A good place to make money and get experience, at the expense of your health and personal life. - Anonymous employee SLB Employee Review

2.0
Jun 3, 2010
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Amazing training at the centers world wide. Always an interesting group of guys (mostly men). You get paid very well. The outdoor work is enjoyable.

Cons

NO work/life balance. No set work schedule. Can be out on jobs for a week without returning home. Incredibly hard to stay healthy with proper nutrition and work outs (half of time we would be eating out of local gas stations).

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5.0
Feb 9, 2026
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Pros

Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

Salary market compensation could be slow

1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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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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