Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,637 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 13,637 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
Oct 4, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work arrangements, very good health benefits for those in the health legacy plan, employer contribution top up for pension fund

Cons

Minimal career progression, unilateral decision making, very cost conscious, too much reliance on contract workers, low investment to own staff, overly preferential treatment for graduate programme joiners

5.0
Oct 4, 2015

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Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great company good people challenging environment i really liked working there because the people were great and very friendly and helped alot

Cons

there is very stressful work situations they put you into work situations and expect you to perform without much guidance or help

3.0
Oct 4, 2015

shell

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, good salary, friendly people who are always ready to help, international footprint, good benefits

Cons

slow in decision making, a lot of red tape to overcome, office politics needed to climb the corporate ladder

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