ExxonMobil Reviews

Pros

Like any company, your immediate experience will be highly correlated to your immediate supervisor. My supervisors have been mostly very good. The company is working to modernize it's culture and make I&D at the forefront of our culture. I appreciate the effort.

Cons

The industry as a whole is struggling right now. Time will tell if ExxonMobil handles the transitions well. We recently lost our 401k matching, so that puts a dent in teh comp&benefits package.

Pros

I like the higher salary than most electrical engineers can make in other manufacturing or utility industries. Electrical engineers get experience working with a wide range of equipment and voltages, from PLCs to motors/drives to HV switchgear, from maintenance and reliability, to design and power system modeling. There is a variety of increasingly-challenging roles available with broader reach for a rewarding career.

Cons

Exxonmobil is largely run by chemical engineers, they don't really care about power unless the lights go off. You become a jack of all trades, master of none. Any complex engineering work gets contracted out. Senior levels of engineering with global influence are a good old boys club that's hard to crack.

Pros

Pension, PPTO, 401k match, base salary, company phone.

Cons

Long hours, constant fear of being fired

Pros

The pay is decent, and you won't take your work home with you.

Cons

The job is mind-numbingly simple and routine. Two of the supervisors and the lab manager are toxic to those that work under them, patronizing when honest feedback is given, and then act shocked when new hires and contractors don't last six months before moving on to better positions at other companies. Almost all benefits were cut last year while the company shareholder dividend was maintained, and no raises were given out. There is extremely low morale, but with current leadership, it is being ignored rather than addressed. Claims of the utmost focus on quality go out the window when production metrics are threatened. Constantly short-staffed due to high turnover rate (because of excessively low morale). Would highly recommend you look elsewhere for lab work; this facility is a dead end.

Pros

Working with a great team is the key factor to make all projects successful. Everyone that I worked with was very willing to support one an other. State of the Art Technology, and user friendly.

Cons

Switching job duties without knowledge, taking the initiative to learn new processes within the moment.