SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,645 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 11,645 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
Jan 11, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

If you like a challenge the job is great. Crazy hours, unpredictable schedule, good pay, difficult conditions, alot of responsability, and community college environment training classes.

Cons

The managment has objectives to meet and they have too much on their plate so tasks get passed down to the employees on tight schedules and unfairly split up among favorites and hard workers. If you cant handle the field life it seems that they promote you to a manager and then make everyone else pick up the slack. The management doesnt back up the employees at all. They expect you to stay within the rules - example not driving when you are tired for safety reasons - but if the job they want you to go to is a big job for a company they are trying to keep or worth some big money then you are expected to get there while they turn their head when you say you are tired or dont legally have the hours to drive and expect you to be there. "Out of sight, out of mind" When things are hitting the fan the managers are conveniently never around and if you go to the higher-ups then they say what they can to please you without resolving the situation at all. Dont waste your time here. College hires - they promise you the world, move you half way across the country and just when you get settled in they let you go. Dont believe the BS.

2.0
Dec 7, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

They are willing to train employees at almost any cost and the training is top-notch. They took me from knowing absolutely nothing about the oilfield, fast tracked me from Field Specialist trainee to FS1 to FS2 to FS3 (senior field specialist) in just a little under 3 years.

Cons

They treated their field personel terrible. Passed company policies from the main office in Sugarland with little or no regard to their their employees. The layoffs (of which I survived) were extremely cruel. They wanted me to transfer away from my home of 15 years to an unknown location with a future that was uncertain at best. I quit to persue other possiblilties.

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