A good place for oil & gas domain people, but a terrible one for those from mechanical, electrical, software etc. - Mechanical Engineer SLB Employee Review

2.0
Apr 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Good retaining of people in R&D while economy downturn. Excellent knowledge sharing initiatives. Nice abilities to travel and some abilities to relocate.

Cons

"Promotion based on performance" is just a slogan with nothing to do in real life. Very low competency of management.

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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
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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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