Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,096 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 61% 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 (923) , Intern (330) , 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?

"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 709 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 663 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 534 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 512 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 836 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 441 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 245 reviews)); "Whether or not your SLB employment is enjoyable and rewarding will very much depend on your direct manager." ((in 231 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 137 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

(11,638 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

85% approve of CEO

61% 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 11,638 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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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

1.0

Dec 13, 2012

Egyptian Slave Labor

Engineer

Recommend

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Pros

Interesting Work - Loved the job Excellent trining program

Cons

Loved the work I was doing; but a miserable job experience. The corporate culture mimics the Egyptian slave labor system used for building the pyramids- work you till you drop, unhook your body, and hook up a fresh worker. Poor life balance- their corporate literature is great, but the reality does not resemble the ideals Schlumberger has on paper. Overwhelming work load, with no overtime allowed, forces you to "work off the books" with unbilled overtime. Many employees are no longer acruing vacation time, because they are maxed out, yet the work load won't permit time off. Great health benefits, but if you want to keep up with the workload, no time for doctor's appointments. Their literature repeatedly stresses the importance of health and life balance, but it's just not possible.

5.0

Sep 11, 2012

Excellent, a great place to make a career. As a lifestyle I would be less optimistic.

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent Benefits. High profile jobs, tons of responsibility, little office work, working with cool mechanical and hi-tech tools. You are heavily in charge and you have tons of support, therefore you will always know what to do or else you have the confidence and resources to ask if you are in doubt. It is a very solid working place.

Cons

A successful personal life seems unlikely to happen. The company becomes 90% of your LIFE. Planning time off is not reliable. Your boss will need you at any time on any day, often very unexpectedly. You are most of the time moving to one city to another (which can be exciting) but that means you spend lots of time in places where you know no one and you and your colleagues will be in the same situation. You should add this to the fact that you will have little time off. The end result is that you will spend most weekends with the same people you work with.... in my case I had cool colleagues, but it's not always the case.

5.0

Jul 30, 2012

Great Company to work for

Senior engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Excellent training, all processes well-defined, you know what to do to get promoted, its all in your hands hard work, you can choose to continue on technical ladder or choose managerial and you will be on the same level no matter which one you choose. Wow, its indeed and excellent company. Ability to travel and work worldwide

Cons

Head count reduction when there is a downturn is very bad, the company is now known for this worldwide which is bad. Job security reduces employees morale ad they opt out whenever they can

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