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Updated 5 Dec 2023

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Found 11,855 of over 14T reviews
4.1
82% Recommend to a Friend
Shell CEO Wael Sawan
79% Approve of CEO

Found 10,633 of over 14T reviews

4.1
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79%
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Shell CEO Wael Sawan
Wael Sawan
231 Ratings

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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment

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Pros
  • "Good Work Life balance and good to staff(in 1003 reviews)
  • "very ethic and good benefits(in 733 reviews)
  • "The pay is good and once you learn how to navigate the system there is room to move.(in 542 reviews)
  • "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring).(in 509 reviews)
  • "Salary is good but sealing based on grade and you can stick to a job group for your life(in 434 reviews)
Cons
  • "1. Poor management emphasizes in results solely from data analysis rather than quality or focusing in listening to subordinates(in 254 reviews)
  • "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms.(in 142 reviews)
  • "Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades).(in 132 reviews)
  • "Long hours and stressful occasionally Cyclical commodity boom and bust(in 114 reviews)
  • "leadership has no idea what they are doing(in 61 reviews)
    1. 5.0
      FEATURED REVIEW
      4 Jun 2023
      BI Analyst
      Current Employee, more than 1 year
      Chennai
      Recommend
      CEO Approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good place to work in Ds

      Cons

      No major cons I have

      1. 5.0
        4 Dec 2023
        Software Engineer
        Current Employee, more than 5 years
        Bengaluru
        Recommend
        CEO Approval
        Business Outlook

        Pros

        Competitive pay and work culture

        Cons

        Nothing can think as of now

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        1. 3.0
          17 Nov 2023
          Software Engineer
          Current Employee, more than 5 years
          Bengaluru
          Recommend
          CEO Approval
          Business Outlook

          Pros

          Global outlook, good work life balance, safety culture, you get to be part of teams working on big problems like energy transition.

          Cons

          Mediocre pay, heavy bureaucracy, culture slowly becoming like a service company, reorgs every 2 years, delayed career progression, lethargic HR, no challenging work, over focus on visibility, unclear strategy, overall very bloated and inefficient.

          1. 4.0
            4 Dec 2023
            Finance Advisor
            Current Employee, more than 1 year
            Chennai
            Recommend
            CEO Approval
            Business Outlook

            Pros

            Good company policies. Employee friendly.

            Cons

            How people treat you depends on which team you join. I had bad experiences in the team I joined. But I saw better teams with better team culture in this organisation.

            1. 5.0
              4 Dec 2023
              Senior Tech Specialist
              Current Employee, more than 1 year
              Chennai
              Recommend
              CEO Approval
              Business Outlook

              Pros

              Good salary and other benefits

              Cons

              No growth especially in TAO

              1. 3.0
                20 Nov 2023
                Lead Business Analyst
                Current Employee, more than 1 year
                Bengaluru
                Recommend
                CEO Approval
                Business Outlook

                Pros

                Good company work life balance

                Cons

                if you join as contractor, and project gets over, they might release you within a month with no further notification. getting permanent is very difficult.

                1. 4.0
                  27 Nov 2023
                  Portfolio Manager
                  Current Employee, more than 10 years
                  Bengaluru
                  Recommend
                  CEO Approval
                  Business Outlook

                  Pros

                  Take great care of the employee. Great culture of safety diversity and care

                  Cons

                  Oil and gas industry getting lot of hate now

                  1. 4.0
                    30 Nov 2023
                    Project Manager
                    Current Employee, more than 1 year
                    Delhi Cantonment
                    Recommend
                    CEO Approval
                    Business Outlook

                    Pros

                    Good learning and growth. Good people a d culture

                    Cons

                    Salary and performance and growth

                    1. 5.0
                      30 Nov 2023
                      Data Analyst
                      Former Employee, more than 3 years
                      Chennai
                      Recommend
                      CEO Approval
                      Business Outlook

                      Pros

                      Best Company for work life balance

                      Cons

                      Nothing as of it now

                      1. 4.0
                        29 Nov 2023
                        Data Analyst
                        Current Employee
                        Chennai
                        Recommend
                        CEO Approval
                        Business Outlook

                        Pros

                        Good company to work for experienced person

                        Cons

                        Not good for beginner to work

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