Pros
Schlumberger heavily invests in training it's employees - training centers are renowned in the industry. Pretty flexible with career progression Great co-workers - very diverse, interesting and fun people Compensated well - I have heard of people complaining about pay being less than some competitors, but then again how much money does a person really need? Benefits are pretty good A lot of room for movement in between services (lateral movement) Prove yourself by making it to year 3 and it gets better. .
Kontras
-Horrible work/life compromise, I worked North America Land and regularly worked 3-4 weeks on with only 3 days or less time off in-between jobs. -In field work, there are no shifts, you work until the job is done. This can result in working 60+ hours non-stop if things end up going wrong (and get up hours later for the next "shift"). -Turnover rate and expendability of employees in an downturn. -Employees commonly joke about the guiding principles of SLB are People, Technology and Profit; but the way the business is run, however, is Profit, Technology, People.