Drastic changes - Exxon is a sinking ship - Software Engineer ExxonMobil Employee Review

1.0
Jul 23, 2020
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Pros

- Campus is nice - Pay is relatively competitive (however, as a software engineer, you may be better off going to a tech company)

Cons

- Upper management does not care about lower level employees. The way COVID was handled was very poor (not notifying campus residents of new cases, telling us in March to be prepared to return at any time). No transparency about any important situations. - Technical staff (mainly software developers) have absolutely no career path - No work-life balance. Because Exxon has let go of a large portion of staff and almost every contractor, regular employees are now expected to fill massive holes. - Job security = gone. While I retained my job in this ranking cycle, I know several new hires who were let go after being given no negative feedback throughout the year. Job security was one of the biggest pros for accepting a job at Exxon - it no longer exists - No emphasis on diversity. Any statements the CEO or other executives released are generic.

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5.0
Mar 15, 2026
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Pros

Great people and culture - Everyone is nice and wants to do good work.

Cons

Lots of security and locked down tech and hard to find what's available.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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