Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,630 total reviews)
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Wael Sawan

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Shell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,630 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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14K reviews
2.0
Jun 4, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Opportunity to work in a high-tech environment with exposure to emerging technologies, social issues, and multiple cultures.

Cons

More of an investment bank than an oil company. Science and engineering are subordinated to financial wants. Training focussed on developing those who want to be a polished, powdered courtiers. Innovation and creative thinking encouraged so long as it conforms to a global standard that everyone agrees on, and fits within the bureaucracy. Recruit,recognize and promotes attractive,clever and tractable people. Actively discourages passionate, focussed problem solvers.

4.0
May 29, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Top tier fuel -Premium brand awareness among consumers -Private company I worked for is family owned. The family really cares about their employees.

Cons

Fast paced business with razor thin margins. Always have to watch your staff and vendors. All the regulations with the federal, state, and local government are difficult to keep up with and expensive.

4.0
May 29, 2013

geoscience intern

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

great place to work. nice building in downtown calgary. working on interesting projects with a nice team. great work life balance. great projects interesting people to work with. in general it was a very good experience. great company to work for

Cons

weird obsession with safety. lots of corporate culture things. no cafeteria on site, so you had to leave to get lunch every day. hr is generally slow- but shell canada is better than royal dutch shell

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