A very non-typical job that challenges you, tests you mentally and physically, but rewards you very well. - Seismic Engineer WesternGeco Employee Review

4.0
21 Nov 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Your coworkers (the vessel crew) are very diverse (20+ nationalities) yet we're a tightly knit crew, training at facilities around the world, operations can take you anywhere, zero expenses (no rent, food, gas, etc...), competitive pay, fixed step promotion program allows you to advance as quickly (or slowly) as you wish, serious focus on training, plenty of free time for traveling (~3-6 months vacation/year)

Cons

Working 5 weeks straight at 12 hours per day/7 days per week can take its toll on you, spend up to half of your off time in training courses or office assignments, away from family and friends for long periods of time, amount of training can seem overwhelming at times.

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5.0
7 Dec 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Good company, good attitude and working environment. Diverse working environment. Professional. Borderless career and very care about employee career path and preference

Cons

Sometimes need to work more than expected, lot of pressure from client or management.

2.0
15 Feb 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Diverse, food court inside the campus, benefits, co-workers are cool. training.

Cons

Since merging Western and Geco.. have always problems. you can get lost in the middle. you can tell all the big bosses just sit at with the bosses. no communication between the boss and the employee. sometimes they treat you bad. not professional at all. no matter employee of bosses, all people sits in cubical just depend on you, how lucky you have your supervisor. some are very mean, few are nice. not family oriented at all. in HQ is very hard to get promoted because they're very busy and they won't let u to take course if the team is busy. they will delay as much as they can. To take permission for days off is sooo hard esp. family sick, its one of the benefit, but not all supervisor will allow u to take it... i guess depend on you boss.

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