Good place to start your career and put the brand on your resume then.. - Anonymous employee SLB Employee Review

3.0
18 May 2013
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-Decent Pay in industry. -Immense amount of pressure on safety (because profits depend on it) -Opportunity to work on your ideas, and taking ownership of a project -Training is provided -If you can deliver consistency, this company will move you up -See the world if you're open to it -2 years then switch new role -Seen people get a head start by joining this company -Schlumberger Brand: Attract a lot of HR/Head-hunter for companies that will take you under their umbrella if decide management upset you off or unhappy

Cons

-Pay increase based on likability not performance. Bonus or 'PIP' only after you been with company for several years or have certain 'grade' -Long hours, stress, people quitting and you taking on their responsibility. -Retention all time low and gets worse in this organization because people are fed-up not because of Schlumberger (great brand), but their manager or management. -Houston is the worst office to work at based on experience - people just seems to have their fingers stuck up in their nose.

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
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Pros

Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

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1.0
17 Jun 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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