Stay far away - Sales Engineer SLB Employee Review

2.0
Oct 6, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company to work for, great benefits, and a ton of career opportunities. Other than that, they don't have a lot going for them.

Cons

The market is very bad this year. They like to lay people off way before the market reacts. Their 3 pillars of success are People, Technology, Profits.... If People are number 1 then why do you lay off 25,000+ people to keep your share holders happy. Also, if you get laid off you're benefits are ended that night. Upper management is run by engineers you'll never see. There isn't a lot of support from local management either. The pay isn't the best in the industry at all. It's subpar, but the career opportunities if you can make it past this market hump are good.

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

benefits, vacation, 401k, I love working for SLB

Cons

I wish they had a better way of promoting.

1.0
Jun 17, 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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