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jmbar2

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3. True! My very first contractor gig was at Exxon.

Reply to hatrack (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 17, 2025, 09:27 AM

Jan 2025

Their performance review cycle was known as "rank and yank". It caused noticeable stress, depression and anxiety among the staff. No one was willing to take any chances.

Reminded me of stories of living under communism, where you were constantly under surveillance, and neighbors would rat you out. Most of the oil firms operated in a similar manner. It was brutal.

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I used to work as a contractor for BP in Houston jmbar2 Jan 2025 #1

Sounds similar to what I've read about working at ExxonMobil . . . hatrack Jan 2025 #2

True! My very first contractor gig was at Exxon. jmbar2 Jan 2025 #3