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    Core Laboratories Reviews

    Updated July 12, 2018
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    Core Laboratories Chairman, President, and CEO David M. Demshur
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    Pros

    • "Great Benefits, competitive Salary, Opportunity for Advancement" (in 5 reviews)

    • "Science, interesting work environment, lots of freedom to plan out work schedule" (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Low pay for lab positions, even skilled and hard-working staff will be passed up for promotion in favour of management favourites" (in 5 reviews)

    • "No formal training, but good handson experience" (in 3 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. Helpful (1)

      "Administrative Assistant"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant I
      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant I
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      Pros

      Great office environment and very friendly staff

      Cons

      Industry slow downs make salary raises impossible

      Advice to Management

      n/a

    2. Helpful (3)

      "Core Analyst"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Denver, CO
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Denver, CO
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Core Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      There are no pros here.

      Cons

      Worst position ever. Says you will work "some" nights but realistically it comes out to working more nights than days. If you are in the science field, don't apply here. If you like a construction atmosphere, truck driving, general labor, or you want to die an early miserable life apply here. No room for promotions/salary raises. Upper management trys to cut corners whenever possible without thinking of the saftey of employees.

      If you want an exit interview, forget it. They didn't even call.

      Stay far away if you're a descent person. New grads, I speak to you. The wait to find a job is worth your suffering. Go work at mcdonalds, anything is better.

      Advice to Management

      None, you're far too gone down the rabbit hole.

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    3. "Operations Coordinator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Core Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Nice office, growth opportunities, etc.

      Cons

      High stress. Low pay, only 65K base, no bonus.

    4. "Poor Training - Saybolt Division"

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      Current Employee - Assistant Manager
      Current Employee - Assistant Manager
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Core Laboratories full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Great Benefits, competitive Salary, Opportunity for Advancement

      Cons

      Long hours, work form home often, poor home life

      Advice to Management

      Invest more into employee training across the board

    5. "This is a good company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Core Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      This is a very focused company.

      Cons

      This focus sometime leads it to loose sight of good business opportunities.

    6. "Ehh"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Core Laboratories full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Fun co workers, its like one big family

      Cons

      No real movement upwards, training is a joke

    7. "Great atmosphere low pay."

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Duncan, OK
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Duncan, OK
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Core Laboratories full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great communication with employees and managers. Lots of room for promotions.

      Cons

      The starting pay is low.

    8. Helpful (4)

      "Profits before People"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Core Laboratories full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      It’s a place to get experience that has good benefits.

      Cons

      If there is a natural disaster they’ll expect you to rent a boat/helicopter to come in to work. During Hurricane Harvey I was flooded in and had just lost a vehicle, they threatened to fire me if I didn’t burn up my vacation or “find a way to make it in” whenever it was a physical impossibility.

      Advice to Management

      Be good to your employees and they will be good to you.

    9. Helpful (3)

      "Low expectations"

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      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Administrative Assistant in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Core Laboratories full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Full benefits and 401k. When the market is on the upside there are merit raises and yearly raises after yearly reviews.

      Cons

      You don’t move up if you don’t work in the lab. People only care if you show up, not if you actually work or do your job correctly. Moral is low. After nearly five years I’m still an admin 1 and have had 1 raise. They don’t care about their employees.

      Advice to Management

      Managers need to support their employees, not let the rest of the company walk all over them.

    10. Helpful (1)

      "Less Hierarchy"

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      Current Employee - Scared to Tell
      Current Employee - Scared to Tell
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook

      I have been working at Core Laboratories full-time

      Pros

      Good PTO and benefits, which is about it

      Cons

      Very hierarchical, little flexibility, suffocating environment for creativity

      Advice to Management

      Listen to all, not only your favourites

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