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    Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling Reviews

    Updated February 10, 2019
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    Pros

    • "Great benefits and remunerations" (in 12 reviews)

    • "Good benefits, good pay, lots of room to advance into different disciplines" (in 12 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Depending on the rig lots of clicks determine who moves up" (in 9 reviews)

    • "Just for workaholics person if working onshore" (in 4 reviews)

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    1. "Good Company"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Egypt, ME
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Egypt, ME
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Unique experience, various opportunities, and objective management

      Cons

      very heavy wok, low salary

    2. "Crane operator"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Good benefits, good pay, lots of room to advance into different disciplines.

      Cons

      Depending on the rig lots of clicks determine who moves up.

      Advice to Management

      Quit micromanaging the rigs. Lots of duplicate paperwork is created wasting time and money.

    3. "Subsea Engineer"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time

      Pros

      10% Retention bonus paid per year.

      Cons

      Others pay more per year.

    4. "Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Pay is good. Work life balance is good

      Cons

      Company has changed. Poorly manages business highs and lows.

    5. "Accountant"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

      Compressed work week, possible work from home on Friday's, good employees.

      Cons

      Over worked & underpaid. Advancement strongly dependent upon who you know, not so much as what you know.

    6. "Customs Analyst"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time

      Pros

      Very good company to work for.

      Cons

      I can not think of anything cons

    7. "Mechanical Engineer"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time

      Pros

      I love to work for this company

      Cons

      Did not have opportunity to stay longer

      Advice to Management

      good management

    8. Helpful (2)

      "You are just a "number""

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      Former Employee - Master in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Master in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend

      I worked at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Salary was good while it lasted.

      Cons

      I worked 15 years for them and when they let me go, I was not even offered a lower position. Not even a "thank you".

      Advice to Management

      Have some guts to stand up to senior management and tell them what they need to hear.

    9. "Poor Management"

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      Current Employee - Manager in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Manager in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Benefits, but then they are decreasing as well...so I guess no Pros

      Cons

      Poor Decisions by management to layoff experienced dedicated employees. Don't work for this company- waste of time- you will never mean anything to them anymore.

    10. "Working Offshore"

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      Current Employee - Radio Operator/Rig Administrator in Houston, TX
      Current Employee - Radio Operator/Rig Administrator in Houston, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Transocean Offshore Deepwater Drilling full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      The time off and benefits are good. Pay is competitive and higher than land based jobs.

      Cons

      time away from family can be hard, but that comes with the territory of working offshore. The company is going thru the downturn of the oilfield. I am hopeful that things will turn around along with more competitive salary.

      Advice to Management

      Remember the "little guy". It seems in recent years the corporate office has forgotten the people that are out on the rigs. Cutting travel and pay incentives isn't the way to make the employees happy.