SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,638 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 11,638 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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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.

4.0
Jan 11, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Diversity, structured environment with management system with opportunities and possibility for international work . As a leader within oilfield service organization also requires rapid but creative ideas to meet business opportunities

Cons

Possibility of exhaustion and loss of relation as often observed ..many employees become so committed to the organisation for you to last within.

2.0
Jan 8, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Salary is competitive with others oilfield service companies

Cons

Small locations tend to pretend to follow all the Schlumberger QHSE policy, but due to limited personnel and small revenue there will be many exemptions to the rules such as: working alone at night, driving during prohibited hours, working with dangerous chemicals/substances without all the proper PPE or engineering controls due to budget. Location I worked at was small (less than 50 employees) and there was a lot of backstabbing and bad-mouthing by upper salary grade personnel.

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