Exxon Mobil Reviews

Pros

great benefits, good people to work with

Cons

hard to move up and their ranking system

Pros

I think the best reasons to work there are, the pay, the consistent raises the first two years, the exposure to new and challenge things and the educational reimbursement policy

Cons

The cons of XOM are somewhat unavoidable. Due to the size you can be just a number it also has a rank system that can produce an extremely competitive culture. Finally work experience is largely dependent on supervision.

Advice to Senior Management

I think management just needs to remember to value peoples work for who there are not just how its compared to someone else. It'll produce a cooperative environment that still brings results oriented performance.

Pros

The company has Good Branding and promotes work-life balance. They are also ethical in the way they do their business. Managers do listen and take employee feedbank in to account.

Cons

Non-competitive remuneration compared to competitiors in the same industry. Somewhat bureacatic. Fixed rotation policy, which may not be a role you want to go into.

Advice to Senior Management

Adjust the remuneration package to reflect Exxonmobil's standing as an industry leader in the oil and gas/petrochemical industry. To have more flexibility in the job rotation scheme.

Pros

pay is high, and perks are high

Cons

work is hard and evaluations are thought

Advice to Senior Management

pay more for people on management track

Pros

Benefits, talented people, if you rank good, the raises are increadible (can go up to 20%)

Cons

No work life balance
Poor vacation policy
No flex time
Expected ovetime, all the time. Finishing your job without working ovetime is not deemed as efficiency. They just give you more work to adjust to the same level of ovetime everyone else is working. 70 hours a week is GREAT performance! Even if 70 hours was due to incompetancy of the person.

Advice to Senior Management

Recongize that the world has changed. New generation wants more flexibility and more time off work and other copanies are realizing that. We are not slackers, we just want more flexibility. Not everyone has a stay home wife, not everyone thinks kids are horriable obstacles in great life, not everyone's goal is to die making career.

Pros

Solid financials
Long term view
Many opportunities

Cons

ExxonMobil is a solid company to work for, but be prepared to be satisfied with a career being pegged as "in the middle". The Ranking system is brutal and not understood by anyone.

Advice to Senior Management

Develop young talent early

Pros

This companies has many opportunities for you to broaden your experience and knowledge. Mostly engineering/science backgrounds start out at the bottom and work their way into the business and management areas or stay in the technical. Strong (and often times, obsessive) emphasis on employee health/safety and environmental awareness. Excellent training provided.

Cons

As with many large companies there are many layers of bureaucracy. Lots of paperwork and red-tape to get things done.

Advice to Senior Management

Communication is great but would encourage further communication between management and employees at all levels. Invest in the young scientists and engineers and develop young talent quicker. The younger employees have more tools at their disposal to learn faster.

Pros

Financial stability. Excellent retirement benefits. Great salary increases during the first two years of service. Discplined approach to every activity.

Cons

Forced performance management system that destroys morale. Superiority complex of company that spills over to employees. Lip service given to workplace flexibility when in reality it does not really exist. Overly process oriented. No domestic partner benefits.

Advice to Senior Management

In its attempt to be the best at every metric, Exxon Mobil has succeeded at being mediocre to poor at managing people. The corporation needs to realize that we live in a 21st century world that requires a diverse workforce from all different backgrounds. The needs of these employees are very different from those of 1950s America.

Pros

If you have a good manager than you are set.
Good benefits.
Smart people.
Looks great on a resume.

Cons

Within a year a determination is made on your career track. This will not be shared with you.
Very secretive company.
Ranking system is sink or swim. Force ranking.
Little room for mistakes.
Not a friendly place for women or two income familes.

Advice to Senior Management

Realize that not everyone wants to be like you. Not everyone has a stay at home wife. Create an environment which will continue to attract future talent.

Pros

Excellent benefits; varied and interesting people from all over the world. Our current chairman is one of the best moves we've made, and it seems we have good management working forward for the future.

Cons

Ranking system is one of the worst methods I've seen; concern that it is manipulated and very dependent on whether or not you work for the right manager. Not certain the the best are being culled from the younger folks for advacement.

Advice to Senior Management

Wsh management would recognize that administrative professionals do take their positions seriously and find it offensive that management seems to think "anyone" can do the job. This has led to moving some employees into the position where they perform poorly and make it difficult for others, both us and other employees.