Lots of Responsibility - Associate Technical Professional - Frac/Acid Halliburton Employee Review

2.0
Jan 25, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Learn quickly, only engineer on location within 6 months, best oilfield training, 10 weeks of official classroom training during first year, little to no supervision from boss, you will learn to be self sufficient quickly which is great for personal development. 60k starting off, 25$/day per diem, 1k relocation bonus, 2k bonus at 4 months (equipment), 3k bonus at 8 months (fluids), at 1 year, up to 10% raise and daily bonus for everyday your in the field pumping a job (100$/day)... So at one year you'll be making 63k plus 100$/day bonus. Schedule is 10 on, 4 off. 3 of your days on will be in the office, 7 in the field. 11-3 for ATP's.

Cons

300+ hours a month, lots of driving, no work life balance, always thinking about work, low pay for hours worked, must stay for at least 2 years or you will have to pay back training bonus.

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Cons

Look, I’m going to be blunt because nobody else will. The work life balance is a joke, full stop. The hours are whatever the business wants them to be, and the expectation is that you will deal with it. If you think anyone is going to notice you are burned out or step in to protect your time, you are going to be disappointed. The machine keeps moving, and you are expected to keep up. And the internal politics, it’s not a side issue, it’s the operating system. You can do good work and still get nowhere because the real game is alliances, visibility, and which camp you’re in this quarter. Teams can be territorial, priorities shift based on personalities, and decisions do not always follow logic or performance. It can feel impossible to navigate if you are expecting straightforward accountability. As for the executive team caring, let’s be serious. They care about outcomes, numbers, and not getting surprised. If you need empathy, reassurance, or a human-centered culture to feel supported, you are in the wrong place. This is an environment where you either learn to play the game and absorb the pressure, or you burn out and get replaced.

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