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More CTC- So that you can contribute to the nation building by giving 60-70% of your CTC to the government in direct & indirect taxes, Best world class leaders- Top level management is the best for their own benefit. One can learn from them how to be selfish & squeeze the JG2 and below so that they can get more stocks & CTC (their performance is directly linked to the amount of blood they squeeze, the more your blood reduces the higher their performance bonus & package) Learn from Leaders - one can easily learn from leaders on how to be a double standard person. You can have all the cost cutting and restrictions for the actual work but when it comes to their travel & need they can do it any time as it's business critical to go from one location to another to shake hands with other folks in their location. But when you want to travel for a project purpose you can't because travel will emit a lot of CO2 which will destroy the nature & company needs to save cost so that their package can be increased. Makes you feel special & healthy - Top folks & County Chair Team will make you feel special by making you work extra in India and paying you just as much that one can barely buy peanuts ensuring that your health remains at optimum level so that you deliver all the tasks and their package, Bonus & stocks increases. Work from Home - Literally it means work from home a comfort that you have because one needs to work for 15-16 hrs to ensure that your contribution helps top level travel more, work less and enjoy more comfort in their pay package and benefits. Make you feel rich:- Pay structure is so wonderful that we you feel you are from the lineage of Ambani & Adani and you don't need money in your hand. I was so moved by this gesture I almost went to Antilia to stay with my family. Makes you believe in reincarnation- no matter which faith you belong to top management ensures they are not biased and you believe in reincarnation so that you can do your non office work in your next life. Healthier team - Management ensures that they run special events to pressurize the staff every year as reorg (fancy names like Reshape, Evolution etc..). As a result the top performers or the cream layer staff gets frustrated and moves out of the organization as a result the team is left with non cream staff (non performer) and hence healthy. We all know cream is not good for health & for company as well. Vocal for local - Indian management is so pro vocal for locals that they will never let them out of the country & ensure that they are so deeply routed for the country that they do not ask to go out of the country for a job. Brings Maturity - within 4-5 months of joining you'll realise how mature you have become as you'll be taught that you have to work harder and harder so that the bank balance and perks increase yours but of the top management. Cost effective - Indian management is so cost effective that even after giving peanuts they will find a way to reduce that next year which helps them to increase their by the same percentage they reduce for others. Cost management - A speciality of the company is to manage cost effectively. They will reduce the spent on required things but will spend lavishly on things which are not required e.g. coffee area renovation every 2 years, world class speakers and amplifier to play music in the cafeteria where you can forget the office tension while eating lunch from a provider who cares less. Non biased approach - Top management not biased at all for diversity. They will ensure that there is a diversity at top level even though the person hired at the role doesn't know anything but that's okay as one of the goals of the organisation is to be a top Diversity and inclusive organisation. Fair Management - top management in india is consistently fair and non biased to the organisation goal. Irrespective of being the low cost establishment globally Indian management always ensure that the staff in India consistently gets lesser benefits, perks, bonus, stocks and salary compare to other establishment across globe. Such a dedicated management is rarely seen...Read More
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Large organisation / big brand Diverse business and people Good pay on paper Work life balance - depends on role or project to project
No vision in IT, leaders/managers are merely postman. Your growth and job security is 100% dependent on your leaders and 0% on work quality you deliver. I have seen absolute poor performers getting promoted and very good performers struggling to keep job during frequent reorgs. Lot of care / safety / people Dev only in powerpoint slides. They don’t act what they preach.
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Don’t have SME, or Right people are not in Right department, For example one with experience in procurement will be asked to work in Technology team, One with strong technical insight will be asked to work in Finance, they are least bothered about the fact that there is something called work experience & subject matter expertise, which is required to do job correctly with quality.
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Old leadership was superb
Disappointed with the new leadership and drastic change in organizational decisions . Complete dissatisfied with job security .
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Good policy for employees like paternity leave of 8 weeks, quiet period of 4 weeks
Absolutely no job security. Re-org and Layoff is very frequent. No job promotion as employees are focused on saving jobs. Hike is pathetic.
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IT Infrastructure Services Department
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I become lazy once I joined in Shell. Company pamper you throughout your tenure . keep you in your well being without doing any work, company give 70-100% hike if you are joining from any service based Indian company.
