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      SLB

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      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (11,643 total reviews)
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      Olivier Le Peuch

      84% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

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      SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,643 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The SLB employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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      12K reviews
      1.0
      Apr 10, 2012

      Arrogant, Failure to communicate and listen, "european" attitude of not my job

      Vice president
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      Pros

      Worlds largest oilfield service co Opportunity (expectation) to work internationally Systems and processes exist to ensure uniformi in all geomarkets Plenty of capital when oil at $100+ wti

      Cons

      Middle level managers do not listen. They have adopted manage by objectives reward system slp3, but there is disconnect between goals and value, implementation, resources, and getting things done. Managers are rude, insensitive, and moderate at best. SLB does not value different nor critical thinking. It is focused on NOC opportunities, so in America loss leader. Because their systems are rigorous, they believe a monkey can lead, and pay that way.

      2.0
      Mar 25, 2012

      An amusement ride of travel, money, excitement, stress, and zero personal life.

      Mwd field engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
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      Pros

      Pay is good, especially if you are International, you have no bills. Schlumberger provides everything. The industry sees the training program with Schlumberger as one of the best in the business. Great opportunities to move elsewhere once you gain experience.

      Cons

      You have no life! Expected to work 30 days offshore, 4 days on 'days off' that become days of working in the office. You might get some time off here and there, but you have no schedule and dont' know when these days off will come, so you can't make plans, ever. The one time i made plans and tickets for a vacation, it was cancelled due to 'business need'. Offshore on a rig, 98% of the staff have an equal 4 or 2 weeks on and 4 or 2 weeks off. While the Service hands from SLB, HAL, BHI, etc seem to be working non-stop. It sucks to see someone else making almost as much $$ as you, and work only 6 months out of the year.

      4.0
      Feb 6, 2012

      A good company with good Work/Life balance

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      For me, the best part of Schlumberger is Diversity: there are unlimited chances to work with people from different countries, different cultrure background. This is really interesting! By the way, Work/Life balance is also good. Longer annual leave than most of the other companies.

      Cons

      Some management rules related to Oilfield Service are not suitable in a Software R&D center. The process and standard of promoting a Software Engineer are still needed to be improved. Some people with poor technique skills get promoted while some really good developers cannot. Sometimes, it is not important how much you know, but how much you show.

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