Schlumberger, work hard, work harder. - Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

2.0
Feb 1, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

A lot of potential to earn decent money in busy times. SLB provides young engineers a great opportunity to manage people.

Cons

Schlumberger is an ok company but the support and backing for the field personnel is non-existent. This is a CYA first second and last type of place, which limits the effectiveness of the company's true principles.

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5.0
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Pros

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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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