SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,644 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 11,644 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
Mar 4, 2012

Very satisfied at the company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging projects - Diverse group of employees from all around the globe - Good work/life balance (in R&D only)

Cons

- Potential growth without field experience is limited - Typical bureaucracy and red tape that comes with a large organization

2.0
Mar 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Learn a lot and plenty of opportunities to fine-tune your investigative skills (teaching yourself new tasks) - Majority of managers are laid-back and knowledgeable - Work/Life balance great, except at month end/quarter end/year end - Most coworkers are laid-back and have enjoyable personalities - New ideas to create efficiency supported (you have to push your case in some circumstances) - Benefits are pretty good, although they have been better previous to the "recession"

Cons

- Compensation is 30% lower than market, with no bonus until you reach a certain "grade" or career level - Upper management (majority): - Inconsiderate of work/life balance of the people below them - Slow to complete simple tasks - Procrastination and greediness abundant - Many need to work on their people skills and attitudes towards the "little people" (you might have a better job/higher position, but you're not better than me) - "This is the way it's always been done" attitude in a lot of instances (rarely thinking out of the box) - No educational reimbursement benefits, although stated and confirmed in initial interview

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