BIG money and that's it - Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

2.0
Jun 29, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

BIG bucks AMAZING, high end training schools where you get to learn a lot meet a lot of fun people. And, make great friends Personal growth in terms of crisis management, ownership and responsibility (even for things you are not responsible for, oh yeah!). Can get admitted to good B-schools

Cons

No major addition to your profile, provided you want to move out of Oil & Gas sector Very few exit options Monkey job No work life balance, barely any social life other than the SLB social gatherings HIGH level of unpredictability in life, you never know where you are gonna be the next moment. Be it your sibling's marriage or maybe your own! Blame game

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Pros

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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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