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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (13,604 total reviews)
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      Wael Sawan

      63% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,604 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
      1.0
      Feb 2, 2014

      Shell Oil HAD a good reputation

      Production operator
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The name, Shell. The name opens many doors and impresses.

      Cons

      Shell has a new fatigue policy for some reason. No other chemical company has such a policy and it is crazy. No one likes it and no one wants it. I'm not even sure if management is a fan of it. Shell has proven time and time again that it wants to be the best. But by being the best they have to try every outlandish and unproven idea and employees pay the price for it. Unfortunately, this has caused a bad vibe/opinion of Shell.

      3.0
      Jan 10, 2014

      As longs as you were not managed by someone from the good ole boys network, things were great.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Variety of interesting work; nice co-workers. Chance to see many areas of the company and different parts of the world. Salary and benefits were excellent. Opportunities for job training were also very good. Opportunities to work outside the US were also good.

      Cons

      Always rotating jobs; Company was always downsizing, moving jobs to foreign locations. entering a market to leave a few years later. Go ole boy network was alive and well. At times too many layers of management and very hierarchial.

      2.0
      Nov 16, 2013

      Good place to work, if you aren't a white male or over 50.

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good pay and good benefits.

      Cons

      Promises made about career development and opportunities aren't honored. Lower graded staff (grade 4 and below) are ignored. Company does a really good job making it seem attractive and competitive to candidates but once you are there you can forget about what you were told. If you are a minority then you might get more focus but otherwise don't expect much. Join the company and get a few years experience under your belt and go to someplace where talent and hard work are appreciated over gender and skin color. If you are a minority, exploit the company's HR processes and make a good career for yourself.

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