Anyone have an insight into Speed reorg?

Is there a policy regarding the annual bonus where you need to be employed at the time of payout? If you give a two-weeks notice now, then still eligble for bonus payment end Feb?

‘Tis the season for bad news at Big Oil - again. Shell won’t let this go unanswered, hence all the speculation swirling around cuts, mergers, lowered pay expectations, etc. Walmart super store managers are making $400k+/- with no college education... — read more 

Imagine what they’re going through with bad stock performance, layoffs and an activist investor knocking at the door lol

Rumours going round that the company has increased some of the salary brackets (in line with market) without a commensurate increase in pay for those already in role. This would be an effective reduction in PIR but that's now hidden to staff as... — read more 

https://www.shell.com/who-we-are/diversity-equity-and-inclusion.html#iframe=L2RlaS8= “We've done a lot of work on DE&I in recent years. Creating the most diverse and inclusive organisation in the world will make us a much better company” Wael... — read more 

In the Canada town hall, it was mentioned that target bonus percentages will be decreasing starting 2026. Seems like JG2, 3, and 5 will be cut by 5% and JG7 by 2.5%. Other than the typical Shell PR answer, can anyone spill the tea here? Also, were... — read more 

I’m putting in two weeks notice right after I receive the bonus. Anyone else leaving after bonus payout? Shell will be cutting for years to come.

Does anyone have a current, good estimate (%’s) of the current US staff that opted for the 80pt versus Alt Plan? I understand most legacy pension payment obligations have been lateraled to Prudential. Still age 50 and 20 years service to qualify for... — read more 

Very surprised there has not been yet a cohesive class action lawsuit amongst the people that have been laid off. In 2025 those who got low ratings are next on the chopping block. I can assure you there’s some questionable decisions that have been... — read more 

Anyone in the loop/in the know and brave enough to share ?

How are the raises looking in 2025? Have they started showing up in Fidelity? Post % raise, JG, and PIR.

Self serving management will do anything to satisfy the shareholders and employees are ready to sacrifice…whether for a merger or to give the illusion that all I costs are going down…..whatever the real long term c price of this strategy

Hi, Does anyone have an employment lawyer for recommendation? This is about mistreatment during the latest layoff process. Thanks!

Why do we come to this site? For information on actual or likely layoffs, so we can prepare for what’s coming ahead of the official messaging. Speculation is interesting, but we need actual leaks. Senior leaders have been cut, we need them now to... — read more 

Anyone know if the Fidelity SPF 401k allows a Mega Backdoor Roth?

The EC made a big deal that they took the bold step of reducing their own BPF due to safety issues. Notice that they did not tell us how much it is reduced. Well, it turns out that they reduced it from 1.64 to 1.61. How bold!

Dow just added another 1500 to the job market.

After yet another round of layoffs in Development, Subsurface and Wells, all the UK-NL-India LNNs are still here and we are firing local Americans. Even the Iranian LNNs are still here. If we can’t get jobs in their countries and we can’t get jobs in... — read more 

They have let me go after many years of loyal service, so now I want to tell you what is coming, because I have nothing to lose. Wael wants the company to have at most 60,000 employees. He told the senior leaders to pass down that this year, lower... — read more 

Based on my understanding, there are five performance ratings, but it seems that “Strong” is the default for most employees, regardless of effort. Is it truly possible to achieve an “Outstanding” or “Higher” rating based solely on performance, or do... — read more 

🐳 🦢 dream come true, done deal

Is there some room for severance package negotiation? (e.g., more days/years of service, extended health insurance coverage, etc).

Is anyone else getting the boot on the 31st being asked to sign a reaffirmation that you won’t steal Shell IP? I was going to sign it already but my LM is being weirdly pushy about reminding me to do it.

Do folks have a guess as to size of the supply chain layoffs (PTC)? 20% in line with wells?

Spending 82 million Euros just to close the office months later. I’m just laughing at this point... — read more 

Interviewed for trader development in Houston and was told failed behavioral part

As we move warily into 2025 after a brutal 2024 you have to wonder what further layoffs lay ahead. Any news on upcoming layoffs before March 2025?

Those that were impacted in IDT Step 2 and did not get a role in the MOR were eligible to apply for the leftover roles in the December OR. January 9th was the day for verbal offers. I know of 5 people that never got an offer from a hiring manager but... — read more 

In the IT group (leaving org name out) we do these multi day meetings called 'PI planning sessions". 100 or so people gather to discuss objectives for the next 3 months. Complete waste of time. 5 people do the talking. Rest pretend to participate. — read more 

Non commercial...going to be written off. Whats left in the operated funnel now ? https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/shell-writes-down-namibia-oil-discovery-2025-01-08/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-ban-offshore-oil-gas-100551895.html

i heard shell is going to follow the advise of a 23 year old from mckinseys slides and fire people and sell assets to reduce overhead costs! holy sh-t the stock is gonna skyrocket wael is a genius!

https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Exxon-and-Chevron-Expand-Global-Hiring-Push.html

Just like the other American thread (which I agree with), jobs in the UK should be for us. Too many Europeans and Asians taking our jobs

Before Shell can layoff Citizens, they should first remove foreigners in visa. We cannot have willing Americans be available and not given the opportunity. If you are laid off, ask for data on this, not just the Bull Cr-p Age based information they... — read more 

The future of Shell looks bleak. Leadership seems to be stuck playing a broken record, doubling down on cuts and quick fixes. This only ends up drain morale, leaving teams feeling battered and less effective. It doesn't take a genius to realize that... — read more 

This rumour of Shell and BP merging has been floating around for way too long. I fear, She’ll will be late again, and some other major will scoop up BP. Does anyone have any insider scoop on this??

Wael’s first sprint to close the stock price gap with its American rivals has been largely unsuccessful. Next option is to delist from London (where we are the largest listed company, which speaks volumes to how bad the London capital markets have... — read more