That’s right, I said it. How many employees does it take to run that department? Half of them haven’t a clue on what they’re doing while it takes the other half an act of congress to return a damn phone call. Think of how much could be saved if some of their positions were made redundant, forcing the rest to actually do some work for a change.
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Couldn't care less for HR. They work for management, not employees (source: I bought into the culture propaganda and filed a complaint about suoervisor). They should trust their massas (management) to protect them. They didn't? What a surprise. Good riddance.
: @ptm+17K4qTtV You are right. I know what is announced to the public but I’m the end if you count PIP’d, forced retirements, layoffs and job cuts the number will be so much higher than 14,000.
@1kyf+17K4qTtV I know a couple of people that moved to HR for the same reason and regret that choice.
What happens in HR is a microcosm of exxon as a whole. Unlike other companies where HR is led by professionals and focuses on talent management, fostering diversity, cultivating a culture of collaboration, our HR is led by someone who started at a tanker.
I’m sure maritime navigation may inform people management (?!) but it goes to show that the philosophy of maximum fungibility, where dropping any manager to manage any discipline - regarding of knowhow or background - just serves to perpetuating the Peter Principle (prompted to the maximum level of incompetence).
Those in HR with competence just operate under the guidance of yes-men who I bet disregard any input. Hence HR is full of cogs and box checkers.
Finally, there are also those who feed of access to managers, who love the sense of power, and who thrive in the system (like Eyelashes).
I entered a career in HR with the goal of helping people and supporting employees. In my time at ExxonMobil, I have realized that HR at ExxonMobil exists only to support and protect the company. We are not on the side of the employee.
I entered a career in HR with the goal of helping people and supporting employees. In my time at ExxonMobil, I have realized that HR at ExxonMobil exists only to support and protect the company. We are not on the side of the employee.
Sorry, did you mean controllers?
I must say HR folks have been abused as the rest of us.
Forced to bad-mouth union demands (not texas).
Told to quash valid harassment/bias complaints.
Document and implement irrational processes.
And a wretched website facing their customers.
HR is told to manage the flesh-restricted resource of the company.
Have some mercy.
A very top heavy organization with too many executives (yes, they have them in HR) who are clueless and don’t do anything of value. The top level management in HR is ruthless, arrogant and amazingly over their heads. Some good people at the lower levels but they can’t overcome the terrible senior management which is destroying the function.
A cow cannot be milked until it is or has been pregnant.
Suburbian.
Hr is so useless... All works is done by FLS and SLS.
One of HR's favorite things is: "Here's the Link."
I picture HR as a bunch of people standing in a circle with leaf blowers trying to keep their personal area clean. The true solution would be to pick up the leaves but then the job would be done and they wouldn't be 'busy'.
Yep, how many times have you asked HR for guidance and they just send you a link to a policy , we’ve all been there haven’t we
So, if a few survive the PIP, the total HR reduction will be 40-42%.
Congrats to any retirement eligible people who survived the PIP because they can either take the voluntary option or stay working (until the next round of PIPs).
Many on PIP are actually passing. There was only a very few let go where I'm at.
35% of them will soon be laid off. Add that to the 8% recently put in the NSA category and separated and that means about 43% of them will be gone soon.
Most of those that will remain know they will have to slide down to lower performance categories on much smaller rating lists in 2021 and many of the remaining jobs will be shipped overseas. And of course, the 2021 PIP season is just around the corner.
OP - You are going to need more than an act of Congress to get a phone called returned in the near future.