Has anyone who was laid off recalled back into SLB?
How has the SLB layoff changed your life?
I am in the verge of a divorce. I am still looking for work after a year and aim perceived as incapable of handling a family
Trade adjustment assistance
Ponca employees have been approved for taa assistance. If you were layed off within 2 years from last November you are eligible. Maybe one good thing will come from scumberger closing Ponca plant.
Campus gardening season begins.
Finally get some value.
Oil price could dip below $40 again!
Even speculators are giving up now, while SLB management is total clueless. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/09/oil-is-heading-to-42-as-speculators-throw-in-towel-says-john-kilduff.html
SLB Redundancy Tracker
Useless executives SETC management Managers with less than 5 people in their reporting lines. Managers trying to look busy by tossing papers SDR employees protected with no specific reason
Wow
More posts about a certain person deleted. And his name wasn't even mentioned. Maybe the posts weren't really about him. Is he really that badazz? Must be.
2017 Annual General Meeting of Stockholders
Just received materials for subject meeting. Eight-one pages in the booklet with over thirty dedicated to executive compensation. Really Schlumberger? You are clueless.
SAP ITT project in danger
CIO is calling off the SAP ITT project & will be back to Legacy !!!! Business is terrified & horrified with R1 & R2
Meanwhile at Rankin rd....
1) ...The guy with the fastest car got his butt chewed by HR because he was making some hourly people work up to 16+ hours every day and the SLB legal crew was afraid of getting sued if something happened to them outside work for the lack of sleep... — read more
BJ Services
BJ Services, which recently reemerged as a stand-alone company, hired a CFO and named two high-profile board members this week. The Tomball-based pressure-pumping company hired Evelyn Angelle as executive vice president and CFO, while Andrew Gould... — read more
Hey Paal, Look at the aftermath of Cameron acquisition. Do you ever feel responsible for what you have done?
Or you don't give a sh-- as long as you get $18 mil.
Da beets
Da beets have been found. Looks like to me scumbooger management does not know how to use a tracking number. FedEx had them in Dallas and did not know what scum wanted to do with them. So disgraceful for Scumbooger management and employees to put... — read more
Paal's Proverbs
The worst is behind us. Schlumberger Is Sitting On A Highly Compressed Coiled Spring. THERE WILL BE NO MORE LAYOFFS.
SAP implementation - 200 % Failure product for SLB 300% successful client for IBM
SAP implementation program is coming to a screeching halt as the new CIO is shocked with the R1's KPI (21%) and more shocked with the way R 2.1 is built so far, mostly July go-live will happen but in 2018 or 2019 and not in 2017. Deloitte will... — read more
SLB amongst most active boards
Why is this board amongst the most active? Isn't there any work that needs to be done? Please return to work and stop making this board a regular read.
"it was unfair to suggest Indian companies were taking jobs from Americans" Of course it's unfair!!
Indian Workers in U.S. Fear Trump H-1 Billion Visa Crackdown NEW DELHI-- Santosh Pillai was wooed to work in the U.S. for his coding skills more than a decade ago and has built a good life in Cupertino, Calif. He considers it home and is awaiting... — read more
Why do the Legacy Smith hands always talk about "the good old days"??
Obviously it wasn't that good otherwise SII would have purchased Schlumberger! Going to be 7 years in August, time to get with the programe or move on. You've never had it better!
Managers
Every single one. They only stay in a single managerial role for not even two years and most have no prior experience in that respective product line. They only make decisions that boost their PIP at the expense of SLB. Case in point, we went to a... — read more
Dyna Drill trying to staff up in manufacturing but there are problems with the drug test
Turns out the morons at Schlumberger/MCE can't get qualified people to pass they drug test for manufacturing jobs. More layoffs are also rumored to be coming. Guess the frenchies don't like the low stock prices.
News flash for Dave . You and your yes men are in serious denial. The days of Halliburton being the best are over with. Top experienced
Field employees will leave for better pay and benefits. And you will be left what you pay for. Keep your focal point raise.
salary comparison initiative within SLB, now this is going to be interesting.
No where to hide now. They are looking at the only thing you can not hide.
Top Heavy
In my opinion I saw the D&M segment becoming very top heavy. Granted my opinion is most likely biased since I came from the field and SLB was the only company I worked for so I can't compare to other service providers. I would like to hear opinions... — read more
US Taxes for Terminated IMs
Any US citizens terminated from IM contract have any luck getting SLB to follow through with tax services from Deloitte? BACO claimed they won't authorize tax services unless employee was on payroll Dec 31st of 2016. I asked for documentation of this... — read more
there's going to be an enormous talent shortage of epic proportions
http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/17/investing/us-oil-comeback-opec/index.html?sr=twmoney021917us-oil-comeback-opec0233PMVODtopLink&linkId=34623237
Anybody here from Commercial/Sales? How is SLB looking in front of clients?
I heard only rumors that SLB is losing value in the new dawn of on-shore Frac tender bids your thoughts?
PAY YOU VACATION IF YOU RESIGN???
Looks like I have had enough of big Blue. If I resign will they pay me my vacation days???
Paal! You got a raise for your performance in 2016! Congratulations!
I know you'll always be the true industry leader of cost savings by head count reduction and transformation!
Fair Labor Standards Act - ITT project violated FLSA
A senior woman that was forced to work more than 40 hours in a week with no overpay in the ITT project is suing the management at Houston. She reported that she is forced to work minimum 50 to 60 hours in a week and during the recent go-live she was... — read more