Wouldn’t it cost less to actually keep experienced and competent people onboard, while taking on new talent and making sure they learn from the previous generation and want to stay on, than having high turnover, paying out severance to the stream of... — read more
Hot desking
So we've been doing this for a while now. How much money has it saved?
Supervisor can’t be bothered to share assessment results
Still waiting for supervisor to schedule feedback with any of our group. Probably will have to wait until September now. Anyone else still waiting to be told?
EMHC Tejas BBQ place gets sued
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/article/tejas-chocolate-sued-19591233.php
Exxon cannot keep employees or contractors.
I have noticed several employees and contractors leaving. The employees are all young under 32 years old . Some have only been here a few years. They said they did not like the environment and people. several contractors have left as well. They did... — read more
Rank your site by happiness and easy of working there.
Please rank or comment on your current or past work sites. I will start with the ones I worked for. First the worst. BTEC east and west. Everyone one here was an arrogant back stabber. No one was freindly or helpful. The nepotism is rampant and the... — read more
You’ve been set up to fail because they need tributes for the next cycles
This is exactly how the company wants it to go…you move into role you’re unsuited for under guise of “opportunity”. Coworkers stab you in the back, old group doesn’t support you (so much for career ownership…) and bingo! Your ranking falls and you’re... — read more
Switching groups sc--wed me hard
Last September I was moved to planning and stewardship. The move came after their busy season with the corporate plan. I was moved right before the major project in my old Treasurers group. My new P&S group assessed me when and I didn’t have much to... — read more
When will the Joliet, Illinois refinery be operational after the tornado shutdown the refinery?
Exxon’s Joliet, Illinois, refinery still without power after tornado Exxon Mobil’s 251,800-barrel-per-day refinery in Joliet, Illinois, lost power during a tornado earlier this week and was still without power as of Thursday, a company spokesperson... — read more
Excellent Raise?
Got my assessment as Excellent. What kind of raise % should I expect?
XOM or CVX - what's your take - which stock will do better over next 12 months?
who do you think will do better in the markets (over next 12 mo), chevron or exxon? energy stocks did not preform that great in 2023 (and much of 2024) but if we assume that we'll have higher oil prices later this year and in 2025 (i know it's just... — read more
The culture has changed drastically
I've witnessed it firsthand during my ten years at XOM. The lack of concern for employees is as clear as day. They continually outsource and get rid of employees, yet the workload remains unchanged, which leads to widespread burnout. The relentless... — read more
Digital reality at XOM
What ever happened to the Digital Garage and the VR future? Seems like it disappeared off the face of the planet.
How many employees in Malaysia will be Petronas employees?
ExxonMobil selling Malaysia oil and gas assets to Petronas, sources say SINGAPORE, July 19 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), opens new tab has agreed to sell its Malaysian oil and gas assets to state energy firm Petronas, exiting the country's... — read more
BTC Attrition
Don’t worry about BTC; attrition is through the roof and the culture is toxic thats become dog eat dog. Combo of growing too fast and accepting anyone with a technical degree versus right fit.
Loyalty
This is not unique to XOM, but loyalty is dead. People can be loyal but not companies. Sometimes people stay because they like the work and like the security. But that is complacency. Over the long haul, loyalty leads to exploitation. When... — read more
Best example of where the company got sc--wed over with the new cost cutting?
What examples do you have? Heard our water got switched off in Baytown as we didn’t pay the bill when a MSP dropped the ball.
Bye Bye KL ?
We selling... — read more
The times we live in…
Unfortunately, these are the times we live in. Say whatever is needed to get ahead, integrity be damned. When our political “leaders” openly display these traits and people flock to them, and there is no accountability, why should we expect different... — read more
PIP is just the cover for arbitrary selection
And yet another avenue to make you miserable at work, and preferably leave without bother and cost. They don’t care about the impact of any of that cr-p and gaslighting on your health. Once they target you for cuts/attrition/whatever by using PIP... — read more
Come and work at ExxonMobil they said...
... It'll be a long term, rewarding career in the West they said... https://www.linkedin.com/posts/exxonmobil_careers-technology-energy-ugcPost-7216489251691970560-hX04
Darren Safety videos
Darren and Jerry starred in the new PSMS safety videos, in a Chemical plant, both wearing non compliant glasses. Great way to lead by example.
Class Action Law Suit
Is anyone aware of a legal firm that might be seeking to speak with former/current employees who were/are being assessed as NSI to develop a case for a class action lawsuit? Assuming that people are being honest here, there are numerous examples of... — read more
75 Corporate Buzzwords and Phrases That Drive Us Crazy
Psychology Today has translated our "catch phrases" into plain English. 75 Corporate Buzzwords and Phrases That Drive Us Crazy A "buzzwords warning" for bosses who value sincerity and trust. Posted March 23, 2016 | Reviewed by Ekua... — read more
Clinton hourly workers
FYI, it is now confirmed that they're not offering any of the hourly workers in Clinton any chance to move. They're just dumping all of them. Wow.
NJ severance law for site closing
Has anyone in Clinton heard anything about the NJ law regarding severance pay requirements for large companies closing a site in NJ? https://www.paychex.com/articles/compliance/new-jersey-warn-act
North American Consolidation
The tagging and survey teams are moving quickly through the Clinton campus. Have a few questions: What is the status of the new 6 story lab building in Texas they gutted and are rebuilding for the consolidation project? There is a lot of... — read more
Puerto Rico suing oil companies
Puerto Rico suing oil companies for damages. Until this lawsuit settles, no oil products should be delivered to the island, and all non oil products shall be delivered by wooden sailing ships. Oil products include: medicine, plastic, gasoline... — read more
Percentage of those who survive being PIPed
What are the chances of PIP survival anyone have the numbers? Somebody asked this in another thread and I'd really like to find out the answer as well. Is there any way for us to know how many people survive their PIP versus those who are fired? I'm... — read more
LCS ranking feedback?
How’s it going? Think a lot of us hear next week? For those on second cycle think we know it’ll su-k if we didn’t have our photo in the LCS ads (no other way to separate the fake work). Good luck - but for over half it probably will be soul crushing. — read more
The Canoe Race
A Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River. Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race. On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile... — read more
United Way Idea
Buy an assessment bump by CLs How much would it go, over under by CL? CL20-22 CL23-24 CL25-27 CL28-29 CL30-32 CL32-34 CL34+
IKOs
Are supervisors supposed to share? Lot of my feedback is framed as “from feedback”, I asked for it but was denied
Trifecta of Evil (Universities, Government, Big Business)
Here’s the problem. Everyone is against you. Universities funded by your tax dollars want foreign students that pay full tuition to subsidize their overpriced socialist club which advocate diversity except political diversity. They educate this... — read more
It’s never performance related, it’s always cost related
So do only what you agreed to do when coming onboard, never a thing or a minute more, and always be on the lookout for other opportunities.
2024 NSI tally
NSI recipients or NI for new hires, reply with your CL, YEE, and location
Realistic ExxonMobil Ad
https://youtu.be/K3gibPWnVZQ?si=5c00llIpslcVrNkb Feel the pride!