“Is giving your CEO a 50% pay increase while laying off workers an efficiency?” https://youtube.com/shorts/991ih4XCY7A?si=csEZHL_hS0pfTCWn

What was your first impressions of Darrent? Have you seen him in person? Watched videos? Thoughts?

Are there any layoffs planned in esso australia in subbsurface before end of the year?

Our track record in exploration has been absolute trash since Liza - notably with the Brazil campaign but also with west Africa, the GOM exit, and a recent high-profile dry hole in Atlantic Canada. Did we get rid of all the geologists who can... — read more 

Last week, my manager caught me looking up job openings. Of course, I denied it when he asked but I don't think he bought it. I’ve been thinking about leaving Exxon for a while now, but I’m wondering if this could backfire. If he knows I’m planning... — read more 

There is no reason I can’t work remotely 2-3 days a week. I’m more productive when WFH, have less stress, get more done, don’t have to deal with the toxic and bullying a-holes in the office, and consider the savings in gas and time by not driving... — read more 

I am hearing rumors and talk of cost reductions in EMTEC. I know of several employees that transfered from EMTEC research upstream to production. The reason they gave was the upcoming personnel reductions. Any insight would be helpfull but please no... — read more 

(1) Your job is not a family. (2) Your boss is not your friend. (3) Your company will never be loyal to you. (4) Remember a job is just a job. (5) Be loyal to you, not to the corporation. (6) You will always be replaceable to them, but never... — read more 

This is when they will tell us their plan to cut half of finance within the next 5 years. If you can do your job remotely or you have little interaction with other groups, your job is moving to a low cost country. More experienced hires to come in... — read more 

18+ yrs and contemplating my exit around 1st QTR 2025. Does anyone know how they handle unused vacation? I'll have approximately 6 weeks. Financial advisor states he believes they no longer compensate monetarily for unused vacation; if not taken... — read more 

Maybe it's time shareholders hold management accountable for making money the right way. Laying off and outsourcing is not the ethical way to make money and shareholders if they want a decent country should stop that garbage. People like Darren are... — read more 

Most states have at-will employment laws. An at-will employee can be fired at any time for any reason and without warning — and without having to establish “just cause.” Therefore, so long as the reason isn’t illegal — i.e. firing an employee over... — read more 

Quiet-quit and search for a new job that offers the pay and working conditions that you want. I give my all at any new job for the first year. If I don’t see returns, I scale back to doing the bare minimum, open up my options, then jump for the... — read more 

So, what did everyone think of the Energy Products Employee Forum? I, for one, was absolutely riveted by the senior leadership’s approach to improving "recognition" in the employee survey results. The deft way they navigated the question of how... — read more 

It’s pretty clear Exxon stopped valuing its employees long ago. They’ve been hiring outsiders for management and completely ignoring our best workers. Most people now just join to gain experience and move on. It's no surprise we are slipping... — read more 

What’s the difference between executive and MPT compensation? e.g. what changes between CL29 and CL30?

Is it by end of 2025? Heard most people will move mid 2025. Also, heard the percentage of people choose to move are surprisingly high, like 80% of eligibles

I honestly don't know how much more of this I can handle. I've been here for a little over a year and things just seem to keep piling up, with no end in sight. Every day feels more chaotic than the last. Is it ever going to ease up, or is this the... — read more 

The COVID aftermath and Putin's "special operation" in Ukraine sent oil and gas prices soaring. I distinctly recall DW and others like MW from Chevron on MSNBC claiming the profits were due to performance improvements. They also promised "new... — read more 

What is the new health (medical) insurance in January? Is it going to be worse?

https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4869666-office-death-wells-fargo/ Couldn't agree more!!

If you are worried about offshoring, then intentionally sabotaging your peers from India, etc is the wrong way to try and handle the issue. It just makes you look bad when you're caught. Kudos to the person who keeps posting about contacting US Govt... — read more 

I’m an experienced hire (>10 YOE) in the Upstream Exxon Company. It’s absolutely wild to me how soooo many people at XOM love to complain about their jobs/managers etc etc and yet they do nothing about it. People here have drank sooo much koolaid... — read more 

When you are asked the reason you leave Exxon, what do you say?

I chose the technical path, but I’m starting to have second thoughts due to the increasing amount of technical outsourcing I’m seeing. It’s making me anxious about the future and the opportunities available in this field. I’m also uncertain about... — read more 

What are the worst advice you received from your performance assessments? I had a supervisor who happened to be at least a decade younger give me career advice. It was ludicrous. He told me that I need to fake it ‘til I make it. It seems that was... — read more 

Apparently DA WFH in his Florida home every Friday. Hey DA didn't you listen to all the forums? That's a pattern that's not allowed per HR. Get it together DW and get rid of this clown already

I stopped giving a damn years back and grinding non-stop. These days, no one really cares how hard you're busting your a-s - it doesn't help you at all. Just play along with the latest programs and you'll be fine. Do your job decently without burning... — read more 

Ok I am NRE a proud of it. When I paid my house of that was the first freedom because if I got piped I could still make it on my wife's salary. I was never ranked below good before 50 and then suddenly things changed. I am now cruising by alternating... — read more 

Seeing what's going on with Shell, and with oil and gas companies in general making cuts and layoffs despite record earnings last year, I am clueless as to where it would make sense to apply. It seems that everybody is offshoring as well. I’ve been... — read more 

Years ago I was always ranked and rated by supervisors with higher CLs than myself. It was good because they were not in competition with me. That all changed a few years ago for the worst. I was knocked down because I was a threat to the... — read more 

How many on the MC and LCMs are actually American? For XOM being an American company, it is mostly run by non-Americans. And we wonder why XOM is outsourcing so much.

Does anyone know how much a chief in EMTEC can make? Of course cl, yee, etc will determine this but curious it you think 700k range is possible. Any information on this or confirmed max salary info on this would be very interesting

Not only do they nearly always manage to get away with it, but instead of being fired, they get sidelined and their work often gets dumped on the rest of us. Ultimately, they get paid for doing nothing and we are punished for being reliable and... — read more 

https://www.kornferry.com/insights/this-week-in-leadership/more-evidence-of-a-white-collar-recession More evidence that white collar jobs are disappearing and moving overseas.

Ok I was recently called into the supervisors office. I was told in order to improve and move up in ranking I would have to work on skills unrelated to my current job. I thought how nice of them to be honest with me about how I was doing. They were... — read more 

Ok we all know exxon s ucks with its bad management and unfair ranking system. So if you are like me you are planning your escape. If your not you had better be. Ok so where to go after retirement, piping or quiting ? Shell is laying off 20% and I... — read more