Is SLB a good company to work for?

SLB has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5, based on over 15,118 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 73% 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 Estagiário Superior , Estagiário and Field Engineer .

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?

73% 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 (924) , Intern (334) , 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 836 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 714 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 669 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 536 reviews)); "The people are great and genuine" ((in 510 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 842 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 438 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 248 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 235 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 170 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?

Macaé , Rio de Janeiro , Aracaju , São José dos Pinhais , Taubaté , Catu , Salvador , São Paulo , Manaus , São Mateus , Sergipe , Curitiba , Nossa Senhora do Socorro , Rio das Ostras , Buenos Aires , Fortaleza , Boa Vista , Vila Velha , São José dos Campos , Brasília , Belo Horizonte , Simões Filho , Brasileira

SLB reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(11,651 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

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SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,651 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 Energia, mineração, utilitários industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews

3.0

Mar 13, 2009

Be prepared

Supply chain specialist

Recommend

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Pros

When I was hired here, I felt as if I was joining a very family oriented company. I suppose it is still that way for some.

Cons

Be prepared to be given more than you can effectively handle if you prove you can do a good job. Since the recent layoffs, positions that have been open for months are not being filled and all of us are hurting. Now we are being told to reduce our available vacation hours. I need to know how you do that and still provide the level of service expected from you?

4.0

Nov 9, 2008

Schlumberger is a good company to work for, but prepare to work hard.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Allows employees to grow and learn not just their jobs, but the whole company's goals. It has less controversies compared to competitors.

Cons

The work does take over some of your personal time, but with the Oil and Gas industry, what company doesn't?

3.0

Jun 13, 2008

Great international travel, exposure; combined with overworked field and tech center folks

Research & development intern, houston

Recommend

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Pros

International exposure is bar none; the training is excellent; and the calibre of people you meet is never failed to amaze me.

Cons

Brutal hours and the type of work is often random and sporadic. As a junior, it is very dependent on the quality of the manager since he can make or mar your time there. This is more than evident since a high-flyer will take you along and teach you a lot and a sedentary mule is going to make you insane with boredom. Lack of choice on progression of juniors - you have to put your time in at each level and no real performance evaluation benefits; global locations can include undesirable ones

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