SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,644 total reviews)
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Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,644 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
3.0
Aug 17, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company has a great culture (or so I've heard) of promoting talent internally and providing their talent with opportunities for growth. They still have a more than decent benefits package, when you factor in the economic conditions and general market stability, as compared to other major corporations. The salary is decent and depending on your role, location and group, your work/life balance could go one way or another. They have a great training program and that's one thing that I really appreciate about the company.

Cons

Senior Managment, for me, is really terrible. I just landed in a bad situation where my boss is not ideal and my boss's boss, is too busy chasing his own agenda. Sometimes too many job rotations are not a good thing either and it's not necessary that you will always get an offer for a role that you were looking for. Impossible for employees to look for/post to job openings internally.

3.0
Mar 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exceptional training programs and on the job experiences/projects, as well as options to do completely different types of jobs as your career progresses (e.g. stay technical or move into sales, management, HR, etc). You can really diversify your experiences and keep yourself off the "plateau" that could lead to boredom elsewhere. Not a place for paper pushers- you will be challenged on many levels and can be proud of your achievements. Very international workforce.

Cons

It is a great place for a workaholic, but that becomes the expectation. As you want a life, break or family, it becomes difficult. You can certainly take vacations, but you may be working at night and on weekends, regularly, regardless of your position. Rigs don't shut down, so this is not a shock, but there are internal communication issues that could alleviate the impact of this. The structure of the company results in internal compartmentalization that you may have to regularly fight. Communication suffers. Feedback, motivation or direction from management is frequently lacking.

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