Great for salary not so much for career - Field Engineer Halliburton Employee Review

3.0
Oct 6, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

- A lot of independence for your day to day operations and responsibilities, as long as they run smoothly. - Good salary - Company culture is laid back and cooperative

Cons

- No established career path and training, they basically pigeon-holed you and keep you in operations as long as possible. - They expect us to learn on the go from the senior engineers while doing the job with no (official? proper?) trainings. Some of us actually end up following routines instead of having a proper knowledge and deep understanding of the operations. - Most (but not all) in the management level are incompetent but senior guys who basically stay too long in this company while the more competent ones move to other companies. - The last factor creates a vicious cycle as the incompetent management runs and manage the company poorly.

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1.0
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Pros

* Strong brand recognition and opportunity to work on large-scale marketing initiatives. * Exposure to technical subject matter and cross-functional collaboration. * Good place to learn how large enterprise organizations operate.

Cons

I joined in a hybrid role where flexibility was an important factor in accepting the position and making personal life decisions. Within about a year, the organization moved to a full return-to-office model. While companies can change workplace policies, the transition felt abrupt and inconsistent in practice. A recurring challenge was that expectations around in-office presence did not always appear to match day-to-day reality. Remote participation still occurred for meetings and operational needs, which created confusion around when flexibility was acceptable and when it was not. Within my department, I also experienced challenges around communication and collaboration. Feedback on projects sometimes arrived late or only after priorities had shifted, and in some cases work was reassigned or substantially changed without clear involvement from the original contributor. Public criticism of work product without prior coaching made it difficult to improve or feel ownership over deliverables. Leadership communication during organizational changes often felt more focused on compliance than employee concerns. Employees raising questions about work arrangements sometimes perceived limited space for open discussion. Over time, the combination of reduced flexibility, inconsistent application of expectations, and limited recognition of specialized contributions negatively affected morale and trust.

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