Schlumberger Reviews in Houston, TX Area

Pros

If you perform, there will be a lot of opportunities

Cons

Because it s a large company, you have to deal with a number of administrative tasks

Pros

“Great to company to start with -- get exposure to technology, operations, business side very quickly. People with ambition move up very quickly if they are willing to move…”

Cons

“work/life balance is not there hectic nature of business (service company!!!) personal considerations are not always met people management could be quite bad, HR…”

Advice to Senior Management

Fix HR!
Work on life/balance!
Pay for employee parking

Pros

Brilliant engineering
Highly skilled engineers
diversity of people and background

Cons

Recognition
Management of project
seniority technical career

Advice to Senior Management

More respect for employees

Pros

technology, people, work and personal life balance

Cons

promotions are limited as in most corporations

Pros

#1 service company in the world
international career opportunities
good benefits
excellent training programs
good career path offers
very diverse population at any location

Cons

since the company is extremely large it`s easy to get lost in the system, one has to push hard to attain what he/she desires from own career.

Advice to Senior Management

I don`t believe management in this company listens to any feedback from its employees.

Pros

Managers are flexible. Mine have been very good at giving me feedback. Your career opportunities are really as big as you want them to be, but you have to work at finding the path.

Cons

There is a tendency to jump from one trendy management program to another. It's not a fatal flaw, but it's annoying. There also seems to be a lack of structure when it comes to bettering yourself in your profession. Schlumberger does have a number professional improvement programs, and they develop them with the best of intentions, but they're often very hard to decipher for the uninitiated, and it takes so much time, you can't figure it out and do your job.

Advice to Senior Management

Your people want to do better. Offer them a straightforward path and clearer direction. Otherwise, I love it here. It's hard to find a better place to work.

Pros

Good team work and job attitude

Cons

sometimes it could be monotonous

Advice to Senior Management

Work on team work

Pros

Great advancement opportunities. Diverse work environment.

Cons

Fast pace might be a downside to some

Pros

not so tough, causal working style, great people, great mentor ship, great resources, great benefits, great work place, great activities

Cons

company is too big, when I am working a product which is created twenty five years ago, it is always not so easy

Advice to Senior Management

not so much advice. the training is great, the colleagues are awesome. I like the work place, I love to be here

Pros

good pay and benefits, as typically seen in oil and gas industry

Cons

management bureaucracy, which is a big hassle at the place

Advice to Senior Management

Please allow your employees chances to shine, which is kinda hard at this place, especially if you are new employees.