Exxon grades and ranks it's employees every year and dumps the bottom 10%. When there is a downturn in the business they don't rehire all the positions Immediately. Many think that Exxon never has layoffs but reality is they do every year good or bad. The result is a superior workforce that are on there toed and very loyal to their company. You know and I know the in the rest of the oil companies there is 50% good bright hard working employees and then there is 50% of the brother-in laws, friends or buddy's , someone that knew someone that pulled strings, and the cling ons! You need not explain, make excuses, or express outrage! We all know who is what and a few delusionals that don't see themselves for what they are! I'm thinking that 10% cleanup and correction for those that slip in is not a bad idea! Go look at Exxon's layoff site! They get rid of the slugs before they have a chance to polite the workforce!
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Why is this relevent - Exxon is nowhere near a comparable to ConocoPhillips.
I used to work there. It's not 10% per year: you have to be in the lower 10th percentile 3 years running to be cut. The number of employees that fall into that category each year is much less than 10%.
Exxon does not fire 10% every year. . Probably fewer than 2 or 3% are involuntarily cut in any year. Low performers do not get pay raises and promotions and they voluntarily leave. Most get counseled out of the system and go to work for other companies like Chevron or COP or small independents. They usually do well at these companies even though they were lower performers at ExxonMobil. ExxonMobil just hires, trains and develops its employees better than the rest of industry. ExxonMobil system does not over hire and lower performers eventually leave either voluntarily or eventually they are terminated.
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I thought the same thing, but when you consider how many people work for COP compared to the number of repeat posters on this site, I'd say that we're doing okay. Yes, the vitriol can be severe on this site, but remember that most of these posts are from clueless trolls who habitually post.
It never fails to shock me just how mean and insensitive some of our coworkers are ... fortunately there are more real human beings outside of Conocophillips than inside.
That guy obviously blames someone else for his fate. He is not responsible for what happened and never has been!
Really! How long ago were you dumped?
@HLxo5B2-1pbi you must be a lower paid asskissing millenial to make that kind of comment. Not surprised.
Obviously comments from one of the bottom 10%. If you are just stupid, sorry life is tough! If you are lazy then you got what you deserve!
Im always amused by CoP employees, why are you talking about EXXON?? Not enough work to keep you busy? Because I'm sure Exxon is.
Exxon has been cutting bottom 10% for at least 20 years probably longer. They don't advertise it of course. Their web site is not full of comments from disgruntled employees. We have never been able to recruite anyone from Exxon that I was aware of? A really large workforce has a lot of natural turnover to absorb a lot of that 10%. It does provide a means to push those that don't belong regardless of rank out!
The process of forced rankings is of value to a mature organization for 2-3 years; but beyond 2-3 years the process does far more harm than good. Simply put, if you are pushing 10% of the workforce out the door every year you are hiring the wrong people. The bigger issue is not the people but the management as a whole.
Exxon pays service based severance to the 10% cut every year. They have a large percentage of employees that are loyal and work until retirement. If a company cuts the bottom 10% every year, it is true that some that don't belong will survive a time or two or three but then the protector will be revealed and will go with them unless they give them up! It takes about four years for the system to clean up and work properly but then you have a upper class work force that excels and works for promotions instead of back stabbing and climbing over other for them.
COP often doesn't cut the right people! That might be part of why the company can't make money, or do very well in a down-turn.
Okay, let's state the obvious - forced cuts of 10% a year mean that when you have a significant personal issue you will be cut ... divorce, illness, kids, grabdparents ... in a 20 or 30 year career the chance of staying is remote in the least. The slow attrition havening now at ConnocoPhillips is this same situation - don't have to pay severance, stock or bonus if you cut the bottom 10-percent.
And who says they are cutting the right bottom 10%? If ConocoPhillips tried that (and we did) the politics would get the way and the offspring, brother-in-laws, and cling ons would make it right through every time.
Force rating blow. It creates a culture of bitterness and competition. Your coworkers will cut your throat. To get what in the end?!
ConnocoPhillips is in the same state as Exxon but there the similarities end ... there is no comparison between these two oil companies in people, processes, capabilities, assets or anything else you may name.