ExxonMobil reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(8,431 total reviews)
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Darren Woods

61% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

ExxonMobil has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 8,431 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ExxonMobil employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Oct 25, 2020
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Pros

No Pros, it was a worst experience ever. Join this organisation - 1. If you are good in playing politics, possesses behavioural and presentation skills. 2. If you are non-technical and willing to sacrifice your technical skills and ready to become outdated. 3. If you like working in office 5 days a week, 9 hours everyday and No flexible timings 4. If you like working mostly in UK shift timings (2-11 pm) and willing to sacrifice work life balance. 5. If you do not like working from home and do not like carrying laptop to home. 6. If you like wearing business formals 4 days a week. 7. If you like to bring your own lunch or willing to order food from outside as there is no proper lunch cafeteria in office. Small pantries just provides tea coffee as usual.

Cons

1. Poor treatment of employee by forcing them to resign over the call during the probation soon after the lockdown restrictions were lifted, immediately employee was threatened for termination if not resigning voluntarily. 2. Employees have switched over to this organisation during Covid thinking it is the most stable and reliable organisation in these difficult times but soon the employees realise the mistake was realised when employee have to go through the entire horrible and humiliating experience. 3. Group harassment and politics during the meetings with no respect to employees and making derogatorily and threatening remarks to the employee over the call telling “Govt. restrictions are in place during the lockdown so we can not fire you currently”. 4. No Job Security during Covid and the organization did not provided support to the employees that always put emphasis on adopting safety and security culture and specially during these difficult Covid crisis times that became the top priority while on the other hand, the management was unable to ship the laptop when the helpless employee was stuck at home due to the sudden lockdown Govt. announcement soon after joining the organisation and instead of providing the equal employment opportunity and the necessary support, the management took advantage of the situation and employee was threatened for forced resignation otherwise face termination. 5. Probation period was a joke with no clarity, it was first extended and then reverted to original date without any prior notice then suddenly PIP was introduced as a tool without following a proper process a month before the probation ends to prove to HR which was misused by the management in the process of terminating the employee. 6. Roles and Responsibilities or Duties letter for the assigned designated role was not issued by the management even after escalating to HR multiple times and every organisation provides that letter which is an important document needed by employees to apply for higher studies or work permit for abroad in the future and it is legal right of the employee to receive letter. 7. The pain of the employee doesn’t end here. After exit, Full and Final settlement was not addressed properly and the leave days amount was deducted as the helpless employee was stuck at home and took unexpected leaves during the lockdown also internet bill amount was not reimbursed working from home. Management took advantage of the Covid lockdown situation and has not reimbursed the leaves in spite of notice issued by the Govt. to pay full salary to employees during the lockdown. 8. Inexperience, Immature, Rude behaviour of management and HRs who doesn’t have the proper skills and expertise thereby creating the hostile work environment for the employees and keep bullying the employees. 9. Management takes on average 3-4 months to onboard the new employees by performing the strong background verification and medical checks but did not think even twice before when it comes to firing the employees without giving them any prior notice in spite of going through the lengthy hiring process. 10. Employees are terminated straightway when laptop gets lost, misuse of corp card and clicking on phishing emails thrice. 11. Management is above HR and there is no mediator so supervisor decides everything for the employee and takes advantage of the system. If anything needs to be escalated then no one listens to the employee as HR is helpless and always supports only to management who have been given all the power and authority which they misuse on the employee and also restrains them in raising any valid concerns to the senior management. 12. Boring organisation with outdated processes, tech geeks soon forgets their coding skills but will at least learn few politics, advanced excel and ppt skills. Nowadays where all the organizations are moving towards Big Data/AI/ML/IOT/Blockchain etc. while this one still runs on old technologies and the system refuses to get updated. 13. There is no proper hierarchy process, team members who hired the person at the same level becomes their team manager itself that shows the gaps in the management promotion policies and some times manager’s experience is at the same level as that of team members which creates a lot of ego issues within in the team. 14. Outdated bell curve appraisal process, employees on the same designation are rated relatively to each other by making it a cat race and during recruitment process HR doesn’t negotiate the CTC and directly reject the offer. 