Schlumberger Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Schlumberger

Pros – nice culture
good benefit
ownership of project

Cons – i hate Houston
oil industry is lame

Current Employee – been working at Schlumberger full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Schlumberger is characterized by very extensive and high end training programs and career paths. But the best source of learning within Schlumberger is in the field. Hands on experience combined with highly demanding environments help create the perfect merge of knowledge in the oilfield industry.

Cons – For some of us not willing to relocate so often, it tends to be stressing to think you will not last enough time in one single place where your family can actually get used to that specific location.

Advice to Senior Management – None

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Schlumberger as a contractor for more than a year

Pros – Innovative, leading technology company constantly improving

Cons – too much churn with employees moving / being reassigned. Sometimes too much of a "not invented here" syndrome with regards to ideas, etc.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Schlumberger full-time for more than a year

Pros – Good Pay, Respected Company, Culture of continuous improvement. There where a lot of thing that the company did to make sure that the employees are safe and as comfortable as possible.

Cons – A lot of bureaucracy, certain rules apply to the entire company that do not make sense in a office enviroment

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Schlumberger as an intern for more than a year

Pros – They hire some of the best minds and nicest people in the business. The hours are very flexible. The pay is competitive.

Cons – The company runs on a standard corporate bureaucracy with the politics you might expect. Much of the engineering work encompasses a fairly narrow range of problems.

Advice to Senior Management – Pay close attention to the work of the design engineers. They are producing the technology that keeps Schlumberger ahead of the competition. It never hurts to recognize that.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Schlumberger full-time

Pros – Training program, benefits, opportunities to learn.

Cons – When a company got too big you may be dealing with multiple layers of management. Sometimes too service-oriented.

Former Employee – worked at Schlumberger

Pros – -Decent Pay in industry.
-Immense amount of pressure on safety (because profits depend on it)
-Opportunity to work on your ideas, and taking ownership of a project
-Training is provided
-If you can deliver consistency, this company will move you up
-See the world if you're open to it
-2 years then switch new role
-Seen people get a head start by joining this company
-Schlumberger Brand: Attract a lot of HR/Head-hunter for companies that will take you under their umbrella if decide management upset you off or unhappy

Cons – -Pay increase based on likability not performance. Bonus or 'PIP' only after you been with company for several years or have certain 'grade'
-Long hours, stress, people quitting and you taking on their responsibility.
-Retention all time low and gets worse in this organization because people are fed-up not because of Schlumberger (great brand), but their manager or management.
-Houston is the worst office to work at based on experience - people just seems to have their fingers stuck up in their nose.

Advice to Senior Management – No advice, you all are perfect !

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Schlumberger

Pros – great opportunity for growth and mobilty

Cons – Work hard with less pay

Advice to Senior Management – Get involved

Former Employee – worked at Schlumberger full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great pay and benefits. Job bonuses can really add up. Most co-workers were really good people and fun to work with.

Cons – Horrible work life balance. You may be expected to go days without sleep depending on your position. Hiring and firing occurs with every slight movement of gas and oil prices.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Schlumberger

Pros – great pay and benefits. Easy going atmosphere

Cons – boss is a jerk and a little too controlling