Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,128 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% of employees would recommend working at SLB to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about SLB have been left by employees working as Intern , Program Manager and Data Scientist .

Does SLB pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, SLB employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at SLB. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at SLB?

73% of SLB employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated SLB 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at SLB?

Field Engineer (924) , Intern (334) , Engineer (258) , Mechanical Engineer (223) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Field Specialist (169) , Project Manager (169) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (97) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (71) , Financial Analyst (69)

What are the pros of working at SLB according to real employee reviews?

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 829 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 700 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 684 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 539 reviews)); "The people are great and genuine" ((in 506 reviews))

What are the cons of working at SLB according to real employee reviews?

"no inspiration in the lab setting everything was based on work completed and no work life balance." ((in 852 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 443 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 243 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 233 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 139 reviews))

What are employees saying about SLB layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about SLB layoffs and their outlook for job security at SLB in 2026.

What are the top reviewed SLB locations?

Houston , Sugar Land , Midland , Oklahoma City , Denver , Rosharon , Williston , San Antonio , Lafayette , Katy , Cambridge , Shreveport , Bakersfield , Youngsville , Anchorage , Cheyenne , Provo , Prudhoe Bay , Von Ormy , Dallas , Houma , New York , Odessa , New Orleans , Boston , El Reno , Weston , Lawrence , Florence , Bartlesville

SLB reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,660 total reviews)

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 11,660 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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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

1.0

Apr 18, 2016

Management Accountant Treasury

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Pros

Office was very modern, high tech style, located in a beautifull area

Cons

No work life balance at all. You are constantly asked to do more work regardless of how many hours you have already put into your effort. Overtime needed everyday to meet your daily tasks and special assignments with no extra remuneration. Weekends you gotta work as well if you did not complete your tasks during the weekdays. They overwork their employees to the max. If you divide the total hours you are putting in by your "good salary",it's like working at Mc Donald's!! Enough said.

4.0

Apr 15, 2016

A decent place to begin your career

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Extremely diverse - There is no other company that's as diverse as Schlumberger is. It is truly admirable. - International Career - If you want to travel the world, then this is the place to be - Decent benefits - What they dont pay you in cold hard cash is somewhat offset by a 401k match, decent health care options, etc - A lot of what is said depends on your work location and segment. Life is generally good if you're in Research or Engineering.

Cons

- Mediocre salary - this holds for all divisions in the company. field, software, IT, sales. - Layoffs - we hire em young and fire em old - if your field of study isnt specific to Oil and Gas, dont get invested in it. You'll be laid off anytime EPS (earnings per share) is at risk.

3.0

Apr 13, 2016

Great people! Very long hours!

Treasury accountant

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Meet people from all over the world and learn about other cultures and languages. You can make good friends for life.

Cons

There is no training, and one person has work for 12 plus hours daily. Once a month we have to work the whole weekend without bonus or compensation. In quarter end, just bring your mattress and blanket, to spend the night. There is no work life balance, it is just work, work plus work.

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