How many of those laid off have found new jobs by now? I'm sure plenty of you still talk to your former coworkers, do you mind sharing what's going on with them? I'm hoping to hear some good news on this subject since there's plenty of us who'll be joining them on the outside probably sooner rather than later.
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17 years of petroleum experience, 12 at XOM. Got PIP'ed and still don't have a job.
before I was even notified of PIP, I started looking for jobs. I'm a fresh phd and was looking to settle back in academia or research. Started 2021 accepting a posdoct fellowship, currently working from home. It will take me some time to adapt to the lower salary but emotionally I am a lot happier. I know of several former co-workers with phd that feel frustrated of not having any leads or job prospects, if you are one of those: play the academia card, it's temporary but will fill the gap in your resume... good luck to everyone out there.
@3gdu+192D6NV0 I know of some awesome and great ones that were PIPd. And then I know of much more who are not that great who are still with us. Just look around and you definitely would agree with me. So hiring managers from other employers who are reading this, please help our fellow great workers, hire them.
What counts as round 1 though? As far as I could tell they were releasing folks through various methods since May. The December cuts seem more like the 3rd round to me.
Its almost like XOM has always been a master at playing semantics with what constitutes "layoffs" and alot of employees end up following the same logic.
I am hearing that people with less than at least 7-8 years of quality experience are in oversupply and are having a hard time landing jobs. Plus, more layoffs are coming soon in the energy sector and some companies are waiting for the next tranche of people looking for jobs, as they are likely to be of higher value since they survived round one. But, it doesn't really matter what happens to other people. Doesn't guarantee you will have a similar experience, good or bad. Personally, I probably wouldn't hire anyone cut in round one from EM. Bigger and better fish to come. Plus, if you have been in the market for more than 4-5 months and have not landed a position anywhere, companies will begin to wonder why. Time is critical if you jump too soon or if you are not the strongest of candidates. Good luck to all.
@2leh+192D6NV0 You are an id–t. Your new president is going to k–l the US
Let me add - you should be able to interview with your entire future team. All you engineer coworkers. Sometimes they will pick and choose who they include to cover up inside issues.
Yes be picky as one mentioned below. Make sure you understand the culture of the site, group and company that you interview with, before accepting. Ask probing questions. There are some who will take advantage of you. Don’t let that happen. Make sure the new place treats their people right. If they don’t allow you to interview with your future coworkers then that to me is a giant red flag. I highly recommend you asking for coworkers to be in the interview. Force this. You can read more into the culture from their nonverbal communication and how they answer questions, and derive culture from this. If the coworkers act with hesitation or you sense a fear between them and the boss, run. If you sense they are being themselves and not anxious, this is a good sign. You can feel fear. They should be able to talk freely. Also it lets you know if you want to work around them. If everyone is very serious or laidback or all a different age group or whatever, then you can use that as a filter. Also it shows you what personality type the company allows. You can be great, near perfect at your job, but if you do not fit in you can kiss a career in that company good bye. They may even force you out. Best wishes
I was pip in July with one year of work experience as I was a new grad hired out of college. From seeing other new grad hires who were pip with me, it really depends on your background and the type of job you are looking for when searching for a new job. Some found a new job in less than one month while it took me ~3 months because I was breaking into a new industry + job title.
But don't give up, it's looking brighter and positive as the world is getting better at combating covid and a new presidency!
I was PIP'd, passed, and then got laid off. I already had my resume updated, but I took advantage of the outplacement services to get it spruced up further. Definitely recommend getting the resume top notch, certainly important right now with so many folks looking for new jobs whether unemployed or not. Another good tip is to tweak your resume to the job you are trying to get. In most cases, a computer program does a word match to see how close your resume is to the job posted. 90% of resumes are canned at this step, so it's super important to make sure you pull key words from the job posting and put them in your resume (and cover letter). Anyway, I ended up finding a job opportunity through a LinkedIn job posting in a different but related field. However, this is considered a career change, and I wanted that as O&G is a declining industry. As another poster mentioned, I leveraged my network to get an in with this company in addition to the traditional application I submitted. This got the recruiters eyes on my resume, which is most of the battle. Once I got the interview process going, it was pretty quick, and now I have a job starting right after my official last day with EM. I ended up increasing salary and responsibilities, plus a generous amount of PTO, and 401k match, lulz. Company seems to be better than EM regarding culture, but that's pretty easy to do right now considering the situation internally. Keep your head high, and as I tell all my colleagues, get the resume updated and start looking now so that you aren't blind sided if and when it happens. Things are going to get worse before any improvements happen (if ever). I wish you all the best, but do know, there are so many other amazing opportunities out there.
I wasn't laid off, but I was placed on a PIP (and successfully survived), however I very upset with how the process was handled so started looking for jobs during July of last year. I received several very competitive offers (pharma, chemicals, etc.) and have accepted one that I am very happy with. Yesterday was my last day, and while I was sad to say goodbye to my friends and colleagues, I'm excited to move onto something new.
Just look on LinkedIn. Many, many people accepting new jobs. Some resignations happening as well.
I was PIPd and now employed. It took some time for me to get this job because I was too picky and only applied to high paying jobs. It is worth the wait, my new employer has an awesome culture and insanely nice people that is quite the opposite that I experienced while with XOM. Anyway, they key to landing a new job is of course your resume, make it really outstanding. Don't rely on Linkedin and hoping an employer will reach out to you. Publish your resume on multiple job sites and you'll definitely get a call. And of course - networking! Talk to your neighbor, volunteer wherever, go outside and sell yourself. As for me, I am not a good networker so I just relied on submitting my resume to my favorite companies, and this one worked for me.
I’m trying to freelance, but am having a difficult time finding consistent work. I’ve had two different group whom I was supposed to contract short jobs with not get back with me. They have me their word and then basically ghosted me.
From what I see on LinkedIn, the people who were PIPed or laid off are generally having a hard time. Lots of higher performers though who weren't fired who are resigning to take new jobs.
I see a few people on linkedin that are starting new jobs in Feb. Mainly people with 5+ years of experience. Anything less than that they are having a really hard time finding something new. Of course I'm referencing those that were PIP'd and have been looking for work for a few months now.
Yes anxious to hear this please