Has anyone felt too scared to leave ExxonMobil?
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There is no downside of leaving a sinking ship. Management has ruined this company. When SLS has been to HR over 4x and she’s still there then somethings wrong with the system. They fed us this cr-p and brainwashed us for so long but now it’s a shell of what it once was. Ask yourself how much stress are you going through each year wondering if your boss is in a bad mood and piped you. If you have any stress then leave. As others pointed out the company sc--ws retired folks with higher insurance premiums and less coverage so you aren’t really not missing out on anything. Eventually there will be no one that’s skilled left and the sls wil have to actually do something that’s why they are beginning to feed on each other. Now if your in management and your scared to leave then that makes sense as you have no marketable skills. If that’s the case you deserve everything you get. Good luck
I have been here for 25 years. Invest in yourself not in any certain company.
A little scared. At EM I am in my comfort zone and paid well for what I do.
I am confident that I can get a good job if PIP’d, but will not be as easy as this EM job that I have done for nearly 30 years.
As long as you can su-k up a 15-20% pay cut, there's nothing to be afraid of
I have a close friend that was in your situation. This person ended up leaving in part due to personal reasons. They landed in a good enough role immediately after that paid about the same and was very very easy. Roughly a year or two after they took a new role that paid meaningfully better, has more responsibility, better fit for them personally, etc.
So no right or wrong answer but I personally know a great success story from leaving who was plagued by fear of leaving.
Talk to some folks that retired. The Bennefits that they parade around change when you retire. Trust me it’s not worth it. They treat retirees horribly. Had I known that they did this beforehand I would have never stayed that long. Plenty other places with great retirement Bennefits
Recognize when a company is a poor fit for you. Never stay in a place where their values do not align with yours and where your skills are not valued or worst, if they are unwilling to let you develop/ use the skills to make things better for everyone.
We tend to think about the here and now, the negatives, and the risks, but we focus less about the potential. Think about all the good things that you bring, your potential…. Not some else’s estimation of your potential. Find work that meet your needs… whether it be just bread on the table or something more. You have only 1 life to live so make the best of it. Don’t be afraid.
@3aoo+1rc4yNHZ These points have some validity. However, your vindictive view of your past employees and how you would treat them in your current company doesn't seem to align with your reasons for leaving. You appear to be perpetuating the toxic culture you felt was so deconstructive. Hypocritical much?
@2xsa Great, another internet psychologist 🙄
I’m not burning any gas telling you how wrong you are.
My point still stands. If you’re sitting in spring it means you’re being paid very well for doing very little. You’re not getting that anywhere else. So yeah, stay fearful.
@2gqm+1rc4yNHZ Strange post, from your vindictive response it would appear you'd have gone far in EM, but your framing implies you left EM because you were unhappy here. Did you fail at being nasty enough to succeed in EM management school? I sense that must be very painful for you.
There’s nothing to be scared of.
Except…
No longer being compensated into the mid six-figures to do jack-$hit while sitting at a palatial corporate campus in Spring, TX.
I suggest that you mediocre old geezers do all that’s possible to retain your positions. If you apply to my team and somehow get hired over my protestations, expect me to put your sorry a$$ to work immediately, including weekends and holidays. And yes, I will assign the youngest member of the team to train you, just to pi$$ you off.
If you think you are irreplacable, you cannot be promoted.
If you are in the NSI/NI or bottom third ranking in your CL group, think about maximizing your cash flow until you are able to retire or you are PIP'd.
If you are able to keep 1-years' salary in your checking and savings account, you can find a career at another energy company without a significant impact on your long term retirement plan.
Talk to a financial advisor sooner than later and they can assist you in a long-term strategy to maximize cash flow in the near term.
If XOM says your potential is “low”, embrace it and raise the bar elsewhere. Don’t let some HR process trick you into thinking you’re less than you are
Felt exactly the same way as @1jso+1rc4yNHZ
I was never scared to leave. However, I waited until I have a plan in place before I pull the trigger. It felt great!
Yes I am a second line supervisor with zero skills other than micro managing and reporting to uppers
I was around for a long time and never thought I’d leave. Felt like it was my calling, loved what I did and was so good at it. Then I turned 50 and got NSI’d. Realized they didn’t value me or my contributions at all. How could I be so ignorant?! Hit the door so fast it surprised even me. Felt awesome, best feeling to just say f*** it all and walk away. But once the shock wore off, yeah, it was terrifying.
It all worked out. They get you in a trance with the big money and big benefits. But, it really is possible to make a decent living outside of ExxonMobil.
Take control: own your career AND your future. It’s entirely up to you, not some corporate a$$ kissing nincompoop to determine your worth and “potential.”
Lined up a job before quitting and there will be nothing to be afraid of.
There’s nothing to be afraid of.
Scared to stay! 😢😢😢😢😢 08801
Nope. If they do, the company has more control of your life then yourself