Thread regarding Shell Oil layoffs

JG3 are redundant. JG2 can perform identical duties

RDS has mismanaged Shell Oil.

Deep water is turning into a bad word now

Long gone from Shell and I love it!! We don't have JGxx over here . We deal directly with the source and we get the job done and quick, no fat! Here I'm somebody and not just a number like in Shell. As long as people stay in Shell, they can see there are better jobs. Shell needs to learn from other energy companies

The whole thing about managers hiring family members and friends is true. Not only my manager, who walks the hallways all day long and does nothing all day, but 2 of his family members work at Shell too.!. When his kids get out of college, guess where they're going to apply? Conflict of interest

The new year will be the kickoff Fit for the Future = another round of cuts.

The only question - mass MoR or Controlled.

Controlled = gaming the system. Same old result

Trophies no. Your job yes

Cut the fat and micro managing.

Culture of fear will be gone

Am so glad to be retired from Shell; was a great 30 years in a variety of posts in the US and Europe; would hate to be working with most of the types who offer comments on this website. You guys purge all you want and thrash about at your hot desks trying to figure out who to blame for your inability to get ahead. How about a trophy for "I Participated!"? Your generation expects those, eh?

The purge is real... either you are in and part of the smokey room discussion or not

By the tone of your comment and your strong denial to the January cut ,1 word - Ciao

Must be difficult to accept you are redundant with all the power point competency you have

The purge needs to be objective, a lot of these team leads and managers are protective one another. That is the trend i'm seeing at Shell . This is because the hiring targeted family, friends and even friends of friends - while bypassing HR and breaking rules of fairness and integrity protocols. One way around it is by surveying current and previous reports, have them assign an IPF to their current and ex managers based on what they have seen from them. I guarantee you that you'll run into surprises.Shell has a gangrene and it need to be extracted from the roots!

Self-directed teams don't work; people, as individuals, need to be incentivized to achieve goals set by leaders and in doing so, make their individual pathes forward. Those that don't remember the past are doomed to repeat the same mistakes. BTW This so-called January purge is BS false news. Suggest you complainers get back to grousing with your cube-mates about why any corporate system is so unfair. Or...go hire on as a fast food fry-team member where you all have the same abilities and skills and don't need direction from anyone who just might know a little more than you do.....the fry timer is never wrong....ding!....they're done! And so are you.

Its Mrs.

And good suggestion however a leaders mandate is to develop people and the output will be shareholder returns.

The purge at the top is about to begin, first at risk , those who have not pushed their people forward.

Making the org dependent on a centralized one person (team lead/manager) in principal was job preservation.

Actually this was the forbidden apple and now those who operated in this manner will be asked to leave the garden for good.

As a result, This time next year Shell will be fit for the future at all levels

Mr. "HR Poll your inout counts" this is a great statements, only if you stick to what you are trying to implement. Another suggestion is for an independent group to asses employees performance and fairness of assignments, especially in early career stages....you can't trust leads and advisors with this task, they are simply too busy with politics and don't really care about the future of Shell.

Repsonse below is a typical one from a dinosaur. You are dead wood .. A has been

Brush up on your negotiation skills to get better value from your gold parachute package.

The young are resilient and you wish we leave therefore your strategies to purposefully omit and bully into leaving .. They will not work we smell your fear and see it.

All these private 1-1 meetings= generation of fear. You didn't adapt therefore you will be left bhind

Tick tock Q1 2017 is your expiry date.

You and your type are way to bitter/impatient to understand life in a multinational organization. For your own peace of mind, check out now; this Company is not for you. Good luck selling burgers and smoothies.

you can keep your company and the sh--ty job you a-- kisser...and yes, i will take the Mcdonalds franchise over your incompetent sh-- management and inglourious empire you harmed so many nice people for anytime......time to honor youself will soon come to an end-Mr JG1-2

You complainers either need to buck up and make your way in a multinational or take your last big pay check and go buy a McDonalds franchise; a lot easier to blame your perceived plight on others than yourselves. Go ahead, stick to your beliefs about Shell, "every person above me in grade that's 10+ years older than I am is worthless and sabotages everything I do". Tell them that at the Shell exit interview while gearing up to asking your new customers "you want fries with that?". You have no f------ clue. Jeez, if you worked for me your a-- would hit the pavement tomorrow morning.

We control your IPF, your work and exposure

We manipulate 1-1 meetings for self serving interests.

We can Create rumours and can use our political capital as leverage as it serves our agenda

Conform to the rules or seek new employment.

By rules:

1.don't question just do

2.never outshine us

1. Don't make me look bad in front of MY team by asking questions

Sincerely JG1-2

Tesla and google.....ect are the future. You and your fossil aged connectocracy are not.....enjoy it and keep on bullying the millennial as while it last, the days are counted.....

