Is Shell a good company to work for as a Reservoir Engineer?

Reservoir Engineer professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 75 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 4.0 out of 5 stars. Search open Reservoir Engineer Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Reservoir Engineer interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay Reservoir Engineer employees well?

Reservoir Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 2.9 out of 5 stars based on 75 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 29.4% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Reservoir Engineer salaries at Shell.

What Shell locations are top rated by Reservoir Engineer employees?

Houston is the top rated Shell location by Reservoir Engineer employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (336) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (278) , Project Manager (262) , Manager (232) , Intern (217) , Analyst (215) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (113) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (90) , Sales Associate (90)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Good work life balance and effective WoW" ((in 1478 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1034 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 761 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 714 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 683 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 233 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 157 reviews)); "Career Progression is slow and may lag behind peers in the industry" ((in 133 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 133 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 92 reviews))

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3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(75 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

26% approve of CEO

27% positive business outlook

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3.5

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Reservoir Engineer employees have rated Shell with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 75 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Reservoir Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Shell is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Reservoir Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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75 reviews

5.0

Dec 12, 2013

senior petroleum reservoir engineer

Senior reservoir engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent oil and gas operating company with good people, excellent work environment, and excellent benefits, excellent growth opportunities.

Cons

not easy to get in contact with top managers

4.0

Nov 29, 2013

work life balance, high pay, apathy

Reservoir engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great salary and benefits and absolutely fantastic work-life balance. work 80 hours every two weeks with every other Friday off (called 9-80 schedule). salary boost of ~5% every 6 months. some travel for training. there are some really good people in the younger crowd, but the general apathy pulls them down (see below). outside of downstream, people are international and tolerant. worked with people from different countries with different religions and cultures.

Cons

people really don't care, and they get away with not caring. it's all about maintaining a facade of professionalism when in fact you're taking 2-hour lunches, leaving work early, and relying on the consensus-driven culture to shrug off any blame when deadlines aren't met. promotions are seniority-based, not merit-based, so you have to wait a while if you want to have influence. Americans don't get to work internationally. the jet-setter lifestyles are more reserved for the Europeans.

4.0

Mar 2, 2013

Good work life balance.

Reservoir engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance. Good working environment.

Cons

Takes time for decisions. Dominated by Dutch-British people. HR needs a lot of improvemet.

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