MS Energy Services Reviews

The biggest issue is schedules- or a lack thereof. You will be worked and worked and worked when business is steady. Especially on the MWD side, they offer no rotations or any type of schedule leading to people being burned out. You meet many guys who have had the life worked out of them but stick around because it pays well. This doesn't foster a great work environment. You can ask for relief but if things are busy, good luck! Some guys definitely don't mind this schedule but overall I believe some sort of schedules would lead to a much better workforce with less turnover. It's by far the #1 complaint in the field. Another issue is no clear path to advancement. If you're in the field, plan on always being in the field. Sure, you will advance in the field to different field levels but there is no path to any management or office jobs. This may be an issue for some but frankly it shouldn't be surprising because this is, after all, a field services company. They employ more field hands than any other position because that is the base of their business. Anyone with a goal of getting field experience and moving into a different role in this company- steer clear!

As others have said -- the scheduling, and the fact their is none. Especially on MWD side of the job. Being told when hired "end of the year you should see a schedule" - well I've been home a total of 2 weeks out of a 6 month stretch. Sorry, I'm not going to lose my family over a job, it's well known that in this line of work divorce and breakups are common. Not going to lose the ones I love because they want to work you to the ground. The absolute worst is even if you accept the fact you will be working 24/7 for months on end, there is ZERO communication about days off, or rig moves, or any of that. So even if you do get a few days off, you can't plan anything you can't go anywhere. Basically with this job at this company all you will do is work, or sit around waiting to hear from work. I can accept the fact I've missed major holidays, but I don't even know when I get to go home to celebrate early or late. ***Not knowing is the worst part. *** They will tell you "oh yeah you'll be on site 2 or 3 weeks -- and 6 weeks later you are still there, no relief in site. The directional drilling department seems to be better managed as they have a loose rotation of 20 on 10 off. Why can't the same be done for MWDs? There's an issue with trust and truth from the higher ups -- nothing is worse than finding out you are working non stop for months, and there's plenty of newly hired relief hands in Texas just sitting around not working.