We all know most of the people who were put on a PIP were not underperformers - the goal was to get rid of as many people as possible without having to pay them severance. Which makes me wonder, has anybody at Exxon ever managed to survive being put on a PIP? Is that even possible when the whole thing is rigged from the start?
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To the Manager who has been commenting in this thread: Yes I am very happy with my new job, so glad I left ExxonMobil. The best thing I did during my long but painful years at ExxonMobil was I avoided all the BS and bureaucracy and kept learning technical stuff on my own. So when time came to look for a job, I had three offers in 2 weeks after my last day at ExxonMobil!!! By the way you called me arrogant - I am not, I have many control room personnel call and see how I am doing, I am very nice and respectful to all except you managers at ExxonMobil, SLSs, EAs, and so on. I worked in 4 other companies before joining ExxonMobil and I have to say the managers and the culture at ExxonMobil is the worst of the very worst. I stuck on because of pension and boy did I walk away with a good pension. Honestly I do not need a job really but I am passionate about the field I work in so I wanted to find a good employer. So, manager - call me what you want, I have many friends and I am in touch still with the good technical folks I used to work with and operators. But not you managers, I would rather sleep with a snake than shake your hand. Goodbye manager.
The new performance system is no longer supposed to look at the past and just the year of the review. So now moving up/down is not suppose to be based on past years.
Hopefully this holds true next year and it gives us in the bottom a chance. I think it’s unfortunate that we went from 3% to at least 8% the year of a new system. It makes it seem like its broken when it should be better than what it replaces even though it may just be lipstick on a pig.
Even if you beat the PIP, and you were not really NSI, you will still be ranked low initially. And think about all the hard work that you will probably have to do to move up from the bottom 1/3, to the middle 1/3, and then up to the top 1/3, in addition to real work you would like to accomplish at the company. It will be like climbing Mount Everest. Not impossible, but hard. This bogus PIP will probably remain in your employee file. Others within the company could potentially unethically/immorally use it against you if they have any sociopath or psychopath tendencies. Other departments, especially if you are seeking a transfer, could simply be turned off by your low ranking, even if it is unwarranted. These comments are the opinion of the devil's advocate.
But I sincerely hope you guys and gals can beat this thing. Perhaps luck will be on your side and the real cream will rise to the top! Like Monty Python once said you always look on the bright side of life.
If there are more cuts coming and someone passed a pip, your already in the category to be cut. You do not get the three month Kay option again.
People have survived PIPs in the past and are still happily ( or unhappily) employed with the company. This time it’s different and we will only know come November or even early next year. My assumption is some of the PIPs will pass but then might be lumped in with the other layoffs soon after. Best thing to do is to have a parallel strategy of finding another job.
@FedUpWithExxonMobil
Sore much for being let go? Or are you just that unhappy with your new job you found in 2 weeks.
I can clearly see why you were PIP'd. You were
a pain in the a– opinionated id–t to work with. The irony is you are just as arrogant as the managers that got rid of you.
Triggered much??? I guess you are not smart enough to see the points. Your reading skills and comprehension skills are NSI and you need to be PIPd. You must be a manager for sure. Hope they keep you as in case you are fired as things may grow worse with time, there are no jobs for you outside as no other company besides ExxonMobil gives manager titles and pays manager/engineer salaries for doing secretarial work. Your worth is $25K outside ExxonMobil.
Triggered much? People seem to have ways of holding themselves higher than they really are.
You twisted lying manager - shame on you, disgraceful you. You know 2017 PIP was different than 2020. I was constantly ranked in top 10% for a long time, having come from heritage MOBIL which was a great company not like EXXON the sewer company. I was innovative, I made a lot of new improvements, all control room staff loved me to death. But managers and EMRE hated me as I was not a brown noser and did not talk the BS like NLI QI LPO LPSA and the rest of the BS. I kept getting rave reviews from all knowledgeable others, I mentored many new engineers, everyone loved me but all of a sudden I was told I was low performing and took the option to sign no-sue waiver and quit, got three months pay and landed a job in 2 weeks, far better than ExxonMobil. So I got 2 months double pay, one month free vacation. I am so glad to not deal with you twisted cynical arrogant incompetent managers. I would rather be a janitor than work for a manager like you. Many believe in Karma - you all managers SLSs VPs directors - for a lifetime you have slashed thoats and demoralized people, but believe me - you will get the boomerang effect and I see a lot of bad folks like you - bad things suddenly happen. I know a terrible venemous ranker who destroyed the lives of many engineers, when I saw him later, I could not recognize him - he had aged so much. There is a price to pay eventually MANAGERS - do your K–l today, but LIFE will hit you back unfailing later. Wait and watch you jerk.
Why give false hope by doing a comparison. Yes people have historically survived PIP. My experience has been that the ones that do are a very small percentage.
This years PIP cannot be compared to previous years due to what has been said below. I wouldn't get your hopes up about surviving.
OP asked if anybody had survived a PIP. Not a 2020 PIP so quit dogging on the guy who answered the question lol
2017 PIP is different than 2020 PIP.
In 2017, we were trying to replace employees with potentially highly talented ones. In 2020, we are setting up sites and locations to meet headcount targets (why there is also a hiring freeze). There is no surviving PIP in 2020.
I second the first person’s note. I was assigned by busy supervisor to mentor a pip-ed person in Houston. It was a 6 month period though, rather than 3. This person passed, but was so demoralized, ended up leaving the company anyway 3 years later. Again though, that was NOT 2020!
Different goal with the PIP in 2020
I am a manager that put somebody on a PIP in 2017. That person not only passed their PIP, they’re now a high performer. It’s totally possible but it’s important that the person on the PIP take accountability and do the hard work. Don’t blame the system.