In spite of the corporation making most of its money in the Americas, there are zero people on the EC that are US based or American since Jessica resigned. I noticed that in the MOR as well, Americans and US based staff do not get as many opportunities as Europeans. In the American offices, there are way more Europeans in leadership roles than there are Americans in leadership roles in the European offices - even though there are more Americans than Europeans employed by the corporation. Does anyone else find this weird? Do American staff hit a career ceiling?
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Then ask for a transfer to Bukom where any westerners gets priority for almost anything.
There, you can run the units as economically unfeasible and still get promoted but under one condition. You have to be politically savvy and plug into the chummy network run by the locals.
But keep your plans short as the whole place is unprofitable and surely subjected to cuts in the future. Maybe, even be sold or units demolished.
While in Shell Permian, a dutch came from an expat assignment as an electrical engineer. In less than two years he went up through the ranks and became the advisor of the asset manager. Not too brilliant, just a tall guy with a strong accent. If you ain't dutch you ain't much!
Lol remember GW's goal to "develop American talent"? How's that going?
Nuther pet pieve of the brits ? bad gramar !
They are an arrogant bunch. Let's discuss this at the next DIE meeting (or was it DEI ?).
The Brits I worked with had a “not far beneath the surface” utter distain for Americans. Had one senior manager, after a few drinks, say Shell never had the obligation to incorporate indigenous operating companies’ personnel into its corporate core. I.E. Americans were indigenous workers in “their” company.
I found the Dutch much easier to read because they were plain-spoken and generally recognized contribution without the enduring prism of WW2 the Brits have of Americans. But still, Americans aren’t Dutch.
I agree with another commenter. If you’re American, work for an American-based company. It’s an innate human preference to be with those with whom you identify. And that will impact your career aspirations. Fact.
We use to say, if your not Dutch, your not much!
You are in a dutch/British company… move to exxon or chevron