Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,080 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 (921) , Intern (328) , Engineer (257) , Mechanical Engineer (222) , Internship (203) , Software Engineer (195) , Project Manager (169) , Field Specialist (168) , Wireline Field Engineer (119) , Senior Field Engineer (113) , Procurement Specialist (96) , Manufacturing Engineer (90) , Manager (73) , Geophysicist (70) , Financial Analyst (69)

What are the pros of working at SLB according to real employee reviews?

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 823 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 689 reviews)); "Good pay and mbility is good" ((in 670 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 554 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 491 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 838 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 443 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 252 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 237 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 174 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 SLB locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Menlo Park , Boston , Broussard , Austin , Dallas , Chicago , Florence , Odessa , Maurice , Cambridge

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,627 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.9

Culture & values

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.4

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,627 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).

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4.0

Sep 2, 2012

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Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They are simply the no. 1 oilfield service company in the world

Cons

People management is the downside , standards regarding how to manage people and provide better balance between employee's work and lifestyle needs alot of work from management

5.0

Aug 31, 2012

Good Company, No personal Life

Geophysicist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- World class training - Multi-cultural - Values

Cons

- No personal life - Less pay pacage

4.0

Aug 29, 2012

Work hard, play hard

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very nice team, good benefits and a challenging career.

Cons

It is hard to plan your personal life. The SLB employee has not a fixed job schedule.

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