5.0
13 July 2016
Current employee
Martinez, CA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Good work life balance. Peers are intelligent and care about job, but not too intense. There are opportunities to switch roles every 2-5 years which makes the job more interesting.
Cons
There are more ambitious people with leadership potential who work for Shell than there are management positions, so someone who doesn't quite make a management role might not be satisfied with their job later down the line if they were hoping for a leadership role. While Shell does not squander all creativity, being a big oil company, they are fairly risk adverse, so there are not tons of opportunities to try out new technologies not already proven in the Shell system.