SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,632 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 11,632 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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3.0
Feb 25, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

1. Multicultural environment; 2. Training; 3. Technology; 4. There are extremely competent managers and employees; 5. Challenging; 6. Long term relationships, which increase the possibility of making true friends at work; 7. Lots of travel; 8. Lots of parties.

Cons

1. Too much pressure; 2. 14/15 hours a day is not enough; 3. Forget about personal life, work is all in your life from day 1; 4. Dual career maybe a problem when you have to swallow an incompetent manager because of his/her partner; 5. Support employees are underestimated, even if they are clearly 10 times better than operations guys; 6. Operations do not plan, do not understand that bureaucracy is a way of life in Latin America. Not planning, only increases pressure and enhances the likelihood of mistakes; 7. Bad payer in comparison to some competitors; 8. All the good job done in years may vanish if your manager do get along with you. SLP3 (annual appraisal) is torn and your work history is erased. You may become the worst employee ever, even if 19 out of 20 previous managers had you were above expectations.

1.0
Apr 15, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Ok pay Great Training This job is ideal for people who have no kids and don't plan to for the next 7 years. Single and not in a relationship. Loves to work nearly 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

Cons

Managers are military like They do not like different ideas from their own plan to work 18-22 hours a day on an oil rig for 2-3 weeks straight without going home your personal life is shot to hell if you have children don't plan on having any quality time with them for the first 7 years

4.0
Mar 15, 2011
Recommend
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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.

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