Mind-Numbing Bureaucracy - Cube Occupant/Meeting Attendee (IT) SLB Employee Review

2.0
Nov 16, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Plenty of opportunity to do your job(s) + others... Plenty of opportunity to do it again when processes / management regime change Very structured

Cons

90% of time spent on processes & procedures 10% spent doing job

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5.0
Apr 28, 2026
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Pros

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

Cons

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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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