Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,137 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 (335) , Engineer (259) , 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?

"Good benefits and offerings to employees is good due to the size of the company." ((in 860 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 702 reviews)); "Pay was good and lots of money" ((in 651 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 545 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 481 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 845 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 448 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 247 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 234 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 133 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

(11,667 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 11,667 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

Feb 15, 2015

SIS in Russia, g&g tech support

Geophysicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best for growing up because harsh conditions make go nuts but the company is totally different in various locations/segments. My particular environment was very good but 2014 year screwed it all up.

Cons

"You are expendables there in slb" - 30+ expieience industry man. Nuff said.

3.0

Feb 12, 2015

SLB

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of diversity and segments to transfer in and out of.

Cons

Only concerned about stock price.

4.0

Feb 7, 2015

A good stage for ambitious people, but you have to contribute 200%

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are capable, and ambitious, Schlumberger can offer you a good stage, you can progress as fast as you're competent enough, you can dream of being the CEO of this company, it's all possible.

Cons

But in order to get to the position you want, you need to devote all your energy to the company, it requires you to be 200% hard working, and also need to be really tough. if you cannot do that, you want to relax at one position, sorry, the next time when they want to cut personnel, you will be on top of the list.

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