Working at SLB is inspiring in the begining, it makes you a tough soul. Money is good too - MWD Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

3.0
7 June 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-Good salary -Employee benefits -International workforce -Multinational experience -Good Learning and training courses -Met some smart people here -Good start for fresh graduates - good salaries, good experience etc -Good learning about management system

Cons

-Poor work life balance, especially if you are in field ( though you might make good money) -Smart people eventually walk away , you are left with stupid people who form senior management -Some field locations are tough , as they are located in remote parts of world -Office jobs are also very demanding, in most of the segment, people are on call all the time. - Salary increase and promotions slow down after first 3-4 years. - Smart people leave the company soon as most of the jobs require physical hard work. - Field jobs are almost blue collar jobs with good money - No mental growth, after few years you will realize that you are getting dumb! :P

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

Salary market compensation could be slow

1.0
17 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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