Good intent, poor execution - Anonymous employee Shell Employee Review

3.0
5 Mar 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Great opportunities, great pay and benefits. Generally smart and hardworking colleagues.

Cons

Overly process oriented, terrible work-life balance, too consensus driven so decisions take a long time. IT technology is way behind.

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