SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,641 total reviews)
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Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,641 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
Jul 14, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Great health/life insurance program for employees. Lots of experience on jobs (although you quickly learn that SLB's technology is not nearly as guarded or sophisticated as they like to portray). You get to travel a lot, which is a pro and con for some. In my experience, I lived and worked in Brazil, Mexico and Russia. I really loved meeting new people from all over the world.

Cons

There are zero rights for new hires. I worked 50 consecutive days to begin my training period. I was given less than a week off in my first 4 months, which spanned Christmas and New Years. I'm not talking about vacation, I'm discussing days off, similar to weekends in the US. My start date was changed 5 times before I finally told them "if this next date does not work out, I will seek other employment." Supposed to start in June and Started in September--no offer of pay advance or help was made. The job is 24/7, literally. It wouldn't be bad if they honored their employees' days off...but they don't. Most people work days off, in all locations. They say your salary will be in excess of 100K, which it is close. However, for my year at SLB my effective hourly wage was $13/hour. You can make a more fair hourly rate at McDonalds than Schlumberger.

5.0
Jul 12, 2011

Its a brilliant place to work!

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Growth 2. Recognition 3. Motivation from upper management 4. Work and life balance 5. Business travel

Cons

1. Constant change in management

2.0
Jul 7, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Make good bank. Chance to train and travel extensively. Expect to be shipped out to a site any day, even holidays. This is a job that sells your time/life for buckets of cash. Don't expect anything else.

Cons

No life Most Relationships won't last through too many years of this job. Work / Life balance is nonexistent. Did I mention no life?

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