Anyone have examples of people doing awesome things after leaving Exxon?
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Jeff Hildebrand is one of the richest guys in Texas. And Hilcorp is a really I treating company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffery_Hildebrand
I took copious notes of all the happenings I experienced for my entire 32 year career. Now I have written a book about same, not focusing on the work I did. I instead wrote about all the people that I worked with, naming names and their nefarious deeds, during my career and post career. I am writing my final chapter now, “Accountability”.
See you soon, don’t know when or where.
Ex-Denbury here. I left almost two years ago (retired early). I decided to continue my pursuit of songwriting (no AI here). Best decision I could've made.
https://davidpennybaker.hearnow.com/haggard-and-he-l
https://davidpennybaker.hearnow.com/wanderlust
https://davidpennybaker.hearnow.com/more-dollars-than-sense
https://davidpennybaker.hearnow.com/a-pretty-good-me
I left 4 years ago due to one of the reorganizations in Germany. I’m do-g great, great work life balance and no stress anymore. What I learned over the years is that for XOM you are a number, nothing more than that. Look at LinkedIn and you will read similar stories. There is a saying “the grass is not greener at your neighbor’s” but in this case it is
I was part of the mass layoffs so I started searching immediately after hearing the news. I’m happy to say that I found a better job where the overall compensation is higher than XOM. So I left before they could kick me out and I am glad that I don’t have to stay and train my BTC replacements.
Anyone who leaves is a sucess in my view. I beats being beaten down ever year over what you did not do. The unfairness is the worst part with favorites and the protected doing less than yourself but getting huge raises and promotions. There are other better places to work besides exxon. I say f exxon and it's corrupt system. I would rather be a prince at another company than a pauper at exxon. A pauper is what the majority is and will be at exxon.
What's her nuts became ceo of BP.
“people are afraid to make a change because they focus on what they have to lose, instead of what they have to gain”
Got a 20% pay increase, working with a great company with great culture, full medical/dental/vision coverage paid by my employer 100%, and sign on and yearly bonuses.
It may seem daunting to leave, but industry values XOM experience highly. Get some feelers out and do some interviews. I grantee you will feel better and gaining work life balance and away from toxic culture trumps all that I stated above.
My friend did something bad to himself afterwards
Over years I have had many folks who worked for me leave, some with guidance from me, some by their own realizations. None, and I repeat none have regretted it, all are extremely successful. One has to realize that Exxon hires very best of people, so if this doesn’t work for you, chances are it’s more here than you, chances you are successful outside is really high.
This is not a secret, even DW said in his first interview, if you recall he said you are talking marriage while I am still in dating period comment from DW
I left the dark side on my own terms and now im a global leader for an advanced materials company. I sleep well at night knowing that im highly compensated. Exxonmobil is the worst company that I've worked for.
I was doing awesome and great things before, during, and after XOM. My success is not linked to any company.
I could not succeed at exxon no matter what I did. There were were too many backstabbers and gossipers. Leaving exxon is a success all on its own. It is in a word priceless. People that leave vs the ones who stay a suffer are successes.
@a5 Comment of the year right here.
Here, have another upvote.
Anyone who leaves a bad situation on their own terms is a success story in my opinion.