The "new" buzz word: delayering. So far I have only seen an effect on the "bottom" people/layer, which of course is indeed a layer. So, we remove the bottom layer, then the supervisors become the new bottom layer, but ... who are they going to... — read more 

I would like to anonymously report an incident that occurred on the 6th floor on one of the buildings on campus. With the recent panic of potential job loss I have noticed my male colleagues have started behaving more brazen. I was at the printer... — read more 

Since our CEO DW is so bullish on the long-term prospects of Exxon Mobil, I suggest that starting from all Sr. Executives, Executives, Directors, Plant Managers, Refinery Managers, Chief Engineers, Department Heads, Section Heads any body making... — read more 

Walked by a man earlier today and heard him say “well, the CEO announced more layoffs this week, so it’s been interesting.” Well hello there Mr. Sir, it appears we both work for the same amazing company. Interestingly enough, him and both his... — read more 

Mergers and acquisitions are busy throughout North America (Permian and oil sands) where are we? Still haven’t updated / deviated from 2017 plans? Spending all our time and energy on how to spin the “short term delay”? We should be buying everyone up... — read more 

Is the company legally required to report layoffs in Texas? If so, how many days before? My assumption is that this would happy right before the end of the year. Merry Christmas and Happy New year! Woosh!

I’m surprised this was even mentioned! I don’t see anyone who’s energized by this new process regardless of what category the people got. Secondly, it’s hypocritical for DW to say this when he’s basically got away with NSI performance without having... — read more 

At the Americas Fuels Value Chain, this question got the most upvotes: “We have seen over the past 8 years one of the greatest destruction in wealth by the current crop of Managers, VPs, and Management committee. Why do these people remain in... — read more 

If I leave the company on my own, for a new job, will I still receive pay for my unused vacation days? Trying to figure this out and determine whether or not I need to take a long vacation before I give my two/three weeks notice. Thanks!

As I was reflecting about who and what got us here, it’s clear that Darren Woods deserves the recognition: Despite know our situation, choosing to paying dividends that we cannot afford.. leading YOU to be potentially unemployed soon. Felt sick... — read more 

Building on the “how likely is it to retire with a pension” thread, I see why a lot of “low performing” 50+ folks in both managerial and technical jobs basically keeping their chairs warm until retirement behave the way they do. After going through... — read more 

Read that exxon is talking with other companies about selling some of their plants. Anyone hear about this? What plants? Who are the potential buyers? Chinese or Arab?

Have you wondered how the next round of job cuts will be communicated to U.S. employees? It’s been revealed that Spring Campus employees will be told to report for work at the campus on November 2. Once there, a large scale game of Musical Chairs... — read more 

Upvote the percent of jobs that will be replaced by BTC in India and Indians rotating to the USA

What percentage of people do you think actually make it a full career to retire with full pension benefit. The pension is a carrot keeping many people around but I wonder how many people actually survive 40 years of ranking cuts. I know most of the... — read more 

We miss leaders in our company. By the way leader wording does not appear in position name. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmyZMtPVodo

https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/10/23/reports-exxon-mobil-says-it-will-cut-jobs.html

There are a kind of controversial opinions across the office, meanwhile the company is laying people off, they are bringing people from another offices, plus they were saying that they are going to contract more engineers.Would somebody explain me... — read more 

This forum held on Thursday (Oct 22nd) was a disaster. This was a virtual (zoom) forum with about 800 attendees. When the forum started, half the people were not able to get in. Some mo–nic leader suggested they would relay it through their phone... — read more 

WFH has really exposed lots of folks to the company as far as value they bring vs pay. So many don’t do anything all day long, shoot an email here and there. This is a big target now on these folks. Folks that were forced to work on site every day... — read more 

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/10/24/tom-friedman-biden-trump-oil-fracking-climate-change-sot-vpx-cpt.cnn

It’s an at will state, but this is ridiculous.

Can they do that? Using COVID-19 as an excuse? Considering that layoffs can be a major expense for a company, I wouldn't be surprised.

That's a rhetorical question, by the way. Instead of getting a good night's sleep and then relaxing with the family, I'm here to see if there was anything new that could maybe, just maybe provide some clarity, if nothing else. How sad am I and this... — read more 

I worked for a VP that had dozens of people involved in building a new strategy. Those folks interviewed 100s of people over 8 months. We worked with an external consultant to develop a communication package to roll out the findings from the... — read more 

Most "leaders" in India are extremely narrow minded, with zero personality, abnormal emotional intelligence, especially the senior management, pretty much act like police creating a culture of fear. They are talking about leading behaviours all the... — read more 

Anyone notice a surge in posts on Linkedin saying so and so just got a job with ExxonMobil!? With some investigation, it's easy to see it's all for the BTC! GREAT!

“Our core values have never been more important. We will maintain our focus on doing what is right.  We will continue to care for the well-being of our communities and our people - and providing appropriate support for our colleagues who leave our... — read more 

What do you think?

Up vote the percentage of the total US headcount that you think is most likely to get laid off.

Hmmm...

Yammer is dead, I love it. Only a few losers that must be from a different planet still posting kudos for someone doing an LPSA for going to the bathroom and tagging all their managers in it!

Managers hearing announcement likely Thur Oct 29 before Fri earnings call. Speculation is they want to inform us before broad strokes at earnings call. Will come by email and all levels will hear at once so no leaks that way. Rings true with what DW... — read more 

Got 3% raise in March, something I was not expecting. Got excellent feedback from KOs - knowledgeable others. Supervisor thanked me for hard work and doing such a great job and getting fantastic feedback. In July, the same supervisor told me... — read more 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/techstaffer.blog/2020/08/03/exxonmobil-uses-performance-reviews-to-justify-job-cuts/amp/

I was told we are not renewing our lease at Hughes Landing. Does anyone know the approximate number of employees we have there? I imagine it will the minimum amount let go/retiring in the Houston area.

Rex is staying at Cityplay Marriott last night - rumors are he might be coming back soon - goodby Darren

Any rumors, insights, clues, etc, as to impact of cutbacks on Public Affairs?

Who else is worried this might turn out to be much worse than we're expecting? Why would they need this much time to deliberate over it before they make an announcement if it's not going to be something that's going to generate a strong response?... — read more 

Look at the last several posts and tell me that those are people who work for the company. “Gee whiz, what does EMIT stand for?”. “How do you, I mean we feel about your, I mean our company?”. “I can’t wait to show my editor how I fooled those... — read more