SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,627 total reviews)
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Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,627 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 Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
4.0
Mar 15, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Very challenging projects, incredibly smart and talented co-workers, only recruit the best. Can be very rewarding if you have the support of your management and you're able to succeed. Extreme focus on safety.

Cons

Work:Life ratio very difficult especially if you have children. Lots of "red tape" to traverse at times. Some managers are EXTREMELY difficult to work for, and develop very large egoes.

2.0
Mar 12, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Schlumberger is a technical leader in the field and provides great training to employees. If you are one of the lucky ones who actually makes is out of the field, it seems like it would be a good company to work for.

Cons

It all depends on where you end up working. Some districts are very good, others are terrible. There is an enormous disconnect between the managers and the field population. Much of this is due to very poor communication from the top down within our district. Management seems to be very hasty in decision making without thinking first about the long term consequences of the decisions. An example of this would be in moving the local managers to Houston (4 hours away.) Many employees have either never met their manager in person, or only see them 1-2 times per year. Now 2 years later they are realizing that it is bad for managers to be so far from their employees, when this should have been immediately apparent. The schedule with this job can be very unpredictable to the point of almost being non existent. In order to cope with this you must be a flexible person. Depending on your family status, this can be difficult at times.

1.0
Jun 16, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There are a lot of opportunities for travel if you like travelling. The bonus package is nice and if you are an American citizen you can actually get a given multiple (i forget what the formal name is) times your base salary.

Cons

You are basically married to the job and you stay at the field site for extended periods of time. You should also throw the notion of a 9 to 5 out the window. You can be called in at 2 am to make a 4hr drive.

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