Everybody is out to get you, everybody is discriminating against you, the company hates you, the company doesn't value you... The company is not your spouse or parent to love and care for you! The company pays you to do do a job. You get the money... — read more 

About time somebody takes these discriminating woke corporate overlords to court! Is Shell... — read more 

And I don't understand why many say they weren't surprised by the news of a possible sale of Permian? It never even crossed my mind that they could sell Permian.

I always wanted to work at Shell and I was happy when I got a job without too much experience from before. I knew that working in this industry meant a great deal of insecurity, but I could not have imagined that jobs would be this insecure. I'm... — read more 

I was thinking of applying at Chevron, they have some openings in my area, but looking at their page here I'm no longer sure that'd be a good idea. They seem to have the kind of toxic environment I'd rather stay away from. But are there any O&G... — read more 

I can only speak from the perspective of my work location but there are a lot less layoffs than there were last spring. Is the company really done with layoffs for the time being or are we in for a bigger wave after the summer?

BY Reuters — 10:54 AM ET 06/13/2021 By Ron Bousso, Jessica Resnick-Ault and David French (Reuters) - Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell ( RDS/A Shell is reviewing its holdings in the largest oil field in the United States for a possible sale as the... — read more 

why is the supplementary round jobs list so large? are these real jobs or just token jobs to make people think they have a chance?

beyond laughable that the Shell CEO BVB actually spouts such stuff and still keeps his job. Beyond the entertainment value of such musings, how do you think this effects shareholder and employee value (rhetorical question not really asking an... — read more 

Upper management has dug a deep ho-e that will be tough to get out of. Not impossible but very challenging. In my opinion the BG deal was a disaster that we still haven't recovered from. Our debt almost tripled after we acquired BG and we still... — read more 

Canadian Country Chair with no technical background. Where do I sign up?

When it comes to nepotism at Shell, it’s a very old thing in this company, but in the past, despite nepotism, there was still room here for proficient employees. Unfortunately, it seems to me that the biggest problem now is that the old buddy club... — read more 

I was told by a new grad that his Wells Training was cancelled and the program doesn’t exist anymore. Is that true? That means who they have will be closing the doors and wrapping things up and this energy transition stuff isn’t posturing. — read more 

Hey AMLO, if you or your team are reading this - Dump the overhead now at Deer Park and opt to go the self directed path. You will pay yourselves back over 2 to 3 million a year worth in salaries alone.

Shell is an old-school company with the leadership that would like more than anything else to preserve the status quo. Do everything the same way it has been done 'since the dawn of time,' no innovation and no change required, thank you very much... — read more 

Any advice for those of us looking, even though we are deemed not good enough when we put our names in the hat in the main round.

They really do not know how to run a refinery as those that they sold, returned profits. Now the question is, can they run chemicals or will it meet the same id--tic fate? Everyone knows that Chemicals are more complex and require even better... — read more 

Shell has been losing money for a long time due to poor management, poor training, and poor planning. (P3) GLAD TO SEE THEM GO!! Maybe Pemex will have the cajones to fire some of these so called "leaders" the refinery is forced to keep during... — read more 

By 2030, Shell must cut its CO2 emissions by 45% compared to 2019 levels, the civil court ruled. The Shell group is responsible for its own CO2 emissions and those of its suppliers, the verdict said. It is the first time a company has been... — read more 

After Deerpark, I wonder what they will sell next and is it maybe Norco?

is everyone running for the fences?

Everyone complains about poor management and with a good reason. However, the truth is somehow always in the middle. Even if totally new people, top experts, appear in managerial positions tomorrow, I'm not sure they could drastically improve the... — read more 

Shell Deerpark Refinery has been sold to PEMEX. Sad for all involved.

Just heard from a very credible source that about 1500-2000 people will be cut every year (excluding divestments) for the next 4 years, and that after that Shell should be a little bit more stable, very rough times ahead.

Just an average Joe at Shell that stumbled across the Confidential Leader Guide for Offers and Regrets. It's great to find this so called guide prior to my meeting with my manager.

From your leaders/managers

This forum is always full of interesting discussions, valid/invalid criticisms and sometimes words of support for those leaving/left the company. No matter the topic though you can be sure someone will be there calling people “slackers” I am... — read more 

If I understand correctly they’ve been profitable only 2 quarters. Why are they still part of the portfolio when it’s a capital sink? Is there some accounting stuff I’m missing or are they really holding Upstream back? And why are they picking... — read more 

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/186HuGhM Time to bring back this jewel from the recent past after onshore Avanti reorg: Most of the hard workers are gone unfortunately. We are left with many SMEs in brown-nosing who specialize in online coffee... — read more 

I got laid off last year from shell after many years as an strong performing engineer. I was devastated when it happened but not long after I got a comparable position with a smaller operator. It has been the greatest thing to ever happen. Less... — read more 

According to information I'm getting off the internet Shell reserves will be at 40% at 2030 and 5% at 2040 (No More Exploration to keep reserves up). So my guess we should start hearing information about more facilities going up for sale to help... — read more 

I started looking recently and I didn't think I'd find many options since people keep saying that they're having trouble finding any openings. Well, I have to say that wasn't the case for me. There are plenty of openings if you're willing to move... — read more 

Am i the only one seeing Teslas everywhere? EV space is still small 2% of new car sales in the USA. How will shell fare? This may be decades away but will obvioualy impact upstream, midstream and downstream parts of the biisnness.

I was informed verbally by my Line Manager in early March that my 2021 SVS application was not successful. Will I receive an official letter from Shell HR?

Heard expats affected by reshape have had their notice of termination of contracts ahead of finding out if they will keep their same jobs. i am not expat wondering if local staff have got their letters, as i have not received one and i am impacted by... — read more 

Leave it to shell management to create a hostile work environment in the middle of a pandemic. They'll barely compensate their FTE who they force to cross picket lines while they basically threaten contractors to either cross the picket line or... — read more 

Hello I'm an engineer here. Almost 2 years ago I decided to come to Shell over a petrochemical company (think Ineos, chevron phillips etc). Shell paid 10% more. I think I am starting to regret that decision...in my 2 years here...5 refineries have... — read more 

I’ve survived too many layoffs and various moves that I didn’t like at all and that’s the only reason I’m still not leaving here. Although this is not even a shadow of the former company, every survival motivates me to stay a little longer. On the... — read more 

I’ve been here for a long time and only now I am starting to regret that I didn’t switch more companies when I had the opportunity. It’s too late now. Here it's become impossible to find any fulfillment other than money. Milking a cow is good, but... — read more