Generally not bad, long term outlook not so good... - Computational Software Engineer SLB Employee Review

4.0
May 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good tools, interesting challenges, flexi-hours. Management at location generally very good, compensation good. Training opportunities in new technologies has improved in recent years.

Cons

Oil company...they don't appear to have a strategy to grow the company beyond oil & gas. Very short term vision, no mention of moving into renewable's or anything outside current expertise. Low morale at the moment after lots of job cuts. Training requirement for senior hires and PhD's (from outside oil background) can be frustrating to say the least.

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5.0
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Pros

Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

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1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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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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