International oil company but still very French! - Engineer TotalEnergies Employee Review

4.0
Aug 25, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

A major oil company with worldwide operations both onshore and offshore, allowing you to work in an excellent multicultural and diverse environment.

Cons

Although a multicultural international company, with English as the main language for meetings, it does slip into being a French company with regards to starting meetings on time, long lunch breaks etc.

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Pros

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Cons

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