Thread regarding ExxonMobil Corp. layoffs

It’s interesting to note how this article mixes sad reality about the toxic EM culture, resulting in very high attrition rates, with fashionable PC items such as discrimination and climate change. Seriously, how many people believe that scores of people quit because EM doesn’t do enough about climate change or because somehow minorities are mistreated?

To be clear, neither BEST or any Black employee asked or even thought to ask this company to fly a Black Lives Matter flag on the buildings. Trust and believe, we know exactly what this company is. As the article accurately stated, we were all confused as to why we were brought up in this flag nonsense because it was never an ask nor would it be. The company wanted a scapegoat to cover their as* because they didn’t want to fly the PRIDE flag.

As for how other companies handle Inclusion & Diversity, as an experienced hire with experience from other Fortune 500s, Exxon is one of the absolute worst in this area, specifically for Black employees.

I heard from a friend of a friend’s sister that Exxon was ranked 81 in the new AP ESPN coaches poll in the latest inclusion and diversity poll.

Yes Kaleesi, it is known.

Many of fortune 500 and major companies actually embrace equality and diversity beyond just lips service. Other large oil companies like Shell, equinor, Total approach this better than XOM. The flag issue was just the tip of the iceberg of the undercurrent drama.

The combination of the performance assessment/rankings, company processes, rotational work assignments and the golden handcuffs of the pension plan makes it where any good idea won’t be considered because if it fails, you and those above you career progression will end. Most of those above you don’t have the right experience to know a good idea if it came across their desk. Both management and employees know this , but making a bold move to really change things could jeopardize a managers career. People like DW and other top managers are inbred. They know of know other way and have believed the that EM management was the best until these last few years when their failures were exposed.

Concerning the diversity and inclusion portion of the article, the same could be written about any of the Fortune 500 companies. Does anyone know of any big company internal group that is happy about how their group is being treated. (Women, LBGTQ, African American, Asian, Muslim, etc)

Employees feels the company is bad because they don’t fly the flag of a corrupt organization like BLM and they allow chick-fil-a on campus? Wokeness is getting out of hand.

EM should concentrate on producing oil and gas in the most environmentally friendly way as possible. Low cost energy is prosperity for all.

Hmmmm. The comment I posted here yesterday disappeared. Namely, that the mass promotion of incompetent female and diversity employees, especially to the executive ranks, has contributed greatly to the current (and future) decline of XOM …has disappeared. They are running this place INTO THE GROUND.

I did finish the commentary by stating that old, white, and male CEOs (the current and previous CEOs, to be precise) presided over this mess and are ultimately responsible. But, it does not matter to them ‘CAUSE THEY IS GETTING PAID!

Weak finish. Did the printer run out of paper?

@1bfm+1jbBFsxx to me, the ending was intended to make the reader scoff at the notion that a one time 3% raise was intended to make up for everything

Do we expect any positive reaction from EM on this? I don’t expect they will care part don the negative press

I feel so vindicated after reading this article. How can someone sum everything up so perfectly?!!

Did anyone else feel like the ending was a little strange? Seemed unfinished or not a good summary of the message.

The EMIT individual that wrote the manifesto about minorities being passed over for advancement was correct about everything, except that they themselves were a victim of that. I’ve worked with that person and the common consensus is that they were simply not good at their job. But I absolutely agree that there are many examples of females and minorities (and for that matter white males) who were victims of a performance assessment system that rewards too many things other than job performance.

Really? Imagine reading an article about the incredibly toxic environment (full of incompetent people many of which are white men) and amongst all that cr-p, you don’t think racial inequality isn’t really happening? I know many people from all over the globe who would vehemently disagree with you.

Unbelievable.

How is DW going to stand to look at all of us on campus next year....if.....maybe his plan is to get rid of all of us!!

Has anyone seen DW recently? Is he still CEO?
Bueller? Bueller?
If this sh*tshow wasn't happening to us, it would be funny.
Now, I have the sads.

Super obvious most of the "insiders" that contributed to the article are individuals that work for EMIT.

Re: minorities. Doesn't matter what your ethnicity or gender is - there are smart hard working people and not so smart hard working people. It should simply be a meritocracy - they should do there best to rank based on demonstrated ability. Instead, the "reserve" high rank (1st and 2nd quintile) positions for diversity employees. As a result very few non-diverse employees have a remote change at a career. Look around at all the entry level management job - they are 95% diversity staffed. THAT is discrimination. Can't wait for the lawsuits. In the meantime - if you are a young white male - get out now and move to a small company that cares about your ability. Not your skin color.

Ouch

“Elevating female and minorities who don’t deserve it - “

Define deserve. There are a plethora of beyond mediocre male and non-minorities employed at Exxon, elevated to supervisor/manager/executive status, who have done more to ruin the company and it’s culture than any “non-deserving” female and minority could ever think of doing. It’s telling how judging from these comments, every thing in the article is accurate EXCEPT for the part about minorities…where you have actual minorities telling you why they left.

To the comments that minority and women benefited from the ranking is not true. Unfortunately, the system favors compliant non-contributors who just ride along. (Human nature elevate those who are like me or at least confirm my biases.).

There are some good to exceptional women and minorities who just get stuck in the middle. Management keep them around because they are the worker bees but often too outspoken. I know of female employee who suffered in the ranking because she spoke out against an unethical manager who was pressuring her falsify market information.

Elevating female and minorities who don’t deserve it creates a bad culture. Unfortunately, Exxon is full of seat warmers to make the diversity numbers.

I love all the non-minorities telling the minorities how they benefit and have a leg up during the ranking process and at XOM in general, while a Black ex employee is explaining the psychological damage working for this company caused her. Pathetic.

I am surprised that the individual contributors have not started talking about unionizing. Maybe not even seriously but that is one thing that will strike fear into the eyes of any manager

@tll+1jbBFsxx Agree that racism is not part of this. If anything, minorities including females have an advantage in the ranking as this gets kicked back to HR and top management to make sure the numbers aren’t “skewed”. Final ranking including PIPs need to go through this process.

You’re all wrong, P. Heather ington says the performance assessment is good for us, fosters “alignment”, and encourages us to do better.
I mean, it landed her in Dallas - so, how bad can it be?

Interesting comment in the article regarding the blatant outsourcing and subsequent layoffs. That’s a prime area for an investigative report…

I would disagree with the racism portion, George Floyd protest really? If anything minorities benefit during the ranking balancing…

Overall a great and accurate article, there are many more things that were not even discussed contributing to the toxicity of todays XOM

Not news to employees. At least it’s out in the world and as a warning to incoming classes

I wonder if DW gets calls from RxT and LR. Oh, to be a fly on the wall listening in to those conversations. I'm imagining the final scene in the bunker from Downfall/die Untergang, with LR as you know who.

Great article. Not bashing, just honest. Everyone should read.

The sheer number of current and former employees deriving satisfaction from this article really shows how bad the culture is at EM

It’s been a banner week in the press!

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-10-13/exxon-xom-jobs-exodus-brings-scrutiny-to-corporate-culture

Worth the 5-10min read, spot on.

https://apple.news/AU93JES9cRIGbBO0CLCAzCw

It really sums everything up perfectly.

Someone post the link!