In Houston everyone was forced down a category and you had to fill the bottom categories to the highest percentages. Instead of trying to find a better way typical ExxonMobil just so what we’ve always done.
They could have offered early retirements , packages to key groups with too many employees, offered reduced salaries, the options are vast yet same old same old. But hey we hire only the best and are the best. Brutal truth not so much, hemorrhaging money from Kerl, purchasing assets at their peak, overbidding in Brazil when the geologists said it wasn’t worth that much.
Before the pandemic it seemed that the company wasn’t trying to turn around and actually meet the goals they set in front of them well now I don’t see that happening.
Oh and what about Darren, will he be on a PIP? No because he’s underpaid as a ceo and the ranking system worked for him. Stock just keeps going down under his tenure and let’s not forget about the sacred dividend.
At this point Apple has enough cash on hand to take over and Microsoft could be a 75% owner. When oil prices were good why didn’t we stick some money in the piggy bank and keep it. Think about the interest it accumulates! Bad decisions and poor leadership.