15. Bossy, Military, Authoritative and commanding culture. No respect for employees, Managers continue to interfere in your work and micromanagement can be seen everywhere. 16. Suffocating Strict Military Safety Rules - Carrying laptop to home is not allowed, laptop needs to be locked in a locker before leaving office, laptop bag is not allowed to be placed near to the desk and too be locked too, walking while talking over the mobile phone is not allowed, restroom door need to be knocked before entering, coffee cup lid should be closed while carrying coffee from pantry to desk, Stair case railings should be hold tightly while climbing up or down the stairs, follow ergonomics seating position is continuously monitored, stretch out every 2 hours away from desk when music gets played. If any of these above things are not followed strictly then the incident gets reported against the employee for not following safety guidelines which in turn affects the appraisal and employment. 17. Strictly no work from Home allowed. Mostly it’s UK shift (2-11 pm) working hours so employee end up reaching home by midnight having no work life balance and no flexibility or relaxation timings with 9 hours compulsory swipe in and swipe out, Login by 2pm strictly and the timings are continuously monitored otherwise it has an impact on the employment. 18. Private browsing is not allowed. Gmail/LinkedIn/Facebook/YouTube/Quora/Coursera etc. all other 3rd party sites are banned, justification needs to be provided for opening any websites other than work-related and web-traffic is monitored continuously that has an impact on employment. 19. Formal Dress code Mon-Thurs and business casuals only on Friday. Incident gets reported if any employee is not found in proper attires and warning gets issued. 20. No cafeteria in office apart from tea and coffee and Tech park cafeteria is also pathetic with limited food options that makes the employees to reliant on bringing their own food or order it from outside. 21. Incorrect filling the project timesheet affects the appraisal and its a headache old, sluggish process for getting approvals for anything. 22. Even after getting B1/B2 visa by any luck, the probability of travelling to US gets deferred by management by making silly excuses like budget issues and with the current Covid situation, forget about the chances of even B1/B2 being initiated. Never join this organisation if – 1. If you don’t like to be in risky probation period of first 6 months where you can be terminated anytime without any prior notice as the also mentioned in the offer letter when you sign and submit. 2. Do not join this organisation thinking its a Brand name or Fortune top 10 symbol and never fell into the Fat CTC offering trap, soon you will regret the decision to join later and by the time you realise it would be too late to recover. It’s all about showing that glossy picture from outside and display those golden Safety and Security values to the employees thousand times but no one really cares when the employees are threatened to get terminated specially during this Covid times. It is better to be in a small and stable Non-Fortune 500 organisation rather than joining this giant unstable organisation where there is no job security where employees are terminated anytime without any reason or prior notice. 3. If you are scared of getting PIP during the probation period and fear the chances of getting fired by facing the humiliating experience. 4. If you are a technical geek and hoping to exposure to latest technologies like Big data/AI/ML/Cloud/IOT/Blockchain etc. and if you do not like Oil and Gas domain. 5. If you would like to be respected at the workplace and doesn’t like working under authoritative or commanding culture of inexperienced, Immature management who are experts in in micromanagement and harassing the employees all the time. 6. If you care about Roles and Responsibilities letter to be generated for your designated position after you leave the organisation as unlike other organisations this letter which is important to apply for future studies or work visa abroad will not be provided by this organisation. 7. If you like working in a flexible open environment where you have the freedom to work from home and no swipe in swipe outs and flexible timings. 8. If you like working in a general shift and find comfort in casuals not Business formals. 9. If you feel suffocated to follow the safety rules as mentioned above. 10. If you wouldn’t like to be waiting for months of joining date after going through rigorous hiring process of background and medical checks. 11. If you are a family person having kids at home as the workplace is not at all employee friendly with neither work from home nor flexible working hours and mostly it is UK shift timings. 12. If you like to browse 3rd party sites or social media sites frequently in your laptop during office hours which are blocked here, are continuously monitored and can affect the employment.

1.0
Apr 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

-Training is valued the first few years and emphasized by supervisors. Getting in with the right manager and getting labeled a "High Potential" (aka Hi-Po) can really set you up on the fast track. There are plenty of executives and managers that clearly got in based on the sponsors they had because they certainly don't have the experience/talent to have gotten there based on merit alone. -Starting salary is WAY above market value - this can be a huge plus for engineers right out of undergrad but any mid-career person will tell you that the salary bumps end pretty quickly after the first 3 years. However, this headstart can set you up for a higher salary than your peers at another company if you time it right. -There are some great people who work here and genuinely want to make a positive change and set up others for success. Getting the 'right' manager seems to be the key to success.

