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      SLB

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      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

      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 11,632 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 Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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      12K reviews
      3.0
      Dec 31, 2008

      If you are in the field and "international mobile" then this is the company for you.

      Senior software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - If you want an international career where you move around every 3-4 years. If you are single this is great, but if you are married means that spouse cannot have a career. - If you are French, this company has a french bias.

      Cons

      - In Schlumberger lingo if you are "home country resident" your career is basically stalled. - If in the first few years with this company if you make a few "A" ratings and are "international mobile" your career for the next 20 years will be dramatically different. - R&D functions are secondary to field. You will never make the same levels as a person from the field.

      1.0
      Sep 18, 2008

      Selling your soul for $120 K a year

      Field engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      To make a lot of money right out of school. Usually left alone to do your job. Managers try to communicate with personnel as little as possible so you can do pretty much whatever you want as long as you get the job done. Type of people that usually hire on are mostly really friendly and easy to get along with. Since they work you really hard everyone has this need to party hard when they have time off. So slb parties can get pretty crazy. Also, because your life is totally out of sync with the normal world you more than likely will get into a relationship with someone you work with because they are the only ones that can understand. However, slb does very little to do anything for duel career couples.

      Cons

      Not working with very intelligent people. Throwing your personal life away. Constantly having to C.Y.A. Getting dirty. It seems that they actually punish you in this company for having an education. Engineers who have at least a 4 year degree make about 20 to 30% less than "speacialists" who do the exact same job and but usually have a two year degree from an online University in anything. They tell you that engineers have a higher salary than specialists but what they don't tell you is they are not only treated better when it comes to time off because they are more "family orientated" but they also get a higher job bonus which is where the money is really at.

      3.0
      Jul 22, 2025

      A company that consumes and discards people

      Senior marketing manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      A collaborative environment where the majority of people want to help. Lots of international & racial diversity which can be seen in their approach to problem solving. A lot of company benefits that one could take advantage of such as Hinge or Omada virtual health. Plenty of community service activities.

      Cons

      This is a company with no work-life balance. Lives up to the reputation of consuming people and discarding them like trash. Boundaries are constantly violated. Majority of people have had heart attacks and other serious stress induced life threatening illnesses as a result. Constant layoffs despite performance has the employee morale low. People work extremely hard based out of fear and fear is the main fact of why they're still there. You also find the usual discrimination that you find at any corporate American oil and gas service company.

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