7 pros and 7 cons to work in EM. - DBC ExxonMobil Employee Review

4.0
Jun 4, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

1. One of the world’s largest and most established companies. 2. Financially stable with a long-term global presence. 3. Well-defined roles, processes, and reporting structures. 4. Ideal for professionals who appreciate clarity and organization. 5. Frequent cross-border communication and collaboration. 6. Opportunity to work with diverse teams across Europe and beyond. 7. Access to global tools and systems (CRM, SAP, analytics).

Cons

1) Decision-making can be slow and heavily layered. 2) Less room for creativity compared to startups or mid-size firms. 3) Risk-averse and traditionally structured, which may feel rigid. 4) Innovation and new ideas may face bureaucratic hurdles. 5) Promotion paths are narrow in regional offices. 6) Workflow could be overwhelming 7) As an oil & gas company, public opinion around environmental issues can be challenging.

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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
Recommend
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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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