Great if you love your job. - Field Engineer Trainee SLB Employee Review

3.0
Feb 7, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Great Pay and you get to see some really cool things you never would if you weren't in the oil industry.

Cons

Awful work life balance. Required to be on call all the time. No set schedule so can never plan to do things.

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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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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