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      SLB

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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Senior management

      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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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      12K reviews
      4.0
      Jan 17, 2011

      A workplace for growth

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Fantastic training package, strong brand and growth opportunity, equal opportunity and aggressive plan, strong marketing drive.

      Cons

      No work-life balance, too much focus on bottomline

      4.0
      Jan 12, 2011

      You take care of the company and the company takes care of you. Well almost..

      Field staff
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      -Excellent training programs. However training program has become red-taped where many use it for getting promotions. Some even as 'holidays' and get by it. -Top class benefits, though are under scrutiny. HR managers trying to shine. -Just do your job well (don't lax off) and they (usually) take care of you. - Financially strong to ride out dips in economy. Though sometimes the axe cuts are deep and painful. - Most top management from field staff so are appreciative of field conditions and make effort to get real picture of field conditions. However middle management often succeeds in portraying a better picture than true reality, during top managers typically short visits.

      Cons

      - May have to work in remote locations, without families. -Field/Country managers tend to think short-term, usually for the duration of their tenure, typically 2-4 years long. This affects morale and long term goals. - Growth opportunities in some areas could be limited. God-Fathers and "blowing your trumpet" seem to help. - Some field managers can be rude, demeaning and even abusive. Thankfully this is an exception rather than routine. Stress can be sometimes peak to high levels. - Field work is physically demanding, particularly during later years of your career.

      2.0
      Jan 8, 2011

      Beware of some small work locations within Schlumberger

      Chemistry lab manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Salary is competitive with others oilfield service companies

      Cons

      Small locations tend to pretend to follow all the Schlumberger QHSE policy, but due to limited personnel and small revenue there will be many exemptions to the rules such as: working alone at night, driving during prohibited hours, working with dangerous chemicals/substances without all the proper PPE or engineering controls due to budget. Location I worked at was small (less than 50 employees) and there was a lot of backstabbing and bad-mouthing by upper salary grade personnel.

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