Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,106 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 74% 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?

74% 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 (332) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (222) , 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 824 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 682 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 672 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 531 reviews)); "Great people and genuinely international" ((in 498 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 843 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 442 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 238 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 227 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 169 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

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,643 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 11,643 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

Jul 3, 2012

I have been Work in Schlumberger As A DD for 6 years

Directional driller

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

schlumberger is not just company it is also academy gave you chance to improve your knowledge in your job and in your life as well

Cons

stress, cut from days off most of time, not easy to equalize between job and family

4.0

Jul 1, 2012

Its a different world altogether.

Filed specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You learn to work in teams, learn from your mistakes and you learn to have a proactive approach in life.

Cons

The family life remains slightly disturbed but if you look at the long term benefits than you can surely overlook the side effects.

3.0

Jun 30, 2012

A full time job in the Oilfield .

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Full supervisor on the inventory materials with organizing & daily reporting & controlling the spare parts section for my segment .

Cons

The work in oilfield includes insecure places which are far from big cities .

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