Once upon a time I had some trust and pride in this company. No more. Management at my site are running scared, desperately looking for the right butt to kiss, even more hopelessly risk averse than ever and clearly more preoccupied with their own... — read more 

Then we can all come in, collaborate, and make the company great again after the pandemic. Seems like a no brainer to help with our two main problems - cost and productivity.

How many of you have seen your supervisors and managers are getting more excited and empowered now than ever before? This new performance evaluation system and headcount reduction have given them absolute power and control. They think they are God... — read more 

Up to 1,900 workers in the US will lose their jobs as part of those cuts. Most of the impacted roles are in the Houston area. https://www.businessinsider.com/insider-energy-exxon-job-cuts-2020-10 Leaked documents... — read more 

Had XOM been up front about this months ago and followed suit like every other O&G company then it would probably be in a better position today. They would also be in a better position as far as company morale goes if they would have just performed a... — read more 

If you are an employee at yr 14 with the company and part of the involuntary separation, how is the pension works? Payout? Amount?

America is now a nation of addicts, and their d–g of choice is ignorance, blindness, make believe that everything is fine....with them and the nation. Since when did that ever work? Never, not once. This winter will force everyone to drink... — read more 

EM can PIP and PIL us, but dont forget we can too do so to EM. Assessment 20% - Benefits and job sercurity 30% - Management 20% - long term prospect 30% - current and prior performance Do your assessment and give EM 3 months to prove... — read more 

That's on top of major layoffs already announced or reported in the press at Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce (CRM), Allstate (ALL) and CNN owner... https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/business/jobs-white-collar-layoffs/index.html #news... — read more 

I must say it was a pleasure listening the Q&A section during todays earnings call. A big applause to the analyst from Bank of America, he delivered a master class in savagery. He simply destroyed our folks with the dividend question. I felt hopeless... — read more 

ExxonMobil announced today that it may write down $30 billion of its US shale assets. Oh well, better late than never. Chevron did this earlier in the year. How long will that dividend hold up?

The company I joined felt like a good and collaborative place to work. The company that dropped a PIPoff on so many undeserving, longtime employees is one I can’t see anyone being proud of. Nothing honorable or ethical about the Big E. Every one of... — read more 

So while being sold on this fair and agnostic numerical system, there is a category worth 30% around for with core values. Any clues on what this vague gem may mean?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exxon-historic-losing-streak-adds-113144017.html Chevron Corp. posted a surprise profit in the third-quarter, while ExxonMobil warned it may take up to $30 billion in write downs.

Honest answer: if you are a part of a group that will be affected, will you be able to fully focus on work the coming month?

and EM starts hiring again - which we all know will have to happen at some point - would you ever consider returning? A former colleague managed to find a new job but he's still always asking me about this place and hoping to come back. And I just... — read more 

Given that “Fitness” or alignment with values is now a key criterion as reported by Business Insider: According to a slide in one of the webinars, Exxon will determine who will be laid off "based on an assessment of critical skills, longterm fit... — read more 

Listening in on Permian forum. Nobody’s strait forward fielded a question yet. They’re fist talking in circles.

Here's to hoping your annual UW contribution comes back around to help.

The current situation got me wondering: do you prefer knowing weeks in advance that layoffs are coming and knowing pretty much all the details but whose names are on the list or do you prefer to not know about layoffs until the day of? The first... — read more 

This is just a rumor but increasing making sense now. XOM's chemical business will be spun off as well.

Exactly like many people expected at the Midland office that there were not layoff at all after the morning speech. We are safe for now, that means the brightest and greatest people work at the Midland office.Not backstabbers and brownosers exist in... — read more 

Okay, guys. Who is the best headhunters to work with? Let's say outside of engineering and engineering. LET'S DO THIS!

25% cuts in GP. Which functions are at highest risk? Obviously cpm. But there’s only 300-400 people in cpm and they won’t completely gut it. So Where are the rest of the cuts coming from? Which “skills” do they value?

I think y'all could use some encouragement right now so here's my story (and its not a rare one by any means): I was let go end of July after only 2 years with the company (came straight from college with a BS in ChemE). I was told I was "Needs... — read more 

Throughout this whole mess I have yet to hear a single executive take any responsibility for how we got here. It’s all market conditions. Imagine the boost to morale we could have if just one executive would admit to making a mistake, if just one... — read more 

Any insight from mgmt on what's next?

Shocking and sad that Ian Carr and other executives found it appropriate to incorporate humor in a teleconference to announce massive layoffs/terminations. #icebergexperts

Our industry and my company ExxonMobil are a wonderful group of amazing professionals. It saddens me as a 25 year veteran of this industry to see how we have devolved. (Worked for 2 majors) Due to many extreme factors, I too face potential... — read more 

Suprised they did not consider FLS’s that are retirement eligible. Especially since they want to reduce headcount.

Am I understanding this correctly? Not retirement age or even close so let’s ignore November voluntary . Sounds like between Dec 1st and 15th, I could be told I can get a sposa but my effective separation date is between February 1st and February... — read more 

To all those fearful right now, Getting laid off (PIPed) in July was the best thing that could’ve happened to me. I was devastated at the time and thought I couldn’t get a job with only 4 years experience and no site experience but 3 weeks later I... — read more 

What a bad joke. Look at all the posts on this board trying to interpret what the layoff announcement means. Leave it to XOM to design a layoff that is obtuse, vague and perplexing. The fact that highly educated people are confused about what... — read more 

Today they announced layoffs for only the non-represented staff. Has anyone heard anything about the plan for Represented employees? Timeline on when to expect it?

Canada is safe now?

Most Affected Maxed out mortgage, bought 10% more house than he can afford. 8 yr Car Loan @$550+ per month Assumed sh!t doesn't happen, not in the oil industry, or not to him. Only happens to other people. Least Affected Bought 50% less... — read more