Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,633 total reviews)
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Wael Sawan

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,633 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Shell employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews
3.0
Feb 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

4 years window assignments, so staffs can rotate and compete for new jobs and possibly promotions. Vast resources of very smart people albeit academically. Still on high gear for continuous improvement.

Cons

HR are never useful. Lack of compassion and agility. Management are full of charade to survive. Not so great performance review process and constantly reorganising that appears like a headless chicken. Silly cost cutting exercises instead of tackling the problem given the vast smart people at disposal to be creative.

4.0
Feb 8, 2016

Finance Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent company. Prior to the oil price slide there were many opportunities available and room to grow, learn and progress.

Cons

Continued offshoring and/or amalgamation with the Houston office is reducing opportunities in Canada. There is no longer a clear career path in Finance.

3.0
Jan 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, pay package. Having the company on the resume boost reputation. Good opportunities to move around and do different things.

Cons

Highly political. To move around, need to network quite a bit. Company is becoming more bottom line driven. Hardly talks about work life balance anymore. Severe headwinds given the low oil prices.

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