SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,643 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 11,643 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 Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
4.0
Jul 22, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

A very skilled, diverse and motivated workforce make it an exciting and engaging environment to work in. The company has unmatched resources to support the development of new technology and the deepest technical resource pool in the industry.

Cons

The size and complexity of the management structure place many constraints on the what employees can do. The processes that have been put in place to ensure quality and reliability have have created a culture that is very risk-averse. Reporting to multiple functions and multiple approvals required for many decisions means that team leads and middle managers spend much of their time on administrative tasks rather than leading their teams. The company culture is not open to discussing the approach to managing the company, and communication flows only down the chain of command.

2.0
Jun 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The people you work with are good people. The pay is competitive. Great Benefits. Great safety culture.

Cons

They layoff people like they are nothing to them. . Not just average people but people that have been with the company for years. They care more about the shareholder than the people that have spent years of sacrifice trying giving their best for the company. They can care less about that. Even though they have plenty of cash to go through harsh oil market time without having to let go so many people they rather buy Russian oil company than keep their good people. It won't surprise me at all if the company loose it the edge and their so "we are the number one" pride because you can not be the number one by letting so much knowledge and experience go just like nothing.

3.0
Jun 13, 2015

Field Engineer- MWD

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent training and moving at your own pace. Plenty of vacation allowance.

Cons

Politics in the office are very harmful to the field personnel. Field was always to blame for any failures.

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