I don’t know how it is in other organizations, but EMTech is aggressively hiring in BTC. Either move to a safer department or keep your options open and look elsewhere. I know strategy advisors are always on confidential projects, so they can’t... — read more 

Why would Oxy pay its Petro Technicals a very generous one time bonus unrelated to yearly goals or performance. Some top onshore and offshore engineers received +60,000 for their efforts.. Your opinions?

The global economy now uses roughly half as much energy per dollar of output as it did in 1980, helping cushion oil shocks. Read more in F&D magazine. https://www.imf.org/.../2026/06/picture-this-shock-absorbers Oil prices have risen sharply... — read more 

For a company that earned multi billion$ per quarter, it seems minimal reward/high risk to transition to low cost and low capability workforce in a 3rd world country. The savings seems like it is not worth the risk and also not worth destroying all... — read more 

Let's do it, you've got to do it. but it's optional. It's anonymous, I promise, for real. Exxon Quarterly Employee Survey by VP of Sarcasm and Irony On a scale of 1 to 5, how excited are you to provide feedback that will be carefully... — read more 

Besides the US, which countries are actually terminating for 2 NSI in 5 years? I know a lot of the countries we operate in have labor laws that don’t allow termination based on relative performance. Was HR hoping people wouldn’t know their rights... — read more 

Is anybody safe when they start giving out PIPs like candy, more than obviously not based on performance?

3 weeks ago they warned of $140+ oil. Now we sit at $70.

I’m relatively new to the company and keep reading stuff about high potential employees etc. Do Hi-Pos know that they are that or can you just infer from roles you get. If you are told are you informed about career objective or other things. Curious... — read more 

I'm not only looking to leave EM, but the entire O&G industry. I can't find a single company that's better than this place, and I'm so tired of all the uncertainty, cyclical nature of the industry, toxicity, and everything else that comes with... — read more 

Some groups have traditionally received a special distribution so they can rank more people highly. This has been ended and the groups that used to have it are not going to be happy with this year’s results.

Anyone heard back from their supervisor yet?

Any employees injured or ki-led?

I still haven’t been assigned the "Advisor" role but maybe EM HR could take a break from whatever it is they think they’re doing and actually focus on the mountain of harassment, as--ult, and misconduct complaints piling up every single day. Or, bare... — read more 

PIL sweetening the pot in the way out the door

I've been hearing a lot of talk about more layoffs coming next month. At first I dismissed it, but the rumors keep getting louder. Does anyone have any actual information? Are these just rumors or is something really happening?

Every projects I’ve worked on had Manager/IC ratio > 2:1. The most recent one was 6:1. Does the MC realize they can cut the managers by 1/2 or 2/3 to achieve greater cost savings?

Why is ExxonMobil doing so poorly in Trading vs competition? What are we missing? Shell & others seem to be doing much better. Is our new trading organization, combined with the newly minted midstream company set to turn our fortunes around in... — read more 

How do you request leave of absence? What’s the criteria for it? Does it protect you from getting NSI if you are on leave of absence?

This is why so many hours are spent making PowerPoint presentations just the right color, etc. Oh the stories I could share about the board visits to the Delaware Basin in New Mexico. https://youtube.com/shorts/wPiwujPls90?is=MJ7kBe5mNJLcQdVo

Is “Advisor” the new Exxon retirement plan? Every week I see another Advisor, Advanced Advisor, Senior Advisor, Expert Advisor, Strategy Advisor, Effectiveness Advisor, Change Advisor, etc. At what point does a company have more advisors than... — read more 

Senior sponsors are often only a few years ahead of retirement or so I wonder what happens to their hipos if they leave or are forced out ?

Guyana the poster child for operational excellence is starting to show some signs of depletion and sand/water production. Maintaining an FPSO above 260,000 bopd for over 6 months is looking like an improbability. By September Exxon will have to... — read more 

Looking to hear data from actual employees about on-cycle and off-cycle raises? Meaning, has anyone ever negotiated a raise that didn’t coincide with the early December salary treatment supervisor discussion? I’m interested in hearing if you brought... — read more 

Time has proven it again. One of the few U.S. companies with minimal to zero offshore tech centers in low-cost countries just showed why that matters. Those centers don’t just drag innovation, they inflate long-term costs and drift further from... — read more 

June 1, 2026 · Contributor ExxonMobil has suspended operations at one of its chemical manufacturing plants in Singapore, citing unfavorable market conditions, according to report in local media. The decision to mothball the unit removes 900,000... — read more 

Exxon Mobil ranks #235 overall with an Overall Score of 50.2, modestly above the Energy industry average of 47.2. Its best pillar is Innovation Rank #72, followed by Financial Fitness at #164. That matters because in Energy, innovation and financial... — read more 

When is PDS feedback for this cycle? I know some groups already concluded assessments…and Supervisors/Managers are starting to act funny…Are there teams that are yet to complete PDS assessments?

At What age does your potential stop changing? For example, can potential still increase or decrease (based on performance) after you’re 40 or 50? Who has the authority to change it? Your supervisor, manager or S&D?

A general thread on who is hiring in O&G nowadays?

Lee Raymond, Who Created Exxon Mobil, Dies at 87 He oversaw Exxon’s acquisition of a rival, cut costs relentlessly and denied the scientific consensus on climate change. Lee Raymond, the chairman and chief executive of Exxon Mobil Corp., at a news... — read more 

Many large companies still use some version of forced ranking, stack ranking, or quota-based performance management where a certain percentage of employees end up in the bottom bucket regardless of overall team performance. Supporters say it drives... — read more 

Is it ideal? No. Is it better than a lot of places right now? Yes. If you've taken half an hour of your day to brows available jobs, you'd know how cr-ppy the job market is right now. Having a relatively safe job with a decent pay at this moment is... — read more 

WTI at 80

https://youtube.com/shorts/cYCHjg4a0fk?is=j8j7dqw6oCh6ynQu

Here in Houston HR likes the staff to be young from top schools. Now they will face challenges as XOM looking for gas. XOM knows something is about to occur and gas assets are more fungible than oil in today’s market.

Keep hearing that lots of folks are resigning Can you all say who are the notable ones in your functional areas? Focus on senior mid-career staff/managers, and executives. Should not be any concerns on name dropping since they are already out ...

Source: By Kevin Crowley, Bloomberg The 140-year-old oil company is making more money than ever. Yet the pandemic exposed deep cultural problems—and talent is fleeing. Shortly after Exxon Mobil Corp. lost its battle with an activist investor last... — read more 

How COVID-19 Impacted Energy Companies Source: Microsoft CoPilot Search The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound and multifaceted impact on the global energy sector, affecting demand, supply chains, financial stability, and long-term energy... — read more