Field Engineers - be prepared to work - Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

3.0
Mar 18, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Best in industry training for Engineers. If you do not have a degree in petroleum engineering SLB is a good place to go and learn. If you are able to stay with SLB thru GFE you have lot of potential to alot of different things from recruiting to management to technical.

Cons

The work - personal life balance is tilted strongly towards work. You work alot of hours and get a lot of responsibility early on whether you are ready for it or not. Be prepared to work ALOT!!!

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
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Pros

benefits, vacation, 401k, I love working for SLB

Cons

I wish they had a better way of promoting.

1.0
Jun 17, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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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