SLB reviews

Work long long hours, and am never home. i work on the rig, and am suppose to work 28 days on, 14 days off. That never happens. I have been on the rig for 28 days before, then off for one night and back for another 28 days. And the time I am off on the rig, I am called into the base to do calibrations and other jobs like that. So if you want a life outside of work, it is not going to happen. They will also take anything and everything the can from you. This includes time, benefits and money. They will take advantage of you whenever possible, and lie to you so they can continue doing that by promises you things that never end up. They will cancel your vacation at the last minute and yet try and take vacation days away from you because you have too many. If something goes wrong, and even if it is not your fault, they will try to blame you. And then take your pay away. It has happened to me before, and many other of my co workers. Managers will also stab you in the back in order to make themselves look good. Frustrating when you do them a favor and they still stab you in the back. It is a "Cover Your Butt" company. If you do not, you will get blamed for everything.

The size and complexity of the management structure place many constraints on the what employees can do. The processes that have been put in place to ensure quality and reliability have have created a culture that is very risk-averse. Reporting to multiple functions and multiple approvals required for many decisions means that team leads and middle managers spend much of their time on administrative tasks rather than leading their teams. The company culture is not open to discussing the approach to managing the company, and communication flows only down the chain of command.