Shiny outside, rotten inside - Engineer Halliburton Employee Review

2.0
25 Feb 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Process orientated, Good training program, diversity.

Cons

Overall: -Poor work life balance even though upper management emphasis -however realistically NO. -Too heavy on process, unnecessary additional work load. -Toxic -Modern slavery Salary: Unfair -Unfair pay structure compared to neighboring country, lower pay band. --Some positions of engineers without annual pay increment as per company pay structure. Personnel with years without increment. -Poor promotion opportunities and extreme challenges from upper management to justify for promotions. -Salary increment (annual) 3-6% (Maximum 9%) -Promotion salary cap at 10%, above from that get extreme challenges and push back from upper management. Market downturn: -Strong believe on people development and retainment however every down turn will lay people off without hesitation. -Especially during downturn, will only being putting more load on personnel and pressured to deliver. -More workload with very limited resources. Senior Management: -Toxic, unrealistic, questioned and challenged people instead of support and empowered. -Unwilling to provide resources, You want to work the horse to death and not feed it. -Not supportive. -Arrogant, Disengagement from reality. -Weak HR where siding management instead of supporting employees -Inverted organization structure, "Too many chiefs, not enough Indians". -Always unrealistic promises to customers and frontline unable to deliver.

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5.0
28 May 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Culture is great. Lots of opportunity to grow.

Cons

Company doesn't have work from home option.

2.0
2 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great experience, especially if just starting out in oil and gas industry. Lots of industry-leading equipