Is Shell a good company to work for?

Shell has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 17,571 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% of employees would recommend working at Shell to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Shell have been left by employees working as Playero estación de servicio , Operario and Playero-vendedor .

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 decreased by 1% over the last 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 (333) , Engineer (306) , Business Analyst (302) , Software Engineer (276) , Project Manager (261) , Manager (232) , Intern (214) , Analyst (212) , Sales Associate/Cashier (158) , Project Engineer (118) , Financial Analyst (111) , Process Engineer (107) , Customer Service Representative (91) , Data Engineer (89) , Sales Associate (89)

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

"Good work life balance and interesting" ((in 1457 reviews)); "very ethic and good benefits" ((in 1015 reviews)); "Pay is good and they gave out quarterly gas cards based upon profits and earnings." ((in 771 reviews)); "Good culture but very dependent on location/team" ((in 706 reviews)); "great people and multicultural (though the latter is changing through centralisation and offshoring)." ((in 674 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 218 reviews)); "bad managers and cumbersome working with HR employees to get forms." ((in 166 reviews)); "Long hours and lots of things going on at once" ((in 135 reviews)); "poor leadership and direction" ((in 91 reviews)); "lots office politics is there" ((in 69 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 Shell locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Avellaneda , Dock Sud , Córdoba , Quilmes , Buenos Aires , Rosario , La Plata , Neuquén , Mar del Plata

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62% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

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Reviews by job title

629 reviews

4.0

Oct 29, 2025

Good company

Sales associate/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People location culture managers staff

Cons

Benifits pay 401K PTO schedule

3.0

Jan 9, 2026

If you want to enjoy life

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance Good benefits Good people Chilled managers ( most of them)

Cons

Not much technical exposure In Data science, no projects to develop skills, heavy reliance on automation using azure power stack

3.0

May 15, 2026

Supportive work culture hindered by constant restructuring

Product stewardship

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good work culture and meaningful work. Highly professional team and supported manager

Cons

Constant restructuring & cost pressures even when the business performs good

1.0

Sep 16, 2025

Too much bureaucratic

Sr. assurance specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Leaves Child care

Cons

Join only if you can butter around. No transparency, anybody can be promoted skills or no skills. Life at Shell depends on your line manager

4.0

Oct 8, 2025

Coasting

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good WLB if you have good Manager.

Cons

The salary can be better.

4.0

Jan 26, 2026

Good company to work with

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good team members and line manager Flexible working hours Good work life balance

Cons

Difficult to get promoted Increment is very less every year

4.0

Apr 7, 2026

Graduate Program First Rotation

Rotational analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The graduate program first rotation was really exciting. It was fun to work for a big company.

Cons

The managers didn't have a lot of insight to the program so you kind of have to figure it out yourself.

5.0

Apr 3, 2026

Very Proffesional

Accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly team and good salaries

Cons

Managers are a little strict

3.0

Apr 3, 2026

Meh part-time

Cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Break time is flexible. Managers are nice.

Cons

No time for Muslims to pray. Expected to carry out KPI of app downloads, ridiculous.

2.0

Mar 1, 2026

Reshape, Reorg, cost cutting

Cloud architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Unlimited sick leave Parental leave 2 months

Cons

3 day work from office No real value projects Manager totally political Climbing corporate leaders not easy here. You have to licking boots Half of the lead architect doing copy paste work Every where is cost cutting Every 2 year re org Compensation is good for after JG3. Disparity between different job groups PIR is a scam Diversity is mis utilized

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