ExxonMobil Engineering Associate reviews

If you are an average performer, and this, in Exxon's mind is essentially 33% of the population (33% is below average, the remainder top), then you should be satisfied just doing what you're doing, and your salary will still be very good. If you want to make the really big bucks, and you're average, it's not going to happen. Perhaps, if you live in a low cost area, such as Houston or Baton Rouge, the average salary is going to take you very far, but in the DC area, this is not the case.

Career path is pre-determined before you start working there. Excellent work performance does not give you any recognition. Only if management really likes somebody (because of a nice smile, or the ability to endlessly talk smoothly), that person will get a series of easy tasks to accomplish, and that leads to promotions and recognition.