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 61% 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?

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?

"Good benefits and offerings to employees is good due to the size of the company." ((in 826 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 711 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 670 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 534 reviews)); "Great people and genuinely international" ((in 492 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 833 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 440 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 245 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 229 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 169 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?

São Paulo , Salvador , Catu , São José dos Pinhais , Taubaté , Macaé , Rio de Janeiro , Aracaju

SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,627 total reviews)

Olivier Le Peuch

84% 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 11,627 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 Energia, mineração, utilitários industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

12K reviews

4.0

Sep 10, 2008

Great salaries/bonuses. 100% work/0% life balance as a field engineer.

Field engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

You can expect a high salary right off the bat. The company makes a ton of money and is well respected by their clients. Field work gets you direct exposure to the client, so you become in essence the spokesman for the company.

Cons

If you're doing any kind of field work for the company, don't expect to maintain a personal life. Field work is typically more suited for younger employees or the "retired" types. But if you pay your dues and stick with the company through thick and thin, you can be rewarded in the end.

4.0

Sep 10, 2008

Not a place to get bored... always on the move.

Sales manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Schlumberger offers its engineers a good starting salary, a great culture at workplace and international exposure. Structured growth path for engineers for the first three years is next only to hand holding. Mentors and managers are accountable for success of new recruits. Attrition is carefully monitored. All these make Schlumberger a good first job. Those who stay long term are rewarded with generous deferred benefits. Organizations does not haver many layers and visibility is good visibility. The fact that almost all upper management were at some time a field engineer in the company makes it easy to connect to them.

Cons

Drilling does not happen in champ de elysee. Expect to travel and work in all kinds of places. Work hours tough on the rig, worse in office. Salary growth is slow between 5-15 years. By then one shoud ideally be getting significant stock options.

2.0

Sep 8, 2008

If you cannot totally give yourself to SLB do not bother.

systems analyst

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

SLB provides great benefits that match other large companies.

Cons

They expect total dedication to the company while providing very little in return. There are no internal job postings so all job promotions rely on the good old boy network. SLB's culture extremely hostile to its IT division is always seeking cuts to the point that IT provides substandard support and lacks an innovational spirit.

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Great salaries/bonuses. 100% work/0% life balance as a field engineer.

Not a place to get bored... always on the move.

If you cannot totally give yourself to SLB do not bother.

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