Baker Hughes Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Great people who really want the company to succeed. Great technology. Geographic spread is getting better. Becoming less US centric.

Cons – Trying to emulate Schlumberger instead of creating a Unique value proposition and sustainable competitive advantage. The real competition is to meet the needs of the customers but BH tend to try and push what makes good sense for them rather than for the customer. Speak about being customer driven but the reality is very different.

Advice to Senior Management – Sort out HR. Provide fair packages and try to retain people. Listen to staff. Get support functions more aware and engaged in the real business.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – great learning ground
can gain international experience

Cons – Lack of career growth
Lots of conflict at the management level

Advice to Senior Management – Embrace teamwork

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes

Pros – Good pay with lots of OT if would like to work! Benefits are good.

Cons – Need to care more about the employees!

Advice to Senior Management – Need improvement on communication.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Seems there are opportunities if you are aggressive and make right connections.

Cons – International folks coming to US but not many from US going overseas.

Advice to Senior Management – Level the playing field for US employees instead of giving most opportunities to UK employees.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Baker Hughes full-time

Pros – -Decent benefits
-Opportunity to take on responsibility early
-Some employee training and development
-Good experience to advance your career

Cons – -Poor work-life balance
-Lack of corporate culture
-Tense work environment
-Management is over-worked and inaccessible

Advice to Senior Management – Offer more flexibility and a better work-life balance to your employees to improve morale

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Baker Hughes full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Good People, Good Technology, Well rspected by customers

Cons – Weak upper management controlled by HR

Advice to Senior Management – Take advantage of the good things and people that BHI has to offer.
Dump Didier before it's too late to recover from his gross mismanagement.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for less than a year

Pros – Excellent Benefits
Strong Compensation
Good facilities and equipment

Cons – Local and Product-Line Specific Gaps in HSE Culture
Chaos from Reorganization Ongoing

Advice to Senior Management – All of your new EOCs are woefully incomplete. Overhaul them again. Hold middle managers to HSE and Integrity standards.

Support your HSE Team. They are strong and dedicated, but HR does not support actions.
Push your HR reps to investigate completely. Don't just take the word of the senior manager in any situation.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for less than a year

Pros – Good work environment. Decent pay.

Cons – No training. No benefit and 9/80

Former Employee – worked at Baker Hughes full-time for less than a year

Pros – They have good pay and good perks for working there and they treat you good also

Cons – If you have not been there long and work slows down you will get laid off

Advice to Senior Management – consider other peoples predicament you are not the only one with problems

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Baker Hughes full-time for more than a year

Pros – Baker is a great company to work for. Since they are a global company there is lots of room for growth. With the recent acquisition of BJ services they are still undergoing lots of changes which can be good or bad depending your what you're looking for

Cons – The executive team seem political, which is common with most large companies. I think they could do a better job of casting vision for the entire organization. Sometimes it feels like we don't have clear objectives. They are currently using saba.com to help create alignment, great idea, but my managers don't seem to know how to leverage to tool and it is only looked at once or twice per year

Advice to Senior Management – Train, train, train your managers. Cast vision and communicate openly. Don't be afraid to talk straight. Embrace social media, it's nothing to be scared of.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend