Excellent Training Horrible Workplace - Field Engineer Halliburton Employee Review

1.0
19 Jun 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is good with per diem etc. and benefits package Excellent training if you can make it through their military regimen

Cons

Pay does not reflect long hours nor competency they squeeze anything and everything out of you... You will never have quality nor a work life balance as long as you work here... They own your life when your there. You can never give enough. The first couple of months you think its attitude..., but you begin to realize your a pon. A means for them to make more money. In fact in training I was told they hire engineers so field mistakes could be solved by laying blame. Their is no need for engineers out their. Everything can be accomplished form base and in some locations it has been tested... They say you have rotation of days off lol... they will call you in...trust me... They preach one thing about safety and do another... They show they don't care...

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Cons

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Cons

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