For those new hires that received offers last year and are just coming in.
How has your experience been so far? Have you noticed your new team acting differently?
What are your plans to survive the next performance evals? How are you gonna make yourself stand out?
Have any of your experienced colleagues said anything to you?
I can empathize with the new hires just let go. It happened to me many years ago right out of college at another company. Now, I am within years of retirement and disabled. I was let go out of nowhere. 25 years with EM. Very shocking. it is so different being 50 years old, disabled, and looking for a job than when I was 22 years old rebounding from a job loss. Forget about the age. The company handled it unethically. Period. Doesn't matter how old you are. It was unethical compared to how the competing O&G companies handled their layoffs.
If you think 5% annual raises are “dinky”, you’re going to really struggle with reality if you get let go my friend.
Trust me the ones that weren’t fired aren’t the best of the best . They’re a– kissers . I see it everyday !! FLS that don’t hardly come to work kept their job over others . It’s not about anything other than who’s a– you kiss around the BR chem plant .
To the person who said no one leaves voluntarily: I have two family members who have both left Exxon voluntarily and both now make more money (one makes 2x as much) and have more vacation and better benefits. Get out of the Exxon bubble. Beyond higher starting salaries, they aren’t better than any other petroleum or petrochemical company. They think because they start you at 100k, they’re so much better but they neglect to mention that everyone else grows at 10-20% a year while at Exxon you get dinky 5% raises.
I joined the company 11 months ago. I worked an average of 50-60 hours per week. Loved my project and my coworkers and had great respect for them. Got positive feedback from the team and in March when I submitted initial PDS, but later found out I was ranked against people up to 2 years with the company on business contribution... it doesn’t feel very fair, but I can say with certainty that I worked hard with integrity, and I did the best I could for my project.
Looking for next opportunities now, and have lots of great people from my team to act as referrals, but I’m more and more glad to get out now since reading such unkind thoughts from people who kept their jobs (this time around).
Many of the people that are being PIP'D are not the ones showing up to work, doing the bare minimum, then going home. Thank you, but try again.
I know that losing your job is a very difficult situation. I hope that those affected can find better jobs quickly and go on with their lives.
I must say that from what I have seen, the people that were fired did not give the company 100%. You need to add value to the organization and not let your coworkers pick up the work that you didnt do. People always complain about ExxonMobil but they never quit on their own because they know they will never get the same pay and benefits someplace else. Some.of them have the idea that it is OK to come to work and do the minimum. possible and have been doing that for years.
Thanks @Mentor, you reminded me to tell my friend who's coming in Sept to find another job. Hopefully she'll listen
If a new hire chooses to come here NAS has other options they are not as smart as their grades reflect.
If anyone who has a good option to leave and continues to stay after this, then I don’t feel sorry for them. This is 100% new information for most of us so it’s not our fault right now but if we stay the next time it will be our fault.
I personally have been let go (2 yrs with company) and am letting my colleagues know I am being let go. It feels like there's this culture of people quietly disappearing because they're embarrassed or what not. Well, I'm not embarrassed, I know my work was good. Many of my coworkers were shocked when I told them the news. Many had no idea what was going on so at least I warned them to watch out if they stay. I have even let the incoming hires and interns know I am leaving. Of course I didn't actively try to shame the company when I talked to the these impressionable folks, but if they asked more probing questions, I'll give my honest answer.
I mentored a bright intern from a top notch program in the US last summer, and we recommended strongly to get her hired. I have been pondering how to respond to her questions when she calls. There is no question in my mind they sacked people that advocated for sustainability. There is also no way to deny the diminishing value proposition to join a company in trouble: without training, mentoring, diminished morale, and hunger games for ranking.
They have other contacts they made during the internship, and they have kept up with what’s transpired, especially with recent hires have been forced to resign.
I am not going to lie. I can’t defend what the company is doing, more importantly how they are choosing to talk about it.
I wouldn’t blame them if they make a better choice and go somewhere more promising to develop their potential. Talent speaks for itself and it’s definitely valued elsewhere.