Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,130 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 844 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 694 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 666 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 531 reviews)); "Great people and genuinely international" ((in 494 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 850 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 432 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 251 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 232 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 135 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

(11,662 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,662 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).

Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Aug 18, 2012

Recently joined.. Have high hopes from Schlumberger..

Mechanical engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation & other benefits Good Work/Life balance More opportunities to work for countries around world

Cons

Work may be considered as highly customized for Schlumberger

4.0

Aug 17, 2012

Good company to start your career in oil & gas industry

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent technical training program Good career growth opportunity Technical leader in the oil & gas industry

Cons

Relently implement processes, rules and procedures and do not listen to the employees High working pressure and tough work environment High attrition rate due to unhappy employees Under-trained managers Decreasing benefits and compensations

3.0

Aug 17, 2012

Money or Personal Life, u choose...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

medium to good bonus in cash for the work offshore... perspective of a career with the company outside the field after 3/4 years field work...

Cons

No room for mistakes... no rotation in work offshore... only days off according to the weekends spent offshore... no schedulled dates to go offshore...

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