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 (220) , 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?

"Benefit is good and competitive with other oil and gas service provider for supply chain position." ((in 821 reviews)); "Training is good and useful" ((in 692 reviews)); "The pay is good for my position and department at $21.63/hour plus overtime pay." ((in 665 reviews)); "Salary is good and livable" ((in 546 reviews)); "People are great and intelligent" ((in 489 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 834 reviews)); "2) Some times people are abused because of business needs or poor management (managers fault) or oil crisis" ((in 430 reviews)); "long hours and lots of extrernal and internal pressure" ((in 256 reviews)); "Bad managers get away with breaking all the policies and rules and the ethics line is useless." ((in 234 reviews)); "Very tough and no life balance" ((in 139 reviews))

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,619 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 11,619 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 Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews

5.0

Oct 15, 2008

Schlumberger is a place where you can spend your entire career and be successful.

Quality manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cultural diversity. See the world, meet and make friends around the world--all without joining the military. Schlumberger is also a company where you can spend your entire career and never get bored. I have 35+ years here and still learn something new every day. Internal advancement and education assistance are available for those ready and willing to accept new challenges. Schlumberger also spends a fortune on training.

Cons

Field Engineers work hard and long hours, but this prepares them for a world of opportunities if they want to advance their careers.

3.0

Oct 11, 2008

It takes more than a good salary to retain employees

Field engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Schlumberger offers an extremely competitive salary compared to its competitors (e.g. FracTec, BJ, Halliburton). There are also tons of perks to working as an engineer in this company- housing assistance/stipend/payment, excellent benefits, etc. There is also plenty of opportunity to move around after a few years.

Cons

The work life "balance" is almost non-existent, or rather- completely one-sided. It's the oil and gas industry, a very fast-paced environment that requires a certain level of immediacy from an oilfield services company such as Schlumberger. Working 100 hrs a week wouldn't be so bad if there was more respect and recognition of the adaptability required in doing so form management. Also, there is no stability in terms of location- many field engineers move around once every couple of years as needed. It is for these reasons that retention is so poor.

2.0

Oct 10, 2008

disappointed

Engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big name and nice pay check!

Cons

There is a major disconnect between managment and staff

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