Shell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,647 total reviews)
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Wael Sawan

64% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,647 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 24, 2016

Project Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Benefits! salary, health & dental coverage, vacation & pension among the best -Training, especially for graduates and lower level experienced hires (many opportunities for formal training courses, as well as mentoring/coaching opportunities) -Access to a global network of technical experts and standards/best practices -Emphasis on safe work practices -Always new challenges and interesting work

Cons

-Huge company, change and decision making is slow at best, obstructive at worst -Can't do anything without involving at least 8 people. -Company culture is extremely risk -adverse, often to the point of excessive cost or delay

3.0
Oct 24, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Global company with diverse environment and possibilities to network. Interaction with different cultures and a broad range of functions.

Cons

They do not invest much on training. The two business of upstream and downstream are not interacted. Company evaluation practices are subjective.

5.0
Oct 22, 2016

Strong leadership, solid performance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well, balanced life, wants to win

Cons

Cyclical business, not as disciplined as competitors

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