After spending several years at this company, I’ve found nearly every aspects of the job from support to training to career opportunities different than what was described based on the interview.
I would not recommend this place to anyone unless they are desperate for a job.
@5poj+1jMTauLv Cool story bro...
Interviewed recently. On the first interview (via Zoom) a manager with the title Land Services Manager - these titles are hilarious. He questioned me over and over about coming to XOM and told me he was upset he was losing his office and will soon have to sit out with everyone. Asked me more than once if I can focus having someone sit 6ft from me and never having an office myself. Clearly he is miserable himself and I was perplexed why they would pick someone so negative to do the interview. Horrible salesman trying to recruit new hires but thankful for the transparency. Clearly unstable environment. On to the next opportunity! Thanks Mr. Miserable Manager you helped me make up my mind this is not the fit for me.
@2fps It isn’t just Exxon.
Of course you don’t think there are bigots at Exxon, or anywhere else. That’s exactly why you’re a part of the problem.
Maybe I’ve been on the wrong side of this attrition argument: management may actually be correct in forcing out older employees who refuse to adjust to social/technological changes in the professional workforce.
The sooner they move on the better. The ones who can tolerate someone different from themselves can stay and be rewarded with raises, bonuses, and roles of their choosing. The rest (most) of you can retire or find a new vocation.
This thread Sounds like an angry manager talking to herself try in to make folks believe that xom is full of old bigots when it’s not. The site is very nice to everyone. Managers sc--w over everyone. The only favoritism there is the ones she’s nice too so that they can give her good feedback.
“ReynoldsNumber”
Really?
Everything that you said should be discussed up-front before any offer is extended. Candidates don’t know what to ask or how to ask it, and recruiters lie by omission. The result of this approach to hiring can be observed daily.
Engineers don’t get paid for turnarounds. That’s not discussed when you are hired. You expect to be paid for your time.
401k matching can be taken away at any notice. It had before and no correction once the market changed.
You can go years without a raise. Inflation goes up regardless. Another item to consider.
Being ranked against each other doesn’t foster teamwork. It fosters individuals doing what makes sense for themselves.
@1ovc Saying that Exxon doesn’t have more angry old bigots than the rest of O&G is like saying that Caracas doesn’t have much more crime than the rest of Venezuela.
In other words, it’s a serious problem everywhere in the industry. It’s also one of many reasons why most of you should just stay put. The industry has not equipped you to navigate the effects of cultural changes in the workplace.
There is at least one s-xist or racist comment on every thread on every board for every O&G company on this website. At least once per day I would overhear casually s-xist or racist remarks, and/or micro-aggressions. Many of you have trouble with “ethnic” sounding names. Many of you hold reactionary views. Many of you are over 50. It all fits together.
The fact that you’re defending this is a part of the problem.
Got to be a little defensive to this. The company has no more angry old bigots than the rest of O&G. However, there are 1-2 real ‘winners’ floating around this forum, who I suspect have retired, been fired, or sit in the corner of a refinery somewhere. Low likelihood you actually bump into them. I think most highly of my peers, and work hard for them.
Concerns about employee compensation, the fairness of the meritocracy program, lack of transparency inside the company, and management strategy are all valid. Bloomberg is correct. There is a salary range that makes these problems tolerable. A lot of employees are not at that salary range. The worse things get culturally, the higher that salary expectation becomes.
This way Evil comes.
@OP A scroll through the threads on this board was enough for me to say “thanks but no thanks” to an EM recruiter (twice). Clearly the company is full of angry old bigots.
If they’re serious about bringing in new talent they need to clean house first. Nobody wants to work with grumpy old men who still have to show up for a paycheck.
If you see a job posting for your group, give it a read. Is it even recognizable? It’s feels like it’s borrowed from another company. ….what we want but not what we are right now.
Oh, you must be one of those that do no work. You must enjoy being paid to do nothing but a-s kissing.
@OP; A little too late now......I've already C-m here and enjoyed it. Oh wait, you were talking about work, and I was speed reading!