Humble brag posts appearing on LinkedIn about executive training. Most people would just add it to their training list but not these HiPos. They want to be sure everyone knows they were chosen to attend! All heil your future toxic managers.
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The "Leadership" course in NC is taught by liberal academia types that are out of touch with the real world. In addition, most of the students (your co-workers) are nauseating to be around, as they su-k-up to the instructors and talk about EM as if it is a religion.
When I heard of this I was like why is this off site. Then I remembered where I worked.
These brag posts make me want to puke
Telling the Truth is not one of the "WE ARE EXXONMOBIL" mission statements.
Any "COURAGE OF CONVICTION" by someone that tells the truth will be NSI'd in less than one year.
I was on the supervisor path and attended this. It was all fluff and bs promoting exxons way and vision. We were taught to spread the lies and keep the truth from the proles. To keep the workers in the dark and motivate them with lies. To never speak bad or say anything against the Company that made it look bad. You should have seen the enthusiasm of the chosen. It was almost like the Nuremberg rally. There was so much fever and excitement. There was talk of the plan and vision for exxon in the future. That we were the future of exxon and we needed to ensure that future. I of course was disgusted and rejected this poison. I played along with the training. When I got my supervisor position I did not follow the plan and rebelled. I talked openly about the defects and deficiencies at exxon. My other supervisor friends turned against me and told the manger. I was accused of talking bad about exxon and telling my employees the truth. I complained about the insane moc process, procurement process, and impossible bureaucracy to get anything done in a timely manner. I was not a supervisor very long after this. I am now an sme or specialist because I could not lie. Same money just not on the same advancement trajectory. Exxon is a real sh-t show folks.
This was at some ICE holding facility right?
Junior Guard uniforms and badges.
Root beer floats on final day.
@cd+1jsb4nrbx What is the demographic of this in the HiPo cohort then?
Funniest part is that these posters are apparently unaware that if you are truly on the HiPo group, you can’t put off the course and take it when you “get around to it”. There is a HiPo cohort that goes through the training program together over decades. If you are in the HiPo cohort your training will occur on their schedule and you have no say. Everyone else goes through at random in the dummy cohorts and does not network with the HiPos.
If you get to choose when you take the courses, you are not in the HiPo cohort. If your class has a lot of males from the United States, you are not in the HiPo cohort. If your class is extremely diverse, you are not in the HiPo cohort. If your cohort has people in it who don’t have lofty job titles, you are not in the HiPo cohort. If your instructors seem bored with your class, you are not in the HiPo cohort. If your classmates are not smothering you with syrup coated networking advances, you are not in the HiPo cohort.
Sorry Nick.
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This week-long program, offered by ExxonMobil, promises to be an enriching experience where we’ll delve into leadership challenges, engage with global leaders, and keep shaping our strategic mindset.
Eager to learn, grow, and connect with fellow leaders!
... And a free bucket to puke in for all the average Joes (that's you, you non leader you...) ...
Why ist that hilarious? That is what you call a competitive environment, in which the very best succeed based on merit. What is the alternative?
Hilarious.
The best thing I learned at the North Carolina management course was shared by the Business College Dean.
"For every employee in ExxonMobil that successfully made it to vice president, there are 4000 tombstones in the cemetery of employees that tried and failed."