Good pay, no time to spend it - Process Contact Engineer ExxonMobil Employee Review

2.0
Feb 12, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is very high compared to other industries Rapid career growth opportunities for some Pension still active for new hires - not common anymore

Cons

60+ hour work weeks (no OT for engineers, we are salary) Always on-call for refinery issues 24/7/365 Pay is same or less than the design engineers that work at HQ in cushy office jobs with no manufacturing responsibilities Lots of responsibility right out the gate for new grads - some can handle it, some cannot. Career growth is for those willing to put in crazy hours or "play the game" of the corporate world.

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Pros

Flex time and really great benefits

Cons

Very competitive corporate atmosphere and little vacation days.

4.0
Jun 30, 2026
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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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