We have to deal with too much work, sleep deprivation, and daily mental and physical stress, among many other things. At the same time, our pay has dropped below industry standard while the company has been seeing record profits for quite a while. Be... — read more
Exxon shares surge to record high on strong earnings outlook
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/exxon-mobil-shares-set-intraday-record-high-hit-10580-2022-10-21/ By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON, Oct 21 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shares passed their all-time high on Friday as oil prices resumed their... — read more
Quitting and Lump Sum Option: Vested Non-Retirees
What is the latest date of separation in order to have my lump sum calculated based on current interest rates and not next quarter's rates (when I expect rates to further increase)? What are the implications of the Benefits Commencement Date being... — read more
Any news about when Annandale will be closed?
Yes, you guessed right. I'm still stuck here in New Jersey and trying to get another job pronto. Now that all the land around the site is up for sale and that we're losing a few MTS every week I'm just wondering when the whole site will be shut... — read more
House of Cards
When you fire or drive out by not appropriately compensating your most experienced employees. https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6985187871989084160?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios
Tents on the lawns at Houston Campus
Follow the California neighborhood model!!
December vs January resignation
I know vacation accrual is no longer a thing, so this is down to the pension lump sum payout, which I plan to take. This is for a resignation, not a retirement. Does anyone know when and on what frequency the company recalculates its lump sum... — read more
I will quit before I work in LCS
LCS is a woke bunch of bullsh-t based entirely on taxpayer handouts. I came to ExxonMobil to work in oil and gas not suck on the teet of government handouts of taxpayer money. Pathetic we are becoming the equivalent of welfare recipients. Count me... — read more
Stop recruiting Penn State Students
Penn State students want divestment then why are we wasting our time trying to recruit there. https://www.si.com/college/2022/10/22/yale-penn-ivy-league-football-game-disrupted-by-climate-protestors
Something to think about on your day off
This was posted a few days ago. Folks keep complaining about the company. People need to realize that there are great opportunities out there. All you need to do is find them and muster the courage to leave. I too am an ex employee who regularly... — read more
External hiring during a PIP-off ?!
Have you noticed that the company, particularly LCS, is hiring externally for mid-level positions? Not that I have anything against external hiring when there is a need, but it's very disappointing to see this happening when there are forced... — read more
The truth of the reason why people are so unhappy, anxiety laden, miserable and suffering PTSD.
Let's see? You feel like a walking target every breath you take, you wonder if it is your turn to get pummeled by everyone from the top to the person sitting next to you. You know it is only a matter of when for you to be the LOW POS NI OR NSI... — read more
Executive presence on LinkedIn
Check out Chevron’s Mike Worth or Total’s Patrick Pouyanné. Many examples of executives I afraid to engage publicly. Meanwhile our executives cower in fear and only engage in highly scripted safe spaces.
Record share price while employee compensation lags peers
Executives take home huge bonuses while employee attrition accelerates due to their inaction. The sh-t is about to hit the fan. We cannot succeed with the current level of attrition and lack of something HUGE to stop it. Small incremental change will... — read more
Hey Permian check out the executive office remodel
Executives get remodeled offices on campus at obscene expense. You get remodeled trailer houses in Carlsbad. Midland you get crammed into every nook and cranny remaining in the building with no onsite perks. Fair right?
Why do people hate working here?
Pay is good. Why is it that when people go, they want to burn the place down?
What would you add to the business week story?
