Enjoyed my stay and Schlumberger - Tape Librarian SLB Employee Review

5.0
2 July 2010
Recommend
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Pros

I worked at Schlumberger about 30 years ago. I really enjoyed my time there. There was great camaraderie between the workers in my department anyway. I felt that I was treated well and was included in my first bonus payout even having been employed there for only a few months.

Cons

The only down side is the cyclical nature of oil and gas. When oil is up things are good, when oil is down, they start reducing staff.

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5.0
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Pros

Smart people, good benefits, and world wide opportunity

Cons

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1.0
17 June 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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