SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,634 total reviews)
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Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,634 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
3.0
Apr 25, 2010

focus is on bottom line

Anonymous employee
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Pros

diversity of staff, opportunity to travel, good benefits, lets you do your job, good training program (but not good for mid-career hires), smart people for most part

Cons

poor personnel and hr functions, some times too bureaucratic, layoffs, some people need to go but are protected, just make money for the company, mid level mgmt poor, peter principle for promotions

4.0
Apr 17, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Challenging career -Wide range of experience -Diversity and mlticultural environment -Excellent career progression -Well manage company -Fairness in treating employees

Cons

-Employee is always under pressure -Inconsistency in offering opportunities and promotions -Very demanding -Eliminates a person's social life -Very mobile career

5.0
Apr 12, 2010

Excellent top management team and CEO

Anonymous employee
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Business Outlook

Pros

Every single employee will be well respected by top management. One of the outstanding companies to work for.

Cons

You can screw up at one place, a couple of years, you can move to other center with good promotion. Too many young and immatured managers..

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