Shell reviews

4.0

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,612 total reviews)
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63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,612 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
Sep 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Diversity is seen as important. Possibility to work in many locations. Understand work-life balance. Good business principles that are really seen as important.

Cons

Not always transparent why certain decisions are being taken. Some senior managers not as competent as they should be. Bureaucratic to the extent of looking disorganized.

4.0
Sep 5, 2011

Excellent place to learn how big company operates

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

multiculture, a lot of things to learn, growth opportunities, cross business view, network, political and world economic driven, European company

Cons

company is too big which makes decision making very slow. Less research spending on innovation and new technologies compared to competitors.

3.0
Aug 29, 2011

good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

treat employee with respect and offer training opportunities

Cons

too many layers in decision making

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