Great company, interesting work, frustrating bureaucracy and politics - Subsea Engineer Shell Employee Review

4.0
Feb 14, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent people who are willing to help, great team culture though poor collaboration across business units. Great trust in employees that allows personal flexibility when needed.

Cons

Can be highly political and bureaucratic. Consensus based and slow to make decisions. Lots of meaningless improvement initiatives that skirt around real issues of risk aversion and self interest during a down market. Europeans hold the power and some programs don’t translate well when applied to US culture. Can be very demanding but pay justifies the hours.

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5.0
May 8, 2026
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Pros

Shell is a wonderful company to work for. They truly support your continued development and many employees have been here for 20+ years. The work culture is one that provides a feeling of true psychological safety.

Cons

There are lots of meetings.

3.0
Jun 30, 2026
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Pros

My team is really good and nice to be around

Cons

Not much trajectory moving up

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