Dont work for Sclumberger - Field Engineer MWD, DD SLB Employee Review

2.0
Sep 5, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

good tools, pay is ok if your sent to Iraq or Oman or similar hell hole.

Cons

only worth it if you are sent to a hell hole, even then the pay isnt Thattt good. When you leave your training their are NO other opportunities, NONE, you will most likely have to do a complete career change. Then the degree you had is close to useless since it will be around 4years since you did it, I personally found myself in this position, my grades were high through uni as well! dont be fooled you WILL be worked like a slave you WILL end up loosing most of your friends due to no contact. you WILL lose your girlfriend and you WILL lose the best parts of your youth in a job with no prospects earning what you could have been in a few years any way with a better more balanced job. Schlumberger pry on the young and greedy fresh from uni they will hang a golden caret in front of you. they get your youth, the best years of your life, and in return you get some money and a dead end career. Sorry Folks its the truth.

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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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