> All Glitters are not Gold. Shell is not a good place to work. Recently got fired due to below issues. >very frequent org changes, >no strategy, no goal, >nepotism, >company won't stick on the path, >create panic, > Leave policy is worst ( Company says sick leave is unlimited. but hinderance are there. No casual leave, If any casual leave required you need to use earned leave) >2 decade old process and technology . >No adoption in morden trend platforms. If found anything legacy way of delivery. >You need to create a visibility within the company and market yourself you have such talent to use for company . >more project managers and very less tech people in every project. > many more. I would recommend do not join in Shell if you are really enthusiastic in your work. In 2024 to 2026 big layoff almost 50% headcount reduction is going on....Read More
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Finance Department
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Flexibility, pay, hybrid work.culture
No skill development, poor leadership, politics
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Great place to work
To much restructuring
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You can not up skill. there is no job security. reshape and politics.
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Nothing.
Lots of org changes - with which changes the projects ppl rules everything.
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Pay is good and work life balance
Only politics and favouritism
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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It's very much employee friendly and shell gives you good work life balance
Everything is fine just that the job security is very less here
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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For now nothing to say. Every benefits were stopped in the name of cost cutting.
Everything we heard about Shell is a expired thought. Already shell started loosing it's Unique culture. It has becoming a worst management model. It has become a normal industrial mindset of absorbing employees blood and not providing any benefits. Promotion takes minimum 6 years, And salary standards were only 40-50% compared to others and not 75%. Top level of management focus on how to destroy the shell culture and make own benefits....Read More
Work policy: 10 days / month from office
Work days: Monday to Friday (Strict Timings)
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Shell was good when it moved its IT delivery and operations into India during 2015. But the culture has taken a dip post pandemic.
1. No vision at all from IT Executives. Shell hired staff and contractors left and right between 2020 - 21, and now have been firing people left and right since 2022. 2. No job security at all. There are frequent re-organisations. Sometimes, almost every year. Whenever there is re-organization there is lay off of staff. 3. Not merit based organization. You get retained in the company, not on the basis of merit but on the basis of people you know. There is no value for work you do and the outcome. 4. Human care is just on paper. There is absolutely no human care and it's just on paper and for show off. In essence, no leader or manager cares for staff's health and growth. 5. In the name of DE&I women staff get promotions, though not all deserving. Which certainly is having a long-term impact on leadership pipeline and vision of the company....Read More
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Work life balance and people around are something that's really nice. Work environment is good.
Difficult to identify the right fit for the job. Growth and learning is extremely slow. And now the job security is almost non-existent.
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Downstream Department
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I think Shell is one of the best company in the world where you can upskill and improve yourself in every aspect. Company work culture and Policy for employee is very attractive. They really care for employee wellbeing and here Policy is not only on Paper. There is good work life balance in this company.
Salary structure they can improve. But they are giving good as per Market standard. But they can pay good salary to employees who deserve.
Work policy: 15 days in 2 months
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Software Development Department
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Good people and team mates.
No development of personal and career nature. Lots of pressure from buisness and related teams. No support from line or PM. Company mentality is you either get along with stress or leave. CEO is completely focused on generation of short term money doesn't care for Indian employees which is evident with past 2 year net salary decrease.
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Most disgusting company to work .If anyone wanted to spoil own career,you can choose shell.it supposed to be hell
Everywhere thing .Toxic environment,useless Hr
Work policy: 3 days/week from office
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Nothing as you have 0 job security. You could be fired any day any time and any moment. If you have two offers and another was is paying less also please go for the second one. If will give you money with 0 security and hire and fire culture.
Main thing is like you have to do networking with people to secure your job and too much politics. Work place is too much toxic and negativity around the floor.
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Software Development Department
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The leadership team keeps changing the org structure every 2 years without thinking about the impact of it on the staff. No vision at all. Technical folks are treated like second class people since it’s oil and gas company. The leadership team keeps changing and so does their goals. They force people to do unnecessary training’s and certifications which are of no use in real life.
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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Have a good work life balance policy. And you don't have to worry about job security.
Some managers want you to work more then normal hours and come to office everyday. And you can't expect quick promotions
Work policy: 15 days in 2 months.
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Everyone is supportive and also without knowing you ready to help in your work.
Partiality between regular employees and contractual employees. Cafeteria timings are also depending on which employee you are!
Work policy: 2 days/week from office
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