Life at the Big Blue of Oil - Anonymous employee SLB Employee Review

2.0
Sep 27, 2009
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

High technology Truly International - One organization that just does not say it. International means international Great People - May people you will meet at SLB are smart and intelligent - Not all though.

Cons

You are known by your failures. Extremely scant regard for people. The company is extremely cocky (for some good reasons) that they have a talent pool like no one else. You are simply a number to the company. Inspite of the international nature of the company, certain nationalities (mafias as they are known in the company) are extremely strong. You better not cross the mafias the wrong way or your career is finished.

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1.0
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Pros

Good people at the local level. The work is engaging and challenging.

Cons

Too many to count. Career advancements are extremely limited. Pay raises are minimal and don't get close to keeping up with inflation even for top performers. At the corporate level they are using acquisitions to hide massive layoffs. They return billions in profit to investors consistently, but there is still a constant threat of layoffs and multiyear freezes on pay raises even with inflation and solid corporate profit.

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