Anyone who had no meaningful raise (except one year after Covid) for ten years? Please share your salary growth in 10 years, 20 years
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If you said this to DW he would say he is underpaid as well.
I consult contract for the service companies. You will need to be a SME or expert to negotiate a good salary. I also have worked for pipeline companies in a corrosion consultant role. My pay is higher than exxon's but In am an independent contractor. Use the skills you learned at exxon to make your exit. Good luck to all. I have also contracted for the Saudis they pay very well. The chinese petro company does not pay well at all and I would avoid them.
I had steady raises every year for the first 15 years of my career. Then my salary started dropping in real terms, promotions stalled, etc. I left and am much happier now both financially and mentally.
@a5 are you willing to share where you went to? I would love to follow in your footsteps.
@a8 ExxonMobil is a great company to work for, very good benefits and endless career opportunities. A fair and balanced PADP process that recognizes hard co-k.
Prove me wrong.
Excluding Covid year, have averaged 9.5% raises since starting at XOM for my first 10 years.
That being said, also started in a lower salary org (controllers), so you could very well still be making significantly more than me.
@OP pay for performance
Celebrating 10 years of below average performance, self pity and entitlement thinking....
@OP Hopefully you’re not one of the 50+ working-stiffs who’s constantly preaching about company loyalty.
I made 11 years with raises except for the freeze in 2017. In my 12th year and from then on no raises. I left at 15 years at the same salary I had at 12 years service. I moved to west texas to support permian and got nothing, I was told that for my pay this was expected of me. I now work at another company contract for 1.5 my exxon pay. I can negotiate my salary every year and increase it. I got sick of exxon and its lies. I saw the favs and hipos brag about their enormous raises.
Tell me you’re over 45 without telling me you’re over 45. Real salary peaks in your early 40’s.