Schlumberger Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Professional growth opportunities, benefits package."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Balancing work and personal life."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Training and development."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"No balance between work and family."

"An excellent company."

"They expect you to sign your life away, no time for family, you won't ever get the job you want."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Enjoyed the work."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Fun job and I liked the people I worked with, but not for everyone. Long hours requiring working for days straight."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Bosses expect you to be able to stay awake and work for up to six days straight, especially engineers."

"Red tape all over the place! A place to start, but not for a career."

"Always work, no personal life, fun work though."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"The actual work."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"No balance between work and personal life."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Care more about the people under you."

"Beware of Schlumberger."

"Great growth opportunities."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Variety of work."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Minimal effort to enforce no acceptance of destructive/damaging actions of people."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Aggressive enforcement of destructive efforts."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"1) Freedom to express new ways of doing things. 2) Employers care about you. 3) Ability to work with new technologies."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have an open mind and show that you can multi task because typically you will never be given just one task."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"To many process oriented formalities."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Reduce all process oriented tests and QHSe stuff."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Travel training well plans."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Just to make sure that is the type of job they want."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Putting surveys in all day every day just made me go crazy, just sitting there I had lil problems at home and I just couldn't get it off my mind being there on the computer 8 hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To have the techs more involved in other interesting things as well as get surveys done."

"Very disappointed with short career at Schlumberger."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Challenge and fast pace learning of their operating systems."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Articulate your knowledge and experience with management types when interviewing."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Management. I didn't receive proper quarterly evaluations. I was eventually fired after 18 months, not knowing specifically why from management."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Better communication with employees (reports) on performance."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Training and technologies."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Too quick action in laying off people due to economic changes."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"The management people do not have enough communication with employees. Everybody looks serious, probably due to pressure from work."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Only if you REALLY need the $."

"Top of the line."

What do you like about working at Schlumberger?

"There was a wonderful mix of people from all over the world. Many talented and nice individuals thrived in this company. The compensation was always fair. The work was exciting and challenging. I loved everything around this company. The benefits were the best as well. They train you extensively for the job you will have. You are well prepared for your job. There is a structured training/work plan in place so that you will have some career advancement."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Do your best to get hired! This is the place to be."

What don't you like about working at Schlumberger?

"Interacting with customers can be stressful at times. The customers are under a ton of pressure to produce product and they in turn put pressure on you to get equipment running. It is a high pressure business at times and you could end up face to face with the VP of the customer company. Parts are difficult to get after hours to complete your work at customer sites."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"NONE. They were wonderful and did all they could to provide training and help whenever necessary."