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      4.0

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (13,601 total reviews)
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      Wael Sawan

      62% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

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      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 13,601 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
      1.0
      Dec 4, 2015

      Weak leadership and beaurocracy

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Good money for the amount of output and the pace of work. Many go for many 'coffee' meetings during the day. Lots of days off. Good place if you are willing to sell your soul to the Vogons at planet 'Vogsphere'.

      Cons

      Weak and ever changing leadership. Round robin decision making which takes too long, and nobody takes responsibility in the event of failure, but everyone takes credit in case of success. No consistency in leadership messaging, and every swing in their 'strategy' talk brings a lot of work in the whole organization. Management by PowerPoint is the norm, so brush up your PowerPoint skills if you want to get a job with Shell Canada.

      2.0
      Oct 28, 2015

      Just a number

      Production geologist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good amount of time off, good pay, good group of people you work with. Lots of training and travel. Decent severance.

      Cons

      No matter how hard you work or amount of money you save for the company, you are only a number and if you do not kiss up to upper management your achievements go unnoticed. They hire someone new, get you to train them and then lay you off. The IT support is the worst I have ever seen, it can take months to get issues fixed. HR support is also the worst I have ever seen, generally, you can never find someone to speak with, when you do they are in another country and there is a huge language barrier. You never get a quick straight answer it is always months of run around. They continue to give staff a large bonus this year even though they are laying off thousands...why not keep the bonus and let some people keep their jobs. Stop hiring brand new people and keep the people that you hired in the last few years and spent huge amounts of money training.

      1.0
      Aug 26, 2015

      Worst management ever

      Senior production geologist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent benefits, good pay, every other Friday off. If you are lazy, you can pretty much do nothing and still get paid and you won't ever get fired.

      Cons

      Management takes forever to make a decision. You're just a number, they don't care about people. Poor leadership from the top down. Managers manage up and only care about making themselves look good. No security or stability because the company wants you to move every four years.

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