Schlumberger Employer Reviews

Schlumberger was a decent enough place to work for, but do not always have the best interest for their employees

Schlumberger is a great company but is terrible for a work life balance. Each area is different but in my area we technically get every other weekend off but that is not always the case. If you do not mind workin 60-100 hours a week while making really good money this is the company for you. The work is physically demanding. Management has the mentality – more... that work comes first so if you have family issues or health problems it better not interfere with work. This includes family events, such as weddings and child births. If the event happens when there is work to be done do not even think of going unless you plan to find another position. – less

There is no room for advancement and no compensation for true hard work

Pay and benefits excellent. Coworkers first class; many still friends. Quota is first, second and most important. To be considered permanent you need to spend at least three years overseas, Nigeria, Aberdeen, or other. After 5 years you become part of the old guard and they try to keep you even when business slows down. That being said and with 32 years – more... in the Oil & Gas Industry I never felt more like a temporary worker than at Schlumberger. Lay Offs/firings of friends came with zero notice and caught many by complete surprise with productivity unrelated to the issue. If you need a job it's OK but it should not to be confused with a career at a company like Exxon Mobil, BP, or Chevron. Hope this helps. Regards – less

Many oportunities to advance and grow in the company. Never ending technologie advances.

I loved working for this company. I am getting my Degree so I can go back to work for them in a supervisory position. Great company, great people, great environment. Overall just an awesome company to work for.

My day would start by checking my mail bin for job assignments. Some of these jobs would be hanging bulletin boards, setting up the furniture in a conference room for a presentation or changing a faucet in the lavatory. Many times I would assist outside contractors who came to install IT or Telecom systems in the building. My co-workers relied on me – more... to do whatever they requested of me to make their work more productive. This is an international company with thousands of employees but the Princeton location was small making it a nice place to be, I regret that this wasn't a permanent position. – less

I' love to work at Schlumberger , Its a very good and great company ..

Its a very healthy and a secure environment ..

they bought out the company i was working for, but from what i delt with they were a good company. we worked hard for them and they worked hard for us. wished i would've stuck with them, but needed to be closer to home in those days

Schlumberger was a great place to work, you always felt proud of representing the company in from of the customers due to the exccelent image they do have in front of most of the Oil & Gas companies.

Schlumberger is a very good company to work for.They seem to tryto be employee frendly.
Work on a day basies was just about the same going to customer and installing esp or working on the controllers
management is ok except you cannot get answers from them
CO workers were great tney tried to help where management would not
the most enjoyable part was – more... making the customer happy – less

Hired to perform daily inventory. Fellow employees are open to teach their job areas, thus OJT. Formal training is rare, with the exception of SAFETY. Front line management is somewhat clique-ish. Most enjoyable part of each day is joking with co-workers as we conducted the company's daily business.

There is no typical day working in the oilfield. The schedules are not set. You have to be available to do anything or drive any where at any given moment. You work with a small crew (4-8 people), with whom you work your rotations. Must be able to travel anywhere within the United States. You learn specifically about the equipment used in the field. – more... The training is relatively strenuous but doable. The hardest part of the job is adapting to this type of lifestyle - working 24 hours a day for 3-5 days, out in the oilfield, no shower, no bathroom, no bed; learning to sleep only a few hours a day and still be able to function. – less

You spend approximately a 5:2 ratio of your time at the rig, so you can make a lot of money but you aren't home much.

Overall, working at the Financial Hub has been fun. Theres plenty workshops to improve skills and team building activities that help in getting to know our fellow coworkers.

Whether you are in the shop or in the field we will start the day with a safety meeting to make sure you work safely. Then they'll tell you what you will be working on for that day either you service the truck or operate the equipment and go threw pumps. I learned how to do both. The management and co-workers are just like working at any other job. – more... You have people u like and people u don't like. You even have people that try to get u fired but you can't let them get to you. For the most part everyone tries to get alone with one another because its a team job and we all have to work together. The hardest part of the job is rig up & rig down. It's hard in the beginning but it gets easier with time. The most enjoyable part of the job is knowing what time you get off work and that's working in the shop. Cause working in the field you never know what time you getting off but that what comes with the job. – less

I worked with the most "tight knit" group of co-workers in my career. Hardest part of the job was the long hours. I grew so much within my career from working there and made lots of money too!

After 12 years with the company and 3 forced transfers, seeing things going downhill. The people I work with on the floor are the best part of the job. But Management and how things are run is another story. Still love what I do for the company, but most are going nowhere. In the past it was a fun company loved coming to work haven fun throughout the – more... day. Learning from others and teaching those with less knowledge. – less

-selling casing drilling technology to new customers
-creating proposals for customers on future projects.
-evaluating well data for improvments.
-enjoyable part of the job was solving customers problems while the hardest was developing new solutions to existing technology.

I worked 90-100 hours a week in the N. Dakota oilfield as an equipment operator and driver. The work is hard and the weather conditions are very tough.
The work is rewarding and I am paid well, with a good rotation.