Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,638 total reviews)
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63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,638 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 Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews
4.0
Mar 25, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of good training. Excellent presentations on multiple technical projects. Lots of diverse projects to get involved in.

Cons

Being seen in best political light is very important. Company is not always fair in handling promotions / layoffs. Good work, performance are not always rewarded; politics are more important. Probably a good place to stay for a few years before moving on, for most people. Too big and impersonal.

3.0
Feb 16, 2011

Mediocre

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job stability, interesting industry, level of training given to staff is among the highest in the industry and country and is first class

Cons

Promotions and getting ahead is more about how long you've been with the company than underlying ability. There are many free riders who are poor performers

4.0
Sep 6, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are many opportunities to work in different functions and locations and if you network and produce results you can have a great career. Many interesting and nice colleagues

Cons

It is a giant and the decision making process is very slow. Promotion is often political so networks are important. Many jobs are very internally focussed and not very transferable to other non large corporates

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