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      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (11,618 total reviews)
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      Olivier Le Peuch

      84% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,618 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
      4.0
      Jul 26, 2008

      Schlumberger as a trainee

      Field engineer trainee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Diversity of workplace, an excellent career path and ability to develop at own pace. Starting as a trainee, you will have a clear expectancy, tasks and time of how and when you will be promoted. Compensation and medical insurance is top-notch, although personal-performance is not a big factor until a person reaches the GFE status.

      Cons

      Not much of work/life balance. Due to being a service company, we have to adapt to our client's needs and hence this may result in alot of work hours at different times of the day/week/year. Including weekends and public holidays. Sometimes language-barrier is an issue at some locations. In the start though, expect to do alot of non-related work such as painting, cleaning and maintenance where you will be wondering "am I actually paid to do such tasks?" but after first school things start to kick up.

      4.0
      Jul 24, 2008

      Great training and great opportunity for a challenging job!

      Field engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Your learning opprotunity is HUGE! They send you to a Schlumberger school for 10 weeks (depending on what segment you're in) to learn all about your job. The learning curve is massive - you go from beign a trainee and not knowing ANYTING to running your own job in a matter of months. This is a great - out of college, get my hands dirty, extreme situation job. I would recommend it to other engineerings looking for a non-office type job. Also, this is an international company - so there is a VERY Good chance you will be working with someone from another country and/or going to another country to work.

      Cons

      As with other jobs - there are downsides. First of all - they dont tell you 100% of what you're getting yourself in to when you sign on. They try to do a good job of this - but every location is different. At some of the larger locations you can get lost in the crowd of engineers - my manager didnt know who I was for about 7 months. Also, some of the middle management isnt too professional but I think its a good learning experience on how to deal with difficult, unfriendly bosses. Also - they get really caught up in the fixed step training process that lasts from 3-5 years. In theory its a great thing, but they really look down upon leaving while still being in the program. Granted they do spend a lot of money on your training - you more than earn it back within your 1st few months of running jobs.

      4.0
      Jul 22, 2008

      Overall, a good place to be for beginners.

      Sales manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Training programme is really good for new hires. Its a little intense but worth it. Employees are usually exposed to new environments and challenges. Learning the ability to work and perform under pressure. Fairness in promotion. I think Schlumberger does not discriminate at all in the promotion of its employees.

      Cons

      Very bad work/life balance. (Field and office work). Since the work is tough, a lot of time is expected to be spent on work. This usually in the long run has adverse effects on the employees personal life. Employee morale is also sometimes low due to lack of recognition of work well done.

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