Does Shell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shell. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shell?

74% of Shell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shell 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (335) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (277) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (217) , Analyst (213) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (112) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (90) , Sales Associate (89)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Flexible and good Work Life Balance" ((in 1470 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1035 reviews)); "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move." ((in 766 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 697 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 680 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 231 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 159 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 131 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 93 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 77 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shell layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shell layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shell in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Shell locations?

Ciudad de México , León , Tlalnepantla , Mexicali , Querétaro , Cholula , Naucalpan , Pachuca

Shell reviews about "layoff"

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112 reviews

4.0

Mar 31, 2025

Ok, but prepare to be laid off

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary is pretty good. People are great.

Cons

Continually stripping away benefits in order to get more turnover. Rounds of layoffs every 1-2 years. It's basically like you're a contractor.

3.0

Dec 16, 2024

Poor Job stability

Researcher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Safety first culture, work ethics

Cons

Poor management, frequent reorganization n layoffs

3.0

Jan 6, 2025

It was a good company before the new ceo has appointmented

Software engineer

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Wlb, freedom to share things, agile

Cons

Layoffs can happen while restructuring

4.0

Feb 10, 2025

Perfect place to work at

Risk analyst

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work at.

Cons

Politics, please do get involve otherwise you have to face layoff

4.0

Mar 28, 2025

Good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Pay, work life balance, support from organization, HR policies, wfh on exceptional cases

Cons

Reorganization, layoffs, very less new interesting projects, work assignment not aligned to interest and experience

5.0

May 12, 2025

Good work culture

Systems engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Good work culture , no strict timing

Cons

Layoff after 2-3 years , so this is bad

1.0

Dec 18, 2024

Was the best...Not a choice now !!

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, Great people policies and leave culture.

Cons

Hijacked by Service Based Leaders who have ruined the environment here. New CEO and Leadership has created chaos by creating multiple waves of layoffs impacting the entire organization which have not given any fruitful result so far, and I hear some rumors about the new waves coming in 2025 as well.

1.0

Jan 6, 2025

Shell Layoffs abound

It lead

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Women diversity

Cons

Unplanned/unrganised Org changes Clueless leadershiip with myopic vision

5.0

Jan 9, 2025

Fair and respectful

Senior commercial advisor

Recommend

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Business Outlook

Pros

Very good pay and benefits. Respect for vacation. Challenging work and development opportunities. Very supportive colleagues. Everyone is treated with respect.

Cons

Reorgs and layoffs seem to happen often. The workload is often too much.

2.0

Feb 17, 2025

Favortism/ Networking

Jg4 engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The golden era of shell has gone

Cons

3days/week. No good bonus or hike. 2024 was massive layoffs with step1 and step2 process. However the organization retain the people who has solid networks and favorites. Left the real hardworking n Good skilled people.

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