Poor management, lack of leadership and disregard for their employees - Manager SLB Employee Review

1.0
12 Nov 2018
Recommend
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Pros

* Great international experience * A truly multicultural company * High perception from clients compared to other competitors * A steep learning curve

Cons

* Authoritarian leadership style permeating down directly from the CEO. * There is no focus on clients. * Ego and KPI-driven results, there is no true collaboration across business units or even between peers. * Tick-the-box culture, managed by spreadsheets and powerpoints. * Majority of the employees are demotivated and disengaged,

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5.0
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Pros

Flexible role and good benefits

Cons

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1.0
17 Jun 2026
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Recommend
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Pros

Good people at the local level. The work is engaging and challenging.

Cons

Too many to count. Career advancements are extremely limited. Pay raises are minimal and don't get close to keeping up with inflation even for top performers. At the corporate level they are using acquisitions to hide massive layoffs. They return billions in profit to investors consistently, but there is still a constant threat of layoffs and multiyear freezes on pay raises even with inflation and solid corporate profit.

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