SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,639 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 11,639 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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
3.0
May 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

- If office based and not working in operations, work-life balance is great: can work from home, leave at 5pm, managers very supportive of doctors appointments etc. - Friendly colleagues - Travel (in some roles) is good and there is flexibility around extending trip for the weekend to visit the area

Cons

- Lack of management guidance for new graduates - Little transparency in terms of careers. When career review occurs (only every 3-5 years), there is no indication of how HR actually go about finding you a new job and you are only offered one at a time: no ability to choose. - Lack of drive among office-based colleagues. Poor motivation. - Unsociable office - although friendly, there are never any external gatherings despite high number of expats - Non-rotational graduate scheme means you only experience one role for 4 years

3.0
May 13, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Challenging job with good pay. Ability to move up if you are in the right situation.

Cons

Company doesn't seem to care about employees as long as profit margins are good. Too many engineers trying to justify their job while pushing out more experienced employees. Continue to make things more complicated just to get out the door and make a job.

1.0
Apr 15, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, meet people from all over the world

Cons

Stuck in location - rarely gain opportunity to work abroad A lot of in-house politics - people chosen based on who you know on not what you do in the company. Pay is good but not worth the number of hours spent on the rig or in the office, 3 year Fixed Programme is an illusion - with the current downturn, promotions are delayed.

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