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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (13,598 total reviews)
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      Wael Sawan

      62% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Senior management

      Shell has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 13,598 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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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      Reviews by job title

      14K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 24, 2016

      Shell Canada the Empoyer

      Manager of public affairs
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good company for the most part. Good safety record at oil sands site. Leadership for the most part good.

      Cons

      Lousy way of doing cutbacks to their staff. If your position changed by a 30 % then your position was considered open to all employees in the company to apply. Employee holding the position had to apply for their own position. No interviews are conducted, no references are spoken to and past performance reviews are not applicable. One person, usually a VP makes the decision with no consultation from anywhere else. In majority of cases the employee holding the position at the time is forced out without any consideration for past performance and no input from any over seeing supervisors.

      4.0
      Dec 5, 2014

      Hit and Miss

      Senior process engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      World Class Corp. that does many things well. Many opportunities to move career path and location. Shell is committed to workplace safety to some degree. They pay well and occasionally recognize great performance. Work life balance is good.

      Cons

      The management structure is very narrow with too many managers and not enough workers, so when productivity appears low or a new CEO arrives, then a new or recycled program/reorganization gets implemented. This can be frustrating because these decisions always come from the top down without any input from the people doing the work. Highly technical people are not appreciated or respected unless you are a manager of technical people. Getting ideas implemented can be a challenge.

      3.0
      Oct 30, 2014

      SBSC

      It project manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good for new grads with variety of exposure. Not suitable for experienced hires unless you are in HQ. Work life balance depends on your nature of job.

      Cons

      Lack of high level jobs in SBSC centers in JG 2/1 and above. Too much politics and red tapes. Year on year people survey is a joke, HR execution lousy. Local country manager not focusing in attracting more jobs locally

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