Halliburton reviews

3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,076 total reviews)
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Jeff Miller

77% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Halliburton has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,076 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Halliburton employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energía, minería e infraestructura pública industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Jan 10, 2010
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Pros

Ample amount of time off. Workload can be high, but much less than Schlumberger (where I worked for 7 years in a similar role). Fantastic people, that are not as vilified or mechanized as Halliburton's competition, Schlumberger.

Cons

Where is the technology? Definitely not the leader in the industry with respect to most processes, tools, software... etc. The potential is there, but not realized. I did not feel challenged in the company. So much so, that I had to leave.

2.0
Oct 28, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay and management is understanding of the need for time off on most occasions. Very little micromanaging in some groups.

Cons

The communication is terrible between groups. There is no "email discipline" at all....you will find a chain a mile long, and the people commenting at the top of the chain and issuing orders have no idea and do not read the start of the chain to understand the issue. At least 50% of my time is spent explaining something to an executive or internal customer because he "heard" a rumor about something....very frustrating.

3.0
Oct 21, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Laid back work environment with a very casual office dress code attire. Its like its always Friday over here. Definite no. 1 position in the market. The contracts just keep on coming in even when the oil price is low. Highly advanced technology applied in their products. Job stability and security. Impact of the global recession hasn't been as bad as the other service companies.

Cons

The money is next to nothing. Organization is so big, its more "business first" then "people first" Has a crazy rule of business travelling can only be in coach. Imagine a 12 hour flight in coach. Need to cut throat back stab 20+ people just to get a promotion. Even sometimes it really is just up to the boss about who gets promoted without any particular measure of merit. Not really an equal opportunity employer. Turnover is high. Young talented engineers just come and go...

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