Posting on Shell Blog by “Uncle Tom”
My comments on a few things . . . . I like this website, its amusing to read as time permits. Its full of facts, fiction, lies, gripes, belly aching, and some revealing details about people in Shell and Motiva that they thought no one would ever know about. Amusing!
Fact #1
Since the arrogant Dutch took over command of Shell USA some years ago, we starting going down the tube. If you work with many Dutch people in Shell, you will soon realize that they think they own the Company and rules are not made for them, but for everyone else. I watched them discriminate, lie, cheat, and steal from the Company because they (because they were a Dutch employee) owned the Company.
Fact #2
3rd World Countries, wise up. Shell is there because you are cheap, and thats the only reason. Yes, they do bring you better wages for taking your oil and gas resources, but dont think any of you will ever gain executive control of the Company, so stop complaining, it just wont happen. Those ex-pats are there for a reason. Now, they will use you as a pawn to influence 3rd World countries to gain control of what they want, but in the end, theyll dump you in a second.
Fact #3
Many of the leaders you complain about here on the site have a choice, go to bat and fight for their site and employees . . . and be fired and have to look for a job to feed their family, or do as they are told. If you were in that position, and some of you are, you know what you would do. When it comes to your job or someone elses job, which one would you choose? They have no choice in the matter.
Now I do agree that some of these people are worthless, have no clue how to run a business, etc, but some are decent people who, if they had a choice (which they dont) would do things different. Shell is an engineering fraternity.
And the comment on Hermie Bundick, Id like to say that I worked for this guy and he is a good guy, good head on his shoulders, and if given the job to run Norco, could do a great job, if he could make his own decisions. But you all know, unfortunately, these Site Managers and GMs have strict direction from VPs and Executives on what to do, and do it their way or the highway is normally the choice.
Business is different these days, my friends. Business results are measured short term these days, not like in the old days of past. Turn it around in a year or well put someone else there who will. Once this short-term philosophy came into effect many years ago, we started the downward trend and it wont turn around until we change that philosophy.
My 2 cents !
This website and sisters royaldutchshellplc.com, shellnazihistory.com, royaldutchshell.website, johndonovan.website, and shellnews.net, are owned by John Donovan. There is also a Wikipedia segment.
Royal Dutch Shell conspired directly with Hitler, financed the Nazi Party, was anti-Semitic and sold out its own Dutch Jewish employees to the Nazis. Shell had a close relationship with the Nazis during and after the reign of Sir Henri Deterding, an ardent Nazi, and the founder and decades long leader of the Royal Dutch Shell Group. His burial ceremony, which had all the trappings of a state funeral, was held at his private estate in Mecklenburg, Germany. The spectacle (photographs below) included a funeral procession led by a horse drawn funeral hearse with senior Nazis officials and senior Royal Dutch Shell directors in attendance, Nazi salutes at the graveside, swastika banners on display and wreaths and personal tributes from Adolf Hitler and Reichsmarschall, Hermann Goring. Deterding was an honored associate and supporter of Hitler and a personal friend of Goring.
Deterding was the guest of Hitler during a four day summit meeting at Berchtesgaden. Sir Henri and Hitler both had ambitions on Russian oil fields. Only an honored personal guest would be rewarded with a private four day meeting at Hitler’s mountain top retreat.
IN JULY 2007, MR BILL CAMPBELL (ABOVE, A RETIRED GROUP AUDITOR OF SHELL INTERNATIONAL SENT AN EMAIL TO EVERY UK MP AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS: 
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A head-cut image of Alfred Donovan (now deceased) appears courtesy of The Wall Street Journal.
