Antiquated with little desire to modernize; no human focus - Anonymous employee Shell Employee Review

1.0
25 Mar 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Some leaders are dynamic and people you’d love working with, and they see the problems; but they’re the exception. It can seem when talking to them a great company, but it soon unravels the more you work across the organization.

Cons

Lacking empathy - no desire to improve employee experience and no desire to create an inclusive, engaging work environment Rigid - no desire to test new things, ways of working, or accommodate individuals; not prepared for shifting needs, priorities with regard to individuals or the work Complacent and cheap - mediocre is good enough; no value seen in excellence or disruptive solutions; constant cutting corners; even junior employees are weighing finances against outcomes and it shuts down even profitable ideas and innovation Antiquated and unwilling to innovate - status quo is so bad that the innovation here is 10 years too late but celebrated as if it were best in class Fragmented and inefficient - one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing, multiple groups doing the exact same work for years without knowing it

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

Workloads can be demanding, and priorities can shift quickly based on operational needs. Decision-making processes can be slow due to organizational complexity, and geographic mobility may be necessary for certain career opportunities.

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