May 19, 2015
Shell reviews
4.0
74% would recommend to a friend
Wael Sawan
64% approve of CEO
63% positive business outlook
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4.0
May 18, 2015
Excellent Benefits, Too Many Changes
Current employee, more than 10 years
Houston, TX
Recommend
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Pros
* salary and benefits are exceptional * get to work with a diverse group of colleagues * lots of volunteer / community service opportunities * flexible working schedules; good work/life balance
Cons
* far too many changes in the organization * little stability/security in position due to changes * can be inefficient due to large size and layers of bureaucracy * senior management seems artificial and distant at times * corporate propaganda is very strong and presented with euphemisms (i.e., slogans, campaigns, soundbites, "new ways of working", etc) * not easy to move up in the company unless you know someone
3.0
May 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros
Over-all the company is decent. They have a strong focus on culture and image. In principle, Shell promotes continious self development which involves, developing leadership attributes and improving your deficiencies. This is however only in principle. This usually involves filling out some paper work once a year with your manager and then never looked at again. Good place to start your career due to the training, and little to no responsibility. You will have lots of opportunity to ask questions and learn how a giant company operates.
Cons
Crippling processes that lead to extreme, and I mean extreme, inefficiency. The year involves one corporate review after another. Technical work is something you do in your spare time around endless forms, meetings, and process. Plays are entered late because of internal process, in 'left-over' areas. Management will then run economics to assess how much resource is needed to make the 'left-over' asset economic and then encourage staff to find long convoluted methods of achieving those numbers. This is all done in a save my job mentality.
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