Cons

-Mentality that "there's no better place to be" - breeds complacency in processes and culture. Employees (especially some baby boomers who are just waiting around at this point) know they don't have to do much to just move along through assignments - anyone will tell you that the only 2 reasons you can be fired are 1) misusing your AMEX and 2) HR issues -No 9/80s (only major to not implement them - huge con for work/life balance) -Micro-management -- people are not 1) given enough responsibility, and 2) constantly double- and triple-checked to make sure they've followed the process; there is next to no room for innovation because people are not trusted to make decisions without supervisory approval (seriously, have a little faith. I literally heard a manager say "I doubt the new hires know much more than where the coffee is"). And do not expect to be in any kind of supervisory role until you have at least 5-8 years with the company - they simply don't believe you're ready for it. -Managed moves - you do not own your career and there is no job posting system. Any moves are handled by your supervisor who acts as your advocate. They will try and spin it different ways ("this is a great opportunity") and say that people planning is a two-way street with your supervisor. The reality is that you can put in your interests and geographical constraints, but at the end of the day, if you are in the top 10%, your career will be expedited through targeted assignments. If you're everyone else, it'll be highly dependent on your relationship with your supervisor and the extent of their network. If they don't know about a job, you won't ever find out about it. -Mentorship is lacking - it is encouraged among prospective mentees but not much among potential mentors, very few are willing to give their time to newer employees -Grandfathered medical benefits plan does not have to meet all ACA requirements (ladies, your birth control is not covered 100%) -Ranking system is tied to salary - only the top 10% really see the big bucks and the rest of the company will start to be paid below market value around mid-career -- it's no secret that during high oil prices, EM people around the 5-10 year mark will leave to Chevron/Shell/etc because the salaries are much more alluring (and 9/80s = 25 more vacation days!)

4.0
Jul 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're a dedicated, hard worker, good at relationship building/maintaining, and perform well in the ranking this company will take you as far as you're willing to go. Your promotions will occur quickly and raises to follow. The career / professional development you will receive will set you up well for a long career within ExxonMobil or anywhere else. At the manufacturing level technical careers are not valued the same as management development, so many people feel pressured to stay on the management path to get out of the site to HQ before they express their true interest in other paths not related to management. Folks that are placed into high visibility roles early receive an abundance of guidance and support to ensure success which leads to quick development and promotions. The company tries very hard and effectively to gain great diversity in it's hiring classes. (For engineering in the Southern US I see more women and minority engineers than may other companies).

Cons

If you're not in the top 20% of the ranking and more specifically the top ranked individuals after 5-10 years your career slows down very quickly as do the raises and promotions. The ranking system is not perfect and management perception can carry more weight than performance, even though management says that's not the case. Folks have been held back from promotions that are ranked at the top due to lack of visibility (visibility is position dependent and not due to lack of performance or capability, and can not easily be factor into the ranking system. Or a manager 1-2 levels above has no real direct experience with an individual yet discredits them for some small reason hurting raise/promotional opportunities). It is very hard to advance on a technical career path, and many technical folks become frustrated when their management development peers quickly accelerate through promotions and raises without much differentiation in ability or contribution. Work life balance is not encouraged or rewarded. It's considered normal to work 10-12 hour days. Many employees feel that this leads to folks who can stay at work that many hours regular get promoted faster. Folks who are not placed into high visibility roles can often be prioritized resources, development, and oversight from management leading to a sink or swim environment. Leading to a lack of visibility and resources to accomplish work which is then unfairly reflected in the rankings. With the great diversity every year of the incoming hiring classes, it's interesting to see a serious lack of diversity in the site management team (mostly white men, a few women, and slim to no minorities). No internal job postings. You're held responsible to drive career discussion with your supervisor. Then job moves are generally communicated to employees less than 2 weeks in advance, and if they aren't align with the employee's desires there's very little time time to work alternatives without a feeling of that potentially hurting your career.

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