Left Schlumberger for a Career and a LIFE - Field Engineer SLB Employee Review

1.0
May 24, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Money--> but money isn't everything

Cons

I feel like you can never tell anyone how you really feel, for constant fear that you may get fired of that they would think of a way to fire you. Bad health... always being in the field turns you to 3am breakfast burritos, sodas and bags of chips. Some weeks I worked 90 hours for 3 weeks in a row. I barely had time to sleep or do anything. I was like a zombie, and so tired. I got in trouble once for closing my eyes and relaxing because I was sooo tired. If you want money and are desperate then maybe this is the place for you, but you will quickly realize that money is not everything.

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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