ExxonMobil reviews

The workforce is older and thus younger employees might less people to mix with on a casual basis. Additionally, Exxon is very traditional company in terms of structure and management style. Very clear organizational chart lines let you know where you stand. Promotions seem to be based less on employee formally expressing an interest or applying to internal positions and more about the senior leadership deciding when you are ready and where you should go -- whether you initiate or desire that move is not a high priority. Finally, those that want to enter upper management will probably have a rotation at a refinery which is not the most desirable place to spend two years.

The atmosphere is "command and control". Information about your career is on a need-to-know basis and you don't need to know. The words "...up to and including termination" are used continuously in connection with relatively minor infractions of rules. The HR leaders have no clue how to create a corporate environment where people want to work for the company. The Mobil side of ExxonMobil was lightyears ahead in this aspect but the merger seems to have gone completely with the Exxon style in this area. The company is actively working to move jobs to low cost centers in other countries. If your job can be done from any site then it's only a matter of time before it is moved to a place where someone will do it for a fraction of the typical US saleries.