Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

Morality - like the O&G industry in general - is subject to its Ups and Downs.
The wheel of Fortune pointing Up, morality pointing Down.
Funny how it works.

There HAS been a slow moral decline. I worked for over a decade as an employee right out of college, but then left. I returned 15 years later as a contractor. The moral and ethical decline was apparent to me. In one meeting our supervisor stated we should consider falsifying some records and plead ignorance if it was ever discovered. (As it turned out, it didn't happen, but he was willing to openly consider it in order to bypass a current problem, which appalled me.) I don't know if employees in the meeting were bothered by what they heard, but it had to taint them somehow. When managers don't take business practice policies seriously, then signing the annual letter of compliance has become a meaningless exercise.

The decline in focus on ethics and active discussion of ethical behavior correspond to when Durwood took over as CEO in 2017. Not a coincidence. He is trash.

Moral decline?
Most of the big wars of the past 140 years have been fought for this Company's interests.

Or did you mean Morale decline?
That's indisputable.

25 year employee and everything @tnp+1j67TiUl said is 100%.
Not “if” disaster happens, but “when”… DW has set this tone from the top.

This all stems from the horribly toxic environment created by DW. This is the same guy who used to scream at people during town halls when he was the chemicals VP. It is incredibly naive to believe that this will do anything good for the longevity of the company. The amount of unethical behavior, outright blatant disregard for safety and profitable operation of the organizations is rife at all levels these days. It's only a matter of time before something so bad happens, that an ExxonMobil site makes international headlines for a safety or illegal incident, like lying about the cause of flaring or environmental releases.

ExxonMobil and "Ethics" do not go hand in hand. Where one exist the other doesn't.

Just report your ethical concerns to Global Security anonymously. I am confident your concerns will be followed up on.

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Pretty accurate. I'd also argue safety is not far behind in this lack of focus area. It's definitely not where it was when I hired on in mid-2000's.

It's amazing to see a cultural decline at this scale....I left over a year ago and really glad I did.