This will backfire on them.
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The ones that just resigned due to PIP definety weren't quality.
There goes the quality
Lol. There are plenty of engineers to pick up replaced employees. Your analysis on the market is just dead wrong.
Supervisors being demoted to technical is the only labor we will have coming out of the pandemic. Is this short sighted analysis what got you PIP'd?
I’m sure by November time frame all the Enviromental and safety misdeeds that have been brewing will bubble to the top.
Unfortunately those at the RLT and CPLT level are not fully in charge. The regional directors who are vying for Vice President positions are the real villains. the same people that approved the over spending are the people cutting spending. It’s impressive....I’m sure as soon as economy improves and there are other industries hiring there will be a mass exit especially among the non manager class. The crazy part is covid will likely disrupt engineering education for the next two graduating classes so it won’t be easy to simply hire and replace the junior level folks. The folks who actually do real work in between LPS nonsense. Managers are in the unfortunate position of only being able to do another supervisor level job as many their skills have eroded. There are a few that are still very sharp.
RLT and CPLT released the hounds (sls) to do their their worst while they rested easy in their mansions in spring and the galleria. I am for sure they are all going to get an extra share bonus. DH and higher get this quarterly
This is very typical of ExxonMobil. You might think I am a disgruntled employee, but I am not. I left Exxon because I because such a negative and hated person - I turned into a creature that was nothing near what I was before I joined the company many moons ago. It was the pressure of wanting to be successful, and Exxon breeds such negativity within its corporation, to the point that even mild mannered people turn into two-headed snakes, just to be seen by top management that they can tow the line, in the name of Exxon's corporate culture. I have worked here, and this company promotes the dumbest people to be managers, and those who have great potential are often made to slog like dogs and get told that they need to work harder and be more visible. Thos who can talk (and even if you talk a pile of cr@p), will be visible and seen as potential candidates to move into management. There have been cases of staff with ZERO aptitude to be in management being moved into leadership (management) roles, and their peers told to support and groom the individual to be developed into a leader (because the individual has a godfather or godmother who is looking out for them). I have witnessed this myself, and I am not alone in saying this...
By far, the worst company I have worked for (I was an experienced hire), and I am glad I got out of this toxic cesspool. I took a pay cut to move to the current place I am in now, and I have no regrets. Anyone reading this from Exxon, you will have a much better life outside this sh1th0le, even if you have to take a pay cut, trust me - I am saying it from experience. Don't stay there just because they promise you things. My friends who are in Exxon (some are managers) have leaked news to me, and I can only say one thing to you "Get out, and get out now!!! The management is not true to their word. They will fill their pockets with the dividends that they give themselves (them = top management), at the expense of the employees. They were never the best employers - just that in the past, the oil price was soaring high, and so they could give the crumbs to the employees, and this seemed so juicy and sweet. Now, their dark hearts are showing and you are seeing the true face of what management in Exxon is all about.
Exxon needs to get rid of middle management who shuffle PPTs and utter LPSAs, JLAs, and Assess Analyze and ACT mantra. They have little insights into the process or controls, and how to make money in Chemical Plants/Refineries. They have expensive free lunches and golf games to stroke their ego. They talk gibberish and make silly statements with a stern look. These id–ts are leading Exxon! It is time to clean the house and fire them all. Not a penny will be lost in profitability of Exxon in fact it may increase it. In Baytown Former Analyzer Tech is now Section Head. He needs to go out in the field and make sure analyzers are working in the Chemical plant/polymer unit/refinery rather than managing a group he has no idea about how to value them.
@yaz - yep, that's how corporate america does it.
Oracle had middle managers RIF their employees, then it was their turn.
That is how it’s done in large corporations that realign business practices to improve fiduciary ROI.
This makes zero business sense. Look at what Chevron did and investors praised CVX. It will be EM supervisors' and managers' turn in the next round.
Same thing at Spring Campus - no supervisors or managers
I think this is consistent across all regions. It’s just business.. looking at how Exxon is performing, it will be their turn in the next cycle.