Employee Reviews
(Winged ratings measure job satisfaction on scale of 1 to 5)
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, Ghana on Aug 22nd, 2022
"If you have a life outside of work, not a good time to join the company. Maybe management is alright. But the whole job is draining and most people aren’t too excited to be there. It just pays better than a lot of jobs in the region, but compared to your peers in other countries you’re earning about 1/5th to 1/10th of what they earn, depending on your job bonuses (based on job assignments and client)"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Field Engineer, Engineering
Level of Flexibility
1
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5
"PTO given in the system but you’re penalised for taking it. Management messages and calls at all hours, day and night, and expects responses. Often less than 48 hours’ notice given when travelling abroad for projects. Expectations to stay late every day in the office and work weekends with no overtime option."
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
How supportive is your manager?
1
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4
5
"Had evidence of harassment by another employee. Raised it, and it was swept under the rug. "
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Dec 27th, 2021
"It’s a very diverse company, but becomes less diverse at higher levels. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Senior Automation Engineer, Operations
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
"This is highly dependent on your manager. Unfortunately one bad one can push you out"
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
11 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
"11 weeks maternal leave, only 2 weeks paternal leave. Leave applies to adoption and I think to fostering "
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Pension, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Mar 30th, 2021
"Strong career opportunities and a wide range of roles. Agility to steer your own career trajectory"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
12 Weeks Paid | 12 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Pension, Childcare, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Mar 19th, 2021
"Company is trying very hard to promote females but having to adapt to the male culture. It often feels like blindly promoting females to fit the numbers, rather than adapting the culture and industry bias. I've heard in good maternity leave policy, and company emphasizes their female reputation. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Remote Operations Engineer, Engineering
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Jan 11th, 2021
"Great company and benefits, training and traveling opportunities as well"
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture, Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Pension, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, Netherlands Antilles on Jan 3rd, 2020
"Its great money but for the work life balance needs to be improved"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Oct 21st, 2019
"The connect women organization is a good start, but is not strong in comparison to other similar ergs at comparable firms in the industry."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Staff geophysicist, Engineering
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Jun 3rd, 2019
"Be careful which position you end up in. Work life balance doesn't exist at all in many of the positions."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Not sure"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"No / Unsure"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Pension, Health care
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger, United States on Apr 16th, 2019
"It's tough for sure, and if you want to start a family it'll be hell if you don't have an incredible partner willing to pick up the slack or a support network."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Is paid parental leave offered, and if so, how much?
"Yes"
4 Weeks Paid | 12 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
How supportive is your manager?
1
2
3
4
5
Which benefits are offered?
Parental leave, Health care, Pension
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 9th, 2018
"If you're considering starting or adding to your family, Schlumberger only considers ONE parent the primary caregiver and will only allow that person to take time off. You can take up to 11 weeks of paid leave. The primary caregiver does not apply if your significant other is also taking any type of leave or is unemployed. Secondary parental leave is up to 40 hours of paid leave."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Jan 22nd, 2018
"Great on the paper, but unfortunately has now turn out to be more of a paper exercise than real actions, and we are still not getting new female talents accessing the top exec. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"No"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Position or Department
Center Manager, Manufacturing
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Dec 15th, 2017
"This work can be hard for women. Especially if they have kids/family."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Field Engineer, Engineering
Recent Salary
$0-$25k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Nov 16th, 2017
"This company is about self-empowerment. You need to take ownership of your career and not be afraid to ask for what you want. In general, I have found the company to be supportive of females and it definitely takes gender balance seriously."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Position or Department
Manager, Human Resources
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
"a lot depends on the department/location - some areas of our industry operations are by their nature less flexible. In general, the company works hard to ensure fair practices in every location."
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
20 Weeks Paid | 32 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Aug 25th, 2017
"There are great opportunities but the corporate strategy is lost right now"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Does the CEO support gender diversity?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve my compensation"
Position or Department
Operations
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 22nd, 2017
"Preference for technical people...even for non-technical roles and promotions. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Level of Flexibility
1
2
3
4
5
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
12 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Sep 8th, 2016
"The company offers many interesting, demanding and rewarding jobs at the forefront of the industry, but still has some potential on work-life-balance for parents. I think we need to contribute to improve the company culture to be more female friendly - or the company will loose the best candidates"
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Improve work-life balance and policies (e.g. flex-time, limit face time)"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
49 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
"Please note: Length of maternity leave subject to local governmental regulations overruling company policies.
Maternity leaves worked fine, but more challenging to return to work as not family friendly. I can easily work 50-60 hours per week with some flexibility on when I work (for instance early mornings or weekends). I can't work 4pm-6pm due to pick-up from child care and family dinner. This was respected by local management, but not by international management.
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Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Aug 30th, 2016
"The benefits and materntiy leave benefits are really great. However, SLB is a giant, slow-moving corporate machine. Nothing happens quickly and everyone seems to be stuck doing things how they've always been done. In my department, great suggestions were regularly shot down, but it seemed like they liked to give you hope that it could work and it would just take months for them to finally (officially) shoot your idea down. "
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Other"
Position or Department
Editor, Digital Marketing Services
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Policies, Culture, Hours
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Jul 31st, 2016
"Company has introduced a global policy that aims at increasing gender diversity in its male-dominated workforce. Although not comparable to tech companies like Google, better maternity leave policy than most other engineering companies in the USA."
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Work-Life Friendly Attributes:
Culture
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on May 14th, 2016
"Schlumberger is a great company to start your career. They will train and challenge you.
The company is also demanding in terms of hours and commitment.
There is low job security due to the cyclicality of the Oilfield industry resulting in layoffs.
"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
One thing Schlumberger can improve?
"Promote more women into leadership positions"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"It was a male oriented field"
Are women & men treated equally?
"No"
Position or Department
Procurement Administrator, Procurement
Recent Salary
$25k-$50k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"No"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"Not friendly if you have a family."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"Great diversity of gender and race - it seems like people who are qualified and work hard will get promoted regardless of gender. However, there aren't as many senior managers who are women - still, considering the gap between men and women in graduating with engineering BAs and PhDs, SLB does a great job of getting women in the door."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$0-$25k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"I've been the only woman working in a department or one of two for my entire career. As such, navigating maternity leave was somewhat difficult since there aren't many precedents. I wasn't given any issues with it, and was very much welcome back and gained responsibility afterwards. There are not many women in the upper echelons, though there is a drive to build more gender balance."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
21 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
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Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"Very few women in key decision-making roles. I stayed long in the company to try and change that. Eventually, I had to leave because of the geography requirement of my SO."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"After working for 10 years, i found that work life balance in this company depends more on bosses than on the company policies. if you are lucky to have a good management, the company rocks! you need lot of networking to go ahead in career at schlumberger."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Recent Salary
$100k-$150k
Recent Bonus
$10k-$20k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"Yes"
11 Weeks Paid | 0 Weeks Unpaid
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Maybe"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"Good company"
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Position or Department
IMTE, Manufacturing
Recent Salary
$50k-$80k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
Anonymous shared this review of Schlumberger on Mar 21st, 2016
"It's one of the best oil and gas company for a women."
Are women & men treated equally?
"Yes"
Position or Department
Technical Writer, Techcom
Recent Salary
$80k-$100k
Recent Bonus
$0-$10k
Did you take Maternity leave?
"No"
Would you recommend Schlumberger to other women?
"Yes"
Want to submit a response?
