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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (13,614 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 13,614 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
      Mar 1, 2024

      Brilliant contributors are rewarded less than meeting coordinators

      Subsurface
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Some very talented co-workers. Shell can execute on massive projects around the globe. Pay is good but you may find your career to be in slow motion

      Cons

      Shell has a very special, optimistic culture that can become exhausting. Those who love process and bureaucracy may thrive. Too many team leads who neither advise nor coordinate. Lack of vision among middle managers

      4.0
      Jan 4, 2024

      Good with Bad

      Senior production engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Base salary is great. Bonus competitive amongst the majors. Typically care about employees quite well. If you work in smaller teams, the experience is really rewarding both in relationships and accomplishments.

      Cons

      Unfortunately they give too much of the industry expected production engineering roles and responsibilities to a separate "wells" function. You don't get rig responsibilities at all so you get a neutered experience which makes you less competitive within the industry.

      3.0
      Mar 17, 2023

      A lot of potential but unwillingness to change

      Team lead
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Wael, new CEO, is a sharp leader. He's practical and pragmatic, and will undoubtedly bring a lot of focus to the ranks.

      Cons

      Shell needs to evolve and change as it makes its into the 21st century. I believe it'll be around for a while as it'll play a critical role in the energy transition. The scale of that role highly depends on a few things: 1) cease juggling many things all at once (anecdote: you're required to have 8 goals a year), 2) strict financial discipline, many many projects have negative value and fuzzy strategic value at best.

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