For anyone who was assessed at NSI or know of others that were and took either the PIP or PIL, what was your experience ?
Others on here have mentioned that an NSI and PIP can follow you for years and make it hard to progress in your career at XOM.
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It is shark invested waters. Your peers will also submarine you in order to save their careers.
Always remember the classic psychology experiment where there are too many mice in the cage with insufficient food to support. The normally docile mice become very aggressive. That's why the yearly performance reviews are now called "The Hunger Games".
In the past, I would say it was a death sentence and time to move on. These days, most of the folks that get NSI are decent engineers but with some attitude issues. If you can play nicely with your peers, the pup shouldn't stick with you for long. But you have to keep playing nice every day
Got blindslided with a NSI one year, figured out that the whole ranking thing is a glorified popularity contest. Decided to "play the game" by helping those who have sway, do my best to demonstrate my technical know how, and get my name out. Next year I got ED with stock rewards and promotion. Getting Pipped isn't career ending, just need to know how to play the game...
Have directly seen, been involved in, or directly managed over 20+ pips. Only one person succeeded long term. Everyone else was gone within 4years. The one whom succeeded was really a very bitter and toxic employee for over twenty years and took out her bitterness on lots of the males that she managed as her career progressed. She passed the pip because she was female. Payback was indeed the bi--h in her case.
Regardless of your ability, your boss will make up excuses to narrow the scope of the job so you have nothing meaningful to show for the next cycle.
They do set you up for failure to get rid of you.
I had a terrible experience there. After being NSId, I decided to take the PIP. And when I saw my PIP list, it was terribly unrealistic to complete, meaning my manager really wanted me out, so I decided to PIL. If you feel your team doesn't want you, there's no other way but to quit.
If NSI, it means that career is over => need to find another gig. Simple.