Opportunity for advancement - Engineer SLB Employee Review

4.0
Jan 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Early opportunity for management experience and the training program is excellent. Hard work is rewarded both financially and prefoessionally.

Cons

Work life balance is weighs heavily toward work. Field Engineers typically work in small towns which offer very little opportunity for an active social life. Generally, field engineers find themselves associating only with co-workers which can be both good and bad. Compensation is good, but generally lags behind other companies in the industry.

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5.0
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Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

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1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Good people at the local level. The work is engaging and challenging.

Cons

Too many to count. Career advancements are extremely limited. Pay raises are minimal and don't get close to keeping up with inflation even for top performers. At the corporate level they are using acquisitions to hide massive layoffs. They return billions in profit to investors consistently, but there is still a constant threat of layoffs and multiyear freezes on pay raises even with inflation and solid corporate profit.

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