Hello. This is GP. I work in the Bangalore office (SBO) Lots of hiring right now in my group and adjacent teams. Skip said about 900 more hires expected in IDT in next 6 months. But with too many people comes many problems. How to identify promotion... — read more 

I rolled outta bed to my fifth Teams call, Pretendin’ to care while they say nothin’ at all. VPs from Europe on my screen again, Stealin’ Deepwater budgets for their wind farms with a grin. Talkin’ in circles, no clue what’s next, But here’s a new... — read more 

wow i love working here Let me tell you, every day feels like a dream come true. Incredible leadership, totally transparent and supportive in every way. Every decision made here is clearly in the best interest of both people and planet. Seriously, I... — read more 

Anyone get the emails for selection from the resourcing?

Been in Shell for almost 2 decades and I think we are being run by substandard leadership. Not all, but a good bunch like 80%. From the CEO, to about 2 to 3 levels down. I have also seen a lot of great JG2 up people leave. What is going on? HR... — read more 

It feels like upper management doesn’t trust us with basic information, which is ridiculous. Instead of working together, it’s like we’re kept in the dark and told to just follow orders. It's really hard to keep yourself motivated when everything... — read more 

Multiple invites were sent out with different groups and times. Are we about to get mass fired? YL has been getting a lot sneakier since they said no official reorg.

Email was sent out yesterday. Anyone have more info on it?

BP Appoints Ex-Shell Veteran and CFO Simon Henry to Board

I bet he thinks that doing a meeting with f1 drivers will make us all happy. His questions were ridiculous trying to compare what Ferrari do to his firing and cost cutting s t show.

Eni and Shell told to hand control of key gas processing project to Kazakh state player Astana seeking swift transfer of contractual and other rights to avoid delaying priority project's... — read more 

There are some rumors that there will be a new Reorg announced early next year for IG and upstream units. Any thoughts/confirmations?

Major AI lab Anthropic recently let their Claude model run a vending machine. Claude rejected 566% profit margins and gave away inventory while claiming to wear business clothes. This is terrifying. It's not just capable of replacing office... — read more 

If Shell buys BP, the combined workforce is close to 200,000 people. How do you think this plays out for employees in the core and support functions?

Shell in Early Talks to Acquire Rival BP

What level of IQ, emotional intelligence, experience, and adaptability do I need at Shell to not have my role outsourced or automated? Will being top quartile only in one area allow me to avoid being laid off in the next 5 years.

A bit of a rant here. Is anyone else tired of these Europeans in the US on expat assignments in JG1+ roles? They come here and take the highest paying US jobs and know Fu-k all about our basins. They act like managing a multi basin field is an easy... — read more 

Do we see $100 oil before end of year? Will this cause the leadership team to rethink cost cutting plans?

How are next few months looking?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FI11AKM5PY Interview of Fiverr CEO & Founder, Micha Kaufman Shell CEO probably thinks the same. Another sign that CEOs don't care about their workforce.

The "Sunday scaries" refer to the feelings of anxiety, dread, or unease that many people experience on Sundays, particularly in the evening, as the weekend ends and the workweek approaches. These feelings are often associated with anticipatory... — read more 

If this place is for rumours-heard this rumour from someone from someone. Any legs to this? Who would it even be?

Why is nobody dealing with this issue? Morale is in the gutter because of this and nobody among the so-called leadership seems to care.

I've worked for both Exxon and Shell. Shell definitely paid better than Exxon. Shell is a lot slower to make decisions. Both have a full spectrum of employees who range from great people to down right evil. Exxon folks were more likely to keep... — read more 

If Shell decided to pay out a $1 million severance to 1000 staff members per year to voluntarily leave Shell, would you take it? It would cost $1 billion per year. It would only be available to US/CA/UK/NL since they are trying to reduce their... — read more 

“Chevron is laying off more than 200 employees in Texas as it prepares to cut up to 20 percent of its global workforce by the end of next year. Chevron is laying off more than 200 employees in Texas as it prepares to cut up to 20 percent of its... — read more 

Why do I have to repost for my own job?

Is he at the Monaco gp maybe or enjoying his London pad at Shells expense? Plus his multi million salary for delivering a destruction of morale and no value.

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1jvsqe1kg

Not a sarcastic post, so go somewhere else if you are here to joke. I am looking for inspiration. How did Wael differentiate himself from the other candidates to become CEO? Was he on some critical projects that got him noticed?

Folks, those of you who worked as technical SME in the P&T organization, and are currently working outside Shell, kindly help me out. How is the job market in Canada or US for Shell SMEs? Do other companies recognize our technical expertise? If I... — read more 

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/13/dutch-climate-campaigners-vow-to-take-shell-to-court-again

Landing a job, working, developing skills and moving up is not a solo sport. Regardless of an organization’s size, relationships with bosses, peers, subordinates and external contacts are all key. Is your career success and employment happiness... — read more 

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-companies-in-2025/

System Architecture The proposed system is a multi-agent framework where each agent is tailored to a specific role, coordinated by an Orchestrator agent. The architecture ensures collaboration, scalability, and adaptability to industry-specific... — read more 

Exxon financial report 2024 gives their employee count as 61000 and defines an employee as the one who is entitled for employee benefits. There is no mention of number of temporary employees or contractors being employed by Exxon. Shell financial... — read more 

What ever happened to running a steady ship? The need for adjustments and tweaks is always necessary to react to external forces. But is it really productive and healthy for long-term corporate health to keep hacking at the organization? We don’t... — read more 

So the news has been announced. IDT directly reports to CEO now. What do we all make of this?