Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,635 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 13,635 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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4.0
Feb 20, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

great work life balance, very nice people, they look for people with good attitude when hiring. You can be smart but if you're a jerk, they won't hire you. Very strong systems and processes in place to eliminate simplify standardize automate (ESSA). This works well and avoids reinventing the wheel

Cons

As with all big companies, slightly bureaucratic. I worked in Australia so it wasn't that bad. HR is a less efficient department, also has some strange characters in there. I moved to a new business division in a new city. By the time I handed in my letter of resignation 6 months later to move to another company, the HR person had only contacted me about onboarding.

5.0
Feb 19, 2014

Very professional enviornment

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Easy going and very professional environment. The company cares a lot about its employees.

Cons

Slow growth and limited opportunities to learn outside your work area.

1.0
Feb 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Weekly Pay. Part time available so not required to always work full time. Manager on site every shift.

Cons

Owner of that particular franchise was callous. They made me work overnight alone. I had to serve, re stock, take deliveries, not let people in...but let police in...and delivery men...the newspaper man...then customer would walk in and id get shouted at. Then told I wasn't bringing anything to the company over the phone....kept checking CCTV to make sure I didn't stop moving. Chaos on the night shift.... not allowed to leave premises even on a break as no One else was there to keep eye on the till. So no cigarette breaks AT ALL. Pay was CASH in hand..ALWAYS wrong & sometimes late. If next person due for their morning shift was late you'd have no choice but to stay there & continue to work until they arrived. Other staff were favored and allowed to leave early...take longer breaks and to stand around doing nothing whilst over were constantly monitored. Uniforms were second hand and did not fit correctly...still made to wear them even if they looked inappropriate. Other members said they felt bullied by management. Dis organised....out of date food left on shelves: orders given my management. AVOID this company at any costs!!! WORST employment I have ever had...after 10 years experience in retail...they told me I was doing it all wrong and that I had nothing to offer the company. I resigned before giving them the chance to sack me.

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