Great company to work for! - Mechanical Engineer III SLB Employee Review

5.0
Jul 25, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Schlumberger is a great place to work. You will have great resources at your fingertips. As a mechanical engineer, you will have mechanical designers so there will be no need to do CAD work. Also, if your work hard, you will be recognized.

Cons

Sometimes you have to do a lot of irrelevant training. Also, you may have to move around globally to rise up the ranks if you are a engineer. The best way to rise to the top is to go to the field and do well.

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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
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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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