Good place for starting in the industry - Anonymous employee SLB Employee Review

4.0
Oct 26, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good place to start in the industry. Good training program, standard benefits and vacation policies, opportunities for international career if willing to move around

Cons

Compensation not the best in industry, easy to get lost among number of people, very poor retention record, work-life balance can be a challenge, high deductible health plan (at least in USA), promotions can be based on connections instead of merits sometimes. Generally no green card sponsorship for internationals -- major reason for people leaving to competition. Once or twice in a year its done.

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