This is a fitting new title for the Ranking Process with mandatory 8% PIP
Your friends drop on each side of you for seemingly no reason and you just look forward and try to comply with the rules and live to compete in the next round.
What are the odds of surviving 30+ rounds without being eliminated?
A very senior manager told me that he was given the list of PIPs the first round in 2020. He said he looked through the list and was upset that such excellent respected individuals were being PIPd/ or disguised layoff.
He said he turned in his retirement notice within 15 minutes of receiving that list, because he said he could not work for a company that would treat such professionals in that way. He had over 40 years with the company and could have waited a few months to take part in the retirement package, but said on principle he had to resign immediately.
At least he had the option to get out of the EM Squid Game without any financial risk.
I am hoping to survive enough rounds to get to retirement.
This is obviously squid game at its finest and Darren is player 001. Nothing happens to him when he fu--s up. But the rest of you will be ki---d at some point in time in the ranking, unless you are chosen by Darren to be safe. Good luck.
One aspect of OPs post resonates with me, people drop beside you and you just look straight and play by the rules. That is the part that seems insane to me. I was mentoring someone and they had no business being let go and I didn’t feel right about work for a solid 2 months and then finally woke up one day and was like I got the get the fu-k out and started looking for a new job. Thank god I was laid off about 6 weeks later. So for all the people that can just look straight ahead while people get sacked around you, that part I don’t get. Perhaps I just develop relationship at work that are too strong and deep, but I don’t see any other way to be….#exxodus
Plan your exit on your own and leave gracefully on your term. If the company will let you go they will do it a worst possible and a very insensitive way.
Being generous, assume 5% PIP per year, over 20 years only 0.95^20 = 30% chance of making it to 20 years with the company. Those numbers look pretty grim.
I had a similar story to @vln. The supervisor of my previous group tanked my ranking because they knew I was transferring out by the end of summer. New supervisor said I was a model employee and designed a PIP that was essentially my normal job duties, which was easy to pass.
Funny thing is that my old supervisor said they didn’t have a choice and that my performance was great. Even asked if I could consult with the old team. I have all this on phone recordings and screenshots of chats.
But who cares?! I’m gone and could not be happier.
Last year I was moved from downstream to upstream. When was time for raking I had to be on my old group. With former boss put me on NSI. Once my new boss found out he told me don’t worry this was done to save someone from your old group. We will do a PIP that will be the basic requirement from your current job just for a formality.
So at the end this is a scheme. I can’t work for a company that HR approved this as well 2 managers.
Took me sometime but found a better place to work.
When Exxon hire employees transparency is something not on the table . I doubt anyone would accept an offer to work knowing what is done behind the scenes during ranking. Ethic is something that LACKS at this place
Laid off, here. My two cents.
Look, half or perhaps even fewer of you will actually make it to retirement. It’s a fact. The company wants to reduce costs and the closer you get to NRE the more expensive you get. They also want desperately to ship your job to a low cost country. That big old lump sum is not guaranteed and the company has slapped you all in the face with that fact over the last two rank cycles.
Accept it and move on. Look for other jobs. Do the bare minimum to stay off the PIP and kiss bu-t while doing the min. If you aren’t getting offers, then upskill before continuing your search. Consider other industries, professions, and locations.
If you are going to stay with oil and gas and are not a HiPo then consider leaving for other companies. There’s zero chance that you’ll be highly valued where you are, but there’s a chance you’ll be highly valued somewhere else. Get your resume out there, network, and take control of your future for once in your career.
Stay focused on yourself and what is in your best interest. That may be staying where you are and playing the squid game. Or it may be finding a great job in a great location with a great company where you are valued and treated with respect.
I’m so happy I was laid off. It’s literally the best thing to have happened to me. Don’t fear the PIP, embrace it and recognize that it may be the best thing that will ever happen to you.