Not for me - Engineering Intern ExxonMobil Employee Review

2.0
Jun 28, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

High intern salary, good benefits.

Cons

There were lots of cons:. 1) Almost all of my colleagues looked unhappy all the time which made me wonder whether it was the company making them miserable, as that was the only thing they all had in common. 2) You do become an Exxon robot. You are supposed to think (and even walk!) in a particular manner defined by Exxon. Independent thinking/ novel approach is NOT appreciated. 3) Technical incompetence: although the company prides itself on its 'technical excellence' I observed some major incompetence from rather senior engineers in the short time that I spent working there. 4) I got the impression that the company rewarded those who shouted the loudest, rather than those who got the work done. 5) Interns + graduates work longer hours than contracted.

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Cons

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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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