the right way, the wrong way, the shell way! - Anonymous employee Shell Employee Review

3.0
Oct 20, 2008
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it pays really well, lots of opportunity for global travel and career progression. on site gym is really good, they care about the health of their workers. subsidised lunches. they have a really good Christmas Party.

Cons

It pays so well people never leave and stay in jobs for ever. people get bored and cynical with regards to the company. They are big and having to deal with departments like HR can be very very very painful. you have to liev in some truely god awful places like texas and aberdeen, scotland. They are actually the better places, you could end up being shipped out to the middle east or east africa!

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