I submitted my paper to a very respectable journal 9 months ago. Five days after I got the submission confirmation from the assistant editor. I've never heard from them since, although I wrote several times to (politely) ask about the status of my manuscript. I also wrote to the editor in chief.
Update: President-Elect Donald Trump made it official Tuesday, confirming his nomination of ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson to serve as Secretary of State. Rumors continue to percolate that President-elect Trump will nominate Rex Tillerson, the 64 year old CEO of ExxonMobil, to be Secretary of State. Unlike recent top diplomats, Tillerson has no experience in government. The Exxon executive is neither a politician, a career public servant, a general or an academic .
In 2013, Vladimir Putin awarded ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson the Order of Friendship, one of the highest honors Russia gives to foreign citizens. The silver badge underscores the close ties that have existed for many years between Russia and Tillerson, the leading candidate to be President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of state. The 64-year-old Tillerson, a lifetime Exxon employee, came up through the ranks by managing the company's Russia account.