read more 

Here waking up on a Monday morning in Houston and little to no motivation walking over to my work laptop. Depressing cause before this announcement, even with everything else going on, I still had decent morale and motivation.

I never understood people who leave ahead of likely layoffs and I've said it before, but this takes the cake. We know when layoffs are going to happen. We know for a fact our department will be hit. And yet a coworker told us ahead of the weekend he... — read more 

What are your biggest concerns with the process being used to identify who to cut?

What are your predictions for the next 5 years? 2019: 8% PIP no savings plan match, no training 2020: 30% layoff + 8% PIP, no raises, no savings plan match, no training 2021: 8% PIP, no raises, no savings plan match, no training 2022: 8% PIP... — read more 

Many rumors that some groups in Houston are having zero cuts. Doesn't seem right when other groups are taking hits of 30%. Is this true? How?

If you're asked to move to Midland just say no unless you want to take a huge pay cut. When I moved to Midland several years ago I was promised a 20% cost of living premium. This along with the 7% savings plan is now gone so I'm making 27% less... — read more 

With many employees leaving now, thinking of leaving or have been PILed already, can we post here what are reasonable salaries to expect during job hunt? This will help everyone what to ask for as a salary during an interview and what to expect and... — read more 

Any insight on when the Canadian staffing analysis (aka reductions) will be announced? I would assume similar or maybe larger cuts compared to US upstream.

Greatest CEO in the history of CEOs. Some of his most remarkable and inspiring messages include: I am underpaid and you lowly employees are not worthy to question my compensation I fired a lady for not drinking ExxonMobil kool-aid and... — read more 

Yet another POV... Consolidation is k–ling jobs in US shale industry https://www.dhtnews.com/consolidation-is-k–ling-jobs-in-us-shale-industry-dht-business-news/ Consolidation is k–ling jobs in US shale industry... — read more 

Is the rumor true that Exxon will move people from EMRE to the plants then layoff the remaining EMRE employees in April? I will be moving from EMRE to an operating unit soon. My supervisor told me that I am one of the people Exxon wanted to keep... — read more 

I know it is probably inappropriate to ask but have any of the survivors heard anything about raises during this performance cycle? I know it s—s but I had the best review that I have had in 15 years and would like to get a raise. Especially now... — read more 

Realize that the “downstream white-collar workforce” belongs to the “glory-days” of $40B/year profits and is a misfit in the current world. Based on #1, change and modify the workforce to become a “no-frills” operator. Abandon most... — read more 

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Soooo for those of us Fu*kers that got shown the down through a PIP/PIL, when do we get our vacation paid? Anyone got any info? I've tried to find out through EM Benefits and other places, but it's a circular cell reference of bad info or "I'll look... — read more 

They seem to be quite interested in how Exxon is doing: https://www.businessinsider.com/exxon-global-cost-cutting-program-layoffs-job-cuts #ExxonMobilNews #ExxonMobilCorpNews

When I first hired in many years ago I was amazed at how many 25+ year employees were counting their days to retirement. After putting in over 20 years now myself I now see why. What is most aggravating to me is the complete incompetency of "the... — read more