Is Shell a good company to work for as a Operations Geologist?

Operations Geologist professionals working at Shell have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 66 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Shell employees being 3.9 out of 5 stars. Search open Operations Geologist Jobs at Shell now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Operations Geologist interview questions at Shell .

Does Shell pay Operations Geologist employees well?

Operations Geologist professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Shell with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 66 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Operations Geologist salaries at Shell.

How happy are Operations Geologist professionals working at Shell?

56% of Operations Geologist employees at Shell would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Operations Geologist professionals have also rated Shell with a 4.1 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

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

"Very flexible and good work life balance" ((in 1466 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1013 reviews)); "Good pay and beneifts and I would have stayed longer if they were not moving the positions to India." ((in 762 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 699 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 685 reviews))

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

"Continuous restructurings every 2 years mean no job security and teams being understaffed (although certain top management remains same for decades)." ((in 235 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 163 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 136 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 94 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 76 reviews))

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3.6

56% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Wael Sawan

44% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Work/Life balance

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

Operations Geologist employees have rated Shell with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Operations Geologist professionals have a good working experience there. Shell is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Operations Geologist professionals compared to other employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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66 reviews

3.0

Nov 17, 2016

Geologist in a changing industry

Geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Pay, Culture, People. The quality of colleagues is high, hiring process is very streamlined and fair, but difficult. Everything is team oriented and collaborative. International experience and opportunities.

Cons

Management, Boom & Bust industry, Slow to move, slow to change. There are too many incompetent middle managers. HR is a train wreck after hiring, often impersonal. Change is very slow to happen.

4.0

Aug 13, 2016

Experience with Shell Upstream Geoscience

Senior geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The salary is fantastic! I always felt like they rewarded me well for my hard work and extra effort in terms of bonus and stock award. Very generous with vacation, with option to purchase an extra week each year. You will do very well if pay and benefits are your highest priority. The re-orgs can be a little bit intimidating, but if you do your job well, you will be safe.

Cons

Notorious for HR overreach; important personnel decisions that should be left to management end up in the hands of young and inexperienced HR staff. There is a problematic tendency to over-staff teams during good years (I would estimate 10:1), then go through protracted re-organizations when the price of oil falls. That said, Shell is a big company, and "upstream" is not representative of the whole. From what I could tell, many of the core-business upstream and most of the downstream folks all seemed to really love their jobs.

3.0

Jun 14, 2016

Geo at Shell

Staff geologist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, technical staff, intellectual freedom

Cons

questionable drivers on leadership decision

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