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      Shell

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      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (13,630 total reviews)
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      Wael Sawan

      63% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by demographic groups

      Shell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,630 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 Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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      14K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 27, 2017

      Okay place to work (depends on area)

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      People are generally good to work with at your level. Senior Management has a clear goal and is very proactive strategically.

      Cons

      Middle management is not decisive and does not take an active interest in developing people. Appears to bungle the strategic vision of Senior Management.

      4.0
      Jan 19, 2017

      Great compensation and work life balance

      Senior subsea engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The pay, benefits, 9/80 schedule, highly competent coworkers, work life balance, and fascinating technology to work with offshore.

      Cons

      Largely limited to New Orleans or Houston locations, huge company that is slow to make decisions and change, management doesn't communicate very well, performance rankings are more political and popularity contest oriented rather than business impact oriented, ups and downs of oil industry leads to numerous layoffs, IT infrastructure lags basic standards, data management/control is essentially non-existent.

      2.0
      Jan 16, 2017

      Shell E&P Houston

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Shell provides a technically challenging work environment. There are many opportunities to learn about and implement highly interesting technical completions solutions.

      Cons

      Shell promotes a very competitive work environment. Political acumen is certainly required if an employee expects to be successful in their climb to the top of the organization. The ability to influence decisions and compete with team members is highly valued at Shell. Work life balance gets lip service at best. High performers work night and day.

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