ExxonMobil reviews

The worst compensation among operators. Maybe a little bit higher salary but that’s it. No bonuses at all, no stock options, no anything else. An average 401K, vacation, etc, worse than other majors. Even the worst holiday plan (8 paid public holidays). The only operator in Houston that does not have flex schedule and does not have bonus. You will work overtime. They use and abuse employees. They torture you psychologically. They want to scare you to do what you are told to do. They tell you if you dont do what I tell you, you will be the bottom one. No innovation at all. No creativity. An old technology. They are scared that someone will steal technology that they don’t have. It is like a military and even worse. Very sensitive people. I dont understand is why people stay. You can go anywhere else, work less, be more respected and make more money!!!

- The worst management (including supervisors) gets promoted & many are micromanagers - Upper management has selective hearing when it comes to feedback - Some sites (Beaumont and Baton Rouge) are worse than living in Chernobyl - All the diverse and friendly people leave within the first couple of years - Executives like pocketing more money for themselves while lower level employees face minimal salary raises (if we get salary raises) - Lack of transparency across the board (i.e. we learn of salary freezes, 401k cuts, layoffs, etc. through news outlets) - The younger generation knows this industry is not sustainable and views Exxon as the most evil compared to its peers - Communications on serious issues (i.e. COVID, BLM, Anti-Asian rhetoric) are purely reactive and are put out there as a response to employee dissatisfaction - Working from home for non-essential roles was not an option, even as peers contracted COVID-19. The company's scapegoat was "they likely were exposed during their lunch break" since the exposure could not be "proven" to occur during the 12-person meeting in the conference room (note this was before vaccines were rolled out). - Everything is an "emergency" in the eyes of management and they will drain your energy preparing for minute issues - Overall lack of diversity that will continue to propagate discriminatory behavior and microaggressions throughout the company - "This is the way we've always done it, so we will continue doing everything this way" will get you rewarded rather than challenging the status quo - The CEO and other executives only care about shareholders, never the individual contributors - Town Halls will actively censor messages and questions - "Management's hands are tied" is the excuse that is communicated for everything - Roles will continue to be outsourced abroad to save costs, despite the additional complications with timely communications - Management will not admit that they a culture revamp to retain talent - Talent is escaping to industries that better value their employees (i.e. Tech & Consulting), but Exxon will not enhance their benefits package accordingly - Only Chemical Engineering degrees are truly valued in the company. This is a not-so-secret expectation on how to quickly accelerate your career here. - Sustainability initiatives are minimal - In order to be successful, you are required to follow a traditional career path through manufacturing roles - If you do something bad, supervisors will not support you. If you do something good, supervisors will take credit for the work you did. - The expectation is that you need to respond within 24 hours if someone needs you while on vacation - The cultural issues stem throughout the entire company! Not only within one function (i.e. chemicals vs. upstream or supply chain vs. technical) - A supervisor once told me "the people who do well here take ownership," which is ironic considering that the company as a whole has not been taking ownership over its poor culture that has caused top talent to apply elsewhere.