Does Shell pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Shell employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Shell. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Shell?

74% of Shell employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Shell 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Shell?

Cashier (335) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (277) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (217) , Analyst (213) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (119) , Financial Analyst (113) , Process Engineer (106) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (90) , Sales Associate (89)

What are the pros of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"good work life balance and flexible" ((in 1494 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1007 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 753 reviews)); "The culture is great and supportive yet challenges you to continuously expand your professional skills." ((in 689 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 678 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Shell according to real employee reviews?

"1. Poor management emphasizes in results solely from data analysis rather than quality or focusing in listening to subordinates" ((in 349 reviews)); "Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 225 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 159 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 131 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 95 reviews))

What are employees saying about Shell layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Shell layoffs and their outlook for job security at Shell in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Shell locations?

Roma , Milano , Sesto San Giovanni , Brenner

Shell reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(13,637 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

63% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Shell has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 13,637 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 Energia, estrazione mineraria, servizi di pubblica utilità industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews

1.0

Aug 19, 2017

Chaos Reigns Supreme at Shell Finance

Finance analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Company looks great on your CV + Job will force you to learn quickly and think on your feet + Huge challenge ...... if you can call it that!

Cons

- Many important Finance functions have been off-shored which limits control - Finance is not embedded with business so people have poor visibility of actuals. - Massive turnover rate of finance personnel in Philippines, India and Poland so little knowledge there is, is retained. - Multiple finance systems across multiple companies within Shell create inherent inefficiencies and complexities when accounting and trading, - Finance staff within the America's and Europe have the type of skills and experience needed to understand or use the finance systems effectively.

2.0

Jul 20, 2017

Procurement Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay and Good Benefits

Cons

You really need to know someone to have future opportunities. Those that choose to be in the bosses inbox everyday seem to succeed better than those that stay quiet and do their job.

1.0

Jul 12, 2017

Downsizing in dribs and drabs hurting morale

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Shell remains at the forefront if you want to take company sponsored courses, using technical experts and consultants who know their stuff. It's a large company that does many things and if you can there are many areas to experience O&G

Cons

As the company sells assets to pay for the BG integration, morale across the office has been hit hard. Politics and games are now standard - if you are not a senior management pet or best friend, you are not going anywhere. Experienced colleagues have left the building and decisions are sometimes made by people who have less than 5 years experience; which is quite scary in this game. Outlook is very poor as company aims to hit top quartile production and costs

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