Shell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,607 total reviews)
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63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,607 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
Sep 11, 2011

stable career but with slow rate of growth

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. very internationally diverse workplace 2. good opportunity to learn about the energy business 3. good compensation and comparatively stable career

Cons

1. career growth depends a lot on networking and less on actual performance 2. hard to get useful feedback 3. very little support for growth of an individual 4. not easy to speak your mind - too political 5. career starts to stagnate after 10 years

4.0
Sep 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity is seen as important. Possibility to work in many locations. Understand work-life balance. Good business principles that are really seen as important.

Cons

Not always transparent why certain decisions are being taken. Some senior managers not as competent as they should be. Bureaucratic to the extent of looking disorganized.

4.0
Sep 5, 2011

Excellent place to learn how big company operates

Anonymous employee
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Pros

multiculture, a lot of things to learn, growth opportunities, cross business view, network, political and world economic driven, European company

Cons

company is too big which makes decision making very slow. Less research spending on innovation and new technologies compared to competitors.

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