Stalinist enterprise - Geoscientist ExxonMobil Employee Review

1.0
27 Nov 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive salaries; global projects of significance

Cons

This company is like a centrally planned economy - there are legions of “planners” who try and plan everything, and a command and control structure that is unbelievable. Nothing happens quickly or flexibly, new ideas are not readily accepted, outside information is viewed with suspicion, and internal communications have a whiff of propaganda about them. This has led to the demise of a once great company now struggling to adapt to a face paced, unpredictable world, that has changed beyond the ability of the “planners” to cope with.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Good opportunities for networking and travel.

Cons

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