SLB reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(11,634 total reviews)
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Olivier Le Peuch

84% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

SLB has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 11,634 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 Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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12K reviews
1.0
Aug 17, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work in a scientific field that is more rewarding than just improving API speed or designing button shape

Cons

- Cutthroat management will suddenly tell you that you're underperforming and that "meeting expectations" two years in a row is qualification for getting a PIP or being fired without severence

2.0
Jun 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A decent enough health insurance plan and catering.

Cons

- No real career growth, despite the strong claims. - Projects are taken up and changed on the whims of upper management without any real, clear vision. - The career progression path is completely and unnecessarily complicated, and only serves to keep employees tied to the organisation while holding off on any real progress. - Career progression is based solely on how much you do outside of your daily work and how much you work overtime. Regular work is considered to be the bare minimum and does not have a considerable weight in promotions or even year-end ratings. - No yearly increments as the tokenistic increments in salary are provided only upon completion of a particular grade, for which you have to take up projects outside of your team, with almost no reduction in your daily job tasks. - Feedback is used as a tool for exploitation and not constructively. - Expectations to regularly work after-hours with no suitable compensation. - Most of the management is poorly trained with a concerningly low emotional quotient and not equipped to handle pressure in a way that is actually constructive. - No job security. Unexpected layoffs of senior employees while still hiring freshouts. No clear vision or process in hiring.

3.0
Jun 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice working environment and proper facilities to work on your role. Everyone is willing to teach if you don't have knowledge, this can reduce the risk of the making mistakes.

Cons

Fast pace and quite intense the workload. Must have a strong time management to priorities tasks and meet deadlines.

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