Working at Shell in Houston, TX: 40 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

"I wasn't there long but Shell Oil seems like it could be a good place to work, if your circumstances are favorable. Mine were not. I was there on a contract to Hewlett Packard, I felt that in my case that my overseas management treated me unfairly, but I cannot really comment on Shell Oil as a whole."

"Simple and convenient. The job speaks for itself. I managed the gas pumps through remote protocol and modify prices on the computer."

What do you like about working at Shell?

"The pay and benefits are excellent. Once you've joined, you have various options to move around the company including possibilities of ex-pat assignments."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. And when given scenarios, do the right thing."

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Multiple bosses that do not communicate with one another and expect you to do their work first (always)."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"There is a serious need for less management and overhead."

"I had a blast communicating, planning & delivering"

What do you like about working at Shell?

"Team spirit to accomplish all goals through creating, planning and delivering deliverables. And freedom to plan & deliver."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be yourself. But this will depend on the person interviewing & the techniques used"

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Internal politics, and sometimes time taken by senior management to arrive at decisions."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep bureaucracy minimum & empower people to excel. But these were minimum."

What do you like about working at Shell?

"There is a culture of transparency and genuine care for the employee."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always be yourself, we here it all the time, honesty is the best policy. Embrace change, don't be afraid to share experience. Make kaizen -continuous improvement- your way of life."

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Shell is a global company and sometimes it feels impersonal."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Not much, upper management strives to live by the policies."

"Working with customers was the best"

What do you like about working at Shell?

"I like working with customers and prospecting for new customers"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Working for Shell is all about what manager you have."

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Structure of business was not set up very well. Way to complex."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Need to accepet more input from employees and not just the customers."

What do you like about working at Shell?

"Location Downtown Houston"

"Great place to work, a challenge to stay at work."

What do you like about working at Shell?

"Great pay, benefits, continuing education, work/life balance"

What don't you like about working at Shell?

"Currently, work insecurity"