If you could add any story about the workplace toxicity that exists at EM, what would you share? How about cover ups of integrity investigations and workplace toxicity? Has anyone asked why the employees who leave loath the company? Even... — read more
Job Offer Evaluation Spreadsheet
I am working on a spreadsheet to evaluate job offers. Listing pros and cons of ExxonMobil and other companies and then doing the math comparison as well. Anyone else already created something similar? Willing to share a link to their version or... — read more
Hey Permian Check Out Generous ConocoPhillips Benefits
Company Benefits Down Payment Assistance* Employees who live within 40-miles of Loving and maintain full-time Delaware residency are eligible for down payment assistance on their primary residence. Quality of Life Incentives* ConocoPhillips offers... — read more
Hey Permian Check Out Generous Pioneer Benefits in Midland
As you complete your open enrollment ponder on what Pioneer is offering their employees in Midland: • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription dr-g plans with premiums covered at 100% by Pioneer for employees and eligible dependents • Life... — read more
Life long expats
Most of us know expats that have been on the circuit for multiple years or decades in some cases. These expats , for the most part, feel entitled to being on the circuit permanently and any discussion around returning to their home location is... — read more
BTC Expats plugging staffing gaps
Lately, every time I speak with management or someone based in Houston, it seems that the solution to resourcing shortages is for management to backfill roles with BTC staff and fly them over. Curious to hear from those BTC staff - I hope they're... — read more
The most common feeling: regret for not leaving earlier
When employees take home the same amount of money whether the company makes a profit of $10B a year or $60B a year, you have a massive problem. $17.9B 2Q 22 profit and XOM employees got a 3% one time inflation adjustment. Ridiculous. Almost all other... — read more
There goes the Neighborhood
When mentioning the new “Neighborhood” concept, must say “There goes the” in front of it. This innovative torture of employees is KM trying to justify her $18+ million in bonuses last year. Part of the justification is that this has been... — read more
Discount Codes
Anyone still have the hotel discount codes they would be willing to share?
US Surgeon General issues Workplace mental health framework
https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html 84% of respondents said their workplace conditions had contributed to at least one mental health challenge. 81% of workers reported that they will be looking for... — read more
Permian Open Enrollment
Better sign up for and max out your accidental death and dismemberment and life insurance if you work in the Permian. We are blowing and going so fast and next year is even worse. Only a matter of time before you need that insurance.
Harvard and MIT Students Disrupt ExxonMobil Campus Recruitment Event to Protest Big Oil
https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2022/10/20/exxon-recruitment-protest/ By Christie K. Choi and Carrie Hsu, Crimson Staff Writers 16 hours ago Roughly 30 Harvard and MIT students interrupted an ExxonMobil recruiting event at MIT last Wednesday in... — read more
December “Bonus”?
There was talk a few months ago on here about maybe getting another one time “bonus” in December. Anyone have the latest?
Exxon to sell Billings refinery, other assets to Par Pacific in $310M deal
Oct. 20, 2022 12:24 PM ET By: Carl Surran, SA News Editor https://seekingalpha.com/news/3893286-exxon-to-sell-billings-refinery-other-assets-to-par-pacific-in-310m-deal Par Pacific (NYSE:PARR) +5.3% in Thursday's trading saying it agreed to acquire... — read more
Guys we have F1 cars on the campus!
So much fun seeing the Formula 1 cars and drivers on campus! We don't have raises, desks, WFH flexibility, promotions, empowerment, a cogent strategy, or a non-dysfunctional culture...but we have F1 cars! Quickly, we must share this great news with... — read more
NRE and waiting to hit 55 is no way to live
I recently left, and every NRE/RE person I know has said that if they were my age (30s), they’d be doing the same thing. For those under 45 or so, do you want to be one of those people wistfully thinking if they could have been somewhere else? — read more
Just how long do you expect us to wait?
Change is needed. Management says as much and admits it. Yet there is no action. Just how long does management expect us to wait before we all walk out and leave them amine with no one to manage.
Compensation in total is down way down
Future is clearly that employee compensation will continue to decline and jot keep up with other options. Young amf middle age should leave immediately.
January resignations
How many planning to leave if January raises aren’t fu----g massive?
House of cards
We are to the point of holding our proverbial house of cards together with bubblegum and duct tape. Welcome to the sh-t show indeed! Wake up management! We are going to crash and burn hard.
Record profits = No action on compensation
WTF is management waiting for? Show me the fu----g money!
DW - stop treating us like C R- AP
DW read this - stop treating Americans like sc-m under your feet! Just stop it! Have some loyalty to those that either they helped build this company alongside you or their children have. Stop the woke, demeaning, demoralizing disrespect for the... — read more