From an employee perspective the smart thing is definitely to be planning your exit strategy. That's what I'm doing and many others I know. We will be regrettable losses based on our current ranking. The ranking hasn't always been good to me. I'm currently doing well but know based on past experience that can all change when I get a new role or manager. I suspect many on this board have had similar experiences. When I hired on I was proud to be working for ExxonMobil. We had the best benefits, the best pay, the best you name it. It was not only fun but a source of pride to be here. That has all changed. This isn't a 2020 COVID change. We have slowly as employees been given changes that if they had happened all at once would have resulted in a mass exodus. Because they have happened slowly over time many haven't even noticed they are happening. The company is sinking. The industry is in trouble. Look around. You may have to move. You may have to take a temporary pay cut. Ask yourself though if you extrapolate out five, ten, fifteen, twenty years from now where you will be at ExxonMobil (no raises, no savings plan match, etc.) vs where you could be at a company with real opportunities in a growing rather than declining industry.
Nicely put, @osus+17y9GQBn.