Enough with the comments as it does not demonstrate resiliency.

Yes the top layers are redundant but we earned our way there.

millennials are busy texting on their iPhones and they think that can take over. Think again

Deal with it nothing will change.

As the chap above mentions making your way up the chain in Shell requires skill.

Embrace the journey or go work for Google or Tesla.

Don't know about government but top layers are fat as a tiger not a cat.

Time to cut the excess on top

Besides manger vs lead vs GM in small assets there is hardly a visible difference the lines are blurred

Flatter org = set up for success for the rebound. You cant ride dead horses cut them hire grads cheaper and in the long run better for all

Its a quasi government now.

Too many top layers and communication is not consistent that is the worst part

The old rules dont apply anymore as Shell needs to innovate its culture or lose the BG synergies it claims to shareholders.

BG was flatter

Look, it's not easy working anywhere today, or any day, in any country, and trying to do your best to get ahead. Every era has its challenges though I think two things are paramount: (1) do exemplary work, produce results - whatever that means in your area of Shell - and continue to show you are engaged and know what's needed; (2) stay connected with those in the Company that you need to get you to where you want to go, superiors, peers and subordinates; treat them with respect but realize politics, juggling loyalties are just part of working....wherever and for whomever you work; worked for me for 30 yrs at Shell. Stick it out, heads up and best of luck, a Shell Retiree.

De bijl zal vallen op beheer snel 2017 handcuffs eliminated

Machiavellian -- great word choice

You were lucky enough to get to the point where you could produce work that no one could dispute and i commend you for that! See, my problem is that when you are between a Brit who...hmmm, not sure how to describe and a Dutch guy that knew who to align with and who to bully, mix the two and good luck progressing with good quality work.People make the place they work at, no the other way around!

You complainers, wow. Try getting promoted to a JG1/2 as a US citizen when your Brit ash boss doesn't like you and makes no bones about to your face.....I did, by producing results that no one could dispute; delivered year on year and those bass could not refute it, even in forced ranking. So, Shell's a great company, rewards handsomely, great benefits. Working a job isn't always fun and this Company is very anti-American. Do what you should do, be proud of yourself - deliver results that can't be denied - or F*** off and quit complaining about "mgmt".

Things are so machiavellian there are multiple levels each with their own " keep" list

Some will be deer in heads lights

He who is Dutch then a Brit hold the cards the rest are pawns waiting to be either knighted or axed

A good Engineer is one that can connect up the dots and creates value of what he sees. You can not separate bussiness from solid technical work, these two go back to back.........but before you need to allow younger talents to get there, not younger friends and syblings.......at least we agree that this place should be run by Engineers that has integrity and moral responsbility.

Shell needs commercial acumen people in technical roles not tinker engineers disconnected from specifications is scope linked to cost.

The old culture does not get this they think things will pass

You have to sell your soul to the devil to become a manager or team lead in Shell.

Dear poster your dream will not occur.

For these people control peoples IPFs thus will take care of their own first.

Cancer spreads and talent not willing to conform will be forced out.

Chain of command always wins!

JG2+ have this entitles attitude that their experience merits them to have a job for life.

Pompous baby-boomers your time is up. Tick tock.

@KhmEIM1 i love you post and i dream for a future for this comapny with your vision......too sad i'm no longer there to witness history, my life at Shell was cut short.....

Indeed my friend, it is bad for the shareholders, i think they should carefully monitors their leadeship and their actions......they are the ones that should take action insted of bequeathing the task into Shell's unabled leadership....

To the previous poster....Shell does not deserve better leaders. Shell is getting the type of leadership their senior leaders created with their dismal HR system, political correctness and inability to realize that people are more than just a cost. Unfortunately for stockholders the longer talented people are at Shell the more the want to get out.

The "next round" will top -down redundancy this is where the real waste is now.

Time to shape the future by getting rid of dead wood, walking zombies and only talking heads. (This is at the top of the chain not bottom)

A much flatter Org is a must especially for non hubs.

Thank them for their services proper and then cut the cord in the long run its better for both.

The issue is these people manipulate the system and form tribes to bully lower JGs into leaving or being perceived as low performers.

From what i hear Americas will feel it most.

Totally agree with you, I was dismissed after 3 years of complete frustration and dissapointment. I must admit it was the worse experience in my short professional time. One thing stroke me the most was the JG2/JG1 type of people that where disconnected from the lower JGs..... everyone was busy managing his "fate" at Shell and don't giving a crap kinda behavior toward others that are below....most of these people are there for the points and the package -no one cares about Shell and its future....so sad......Shell deserves better leaders

Coming from someone in these groups It's a valid argument.

Your spelling is off.