Could be a great company if they move in the right direction - Project Manager / Execution Planner ExxonMobil Employee Review

2.0
13 May 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Culture was changing for the better, but after I left, I've heard people are overworked and culture and flexibility / work life balance policy implementation went backwards. This note is current as of 2Q24. Decent pay. Some great managers are still there.

Cons

Ranking process if flawed and creates a mentality of throwing people under the bus to help elevate themselves. Not conducive to a "working together" and "giving credit" environment. Many great people are promoted, but often times the wrong people are promoted for the wrong reasons; unfortunately management often sees only one side of a person and not necessarily how they run or treat their team. Some Supervisors / Managers really believe that the ranking process is the "one" time they get together to discuss your accomplishments; and many don't event follow up on feedback hence making their own assumptions on how to interpret it. When I was in a first time supervisor role, I followed up on all feedback; often times the person I talked to said, "This is the first time in 10 years that someone has actually asked about the feedback I provided on another employee; I was wondering if it even got looked at." Managing a team is also leading a team and involves constant touch points with ALL of your team, not just the ones you get along with well or that are 2 offices down. If EM could get this right, promote the right people for the right reasons, and get their policies up to date to enhance employee well-being in conjunction with work, they could be a great company.

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Pros

Flex time and really great benefits

Cons

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4.0
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Pros

Great all around compensation - from salary, benefits (401k & pension & flexible work], medical [fantastic] Great people - at the company you understand everyone around is came from being one of the smartest people at their previous job/university. Within IT the overwhelming majority of people really care for you, this feels way more collaborative than competitive. Career Development - lots of opportunities to grow in breadth of experience to get deep in your skills and grow in leadership skills

Cons

Work Politics - being such a large corporation with a lot of history there is a tendency to be work politics/red tape sheerly because of the size of the company. However, it is not really bad if you are willing network , put yourself out there to talk with leaders, and be a normal hard-working enjoyable employee. If you do these two things you will succeed at ExxonMobil.

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