Great when times are good - Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

3.0
Nov 2, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

I started a year before everything came crashing down, and then everyone was making lots of money, doing training overseas, spending company money on great meals out, and everyone was working hard, playing harder, and making a fortune.

Cons

Now in the recession you'll make average money, but put in 100+ hour weeks. Training if it can be had will be at the most local center. No meals out, no fitness bonuses, very few/no international assignments even though they pride themselves on that. Just about the same amount of work and time away from home as before, but none of the perks. Morale is very low now.

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Cons

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1.0
Jun 17, 2026
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Pros

Good people at the local level. The work is engaging and challenging.

Cons

Too many to count. Career advancements are extremely limited. Pay raises are minimal and don't get close to keeping up with inflation even for top performers. At the corporate level they are using acquisitions to hide massive layoffs. They return billions in profit to investors consistently, but there is still a constant threat of layoffs and multiyear freezes on pay raises even with inflation and solid corporate profit.

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