SLB reviews

12 hour days minimum for sometimes 3-4 weeks at a time then only getting a day or two off before doing it all over again. In some cases they automatically take your vacation days away if you are not on a work site in between these long jobs. Pay has been cut 45% from previous years, all incentive bonuses were taken away. Vehicle allowances were reduced with talks of taking them completely away. And now health benefits were stripped to basics, as long as you dont need a doctor on this plan you are ok. Other cons you can not have alcohol while on the job as I said 3-4 weeks sometimes. You also don't get to see your family most of the time while on these jobs. ( Prior to this the benefits and the compensation made up for this but that is all gone now) I have been worked up to 53 hours with no sleep.

- In Schlumberger lingo if you are "home country resident" your career is basically stalled. - If in the first few years with this company if you make a few "A" ratings and are "international mobile" your career for the next 20 years will be dramatically different. - R&D functions are secondary to field. You will never make the same levels as a person from the field.