Good Oilfield Exposure, Terrible Work/Life Balance - Drilling Engineer SLB Employee Review

2.0
Feb 28, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

- Good Training - Ability to work internationally straight out of university / no previous experience - Good exposure to field operations - Great diversity within the company

Cons

- Expect to have no social life. Leaving at 5 pm is a dream. - Does not treat employees like people, you're just a number, like cattle. - Hard to get training outside of your discipline - If you're lacking in a certain area, instead of providing training or study material you're expected to go research to find the answer yourself (i.e. Google). - Promotes safety, but it's a tattletale culture. It's hard to report something without it getting blown up and/or somehow being your fault. - Managers that do not know how to properly manage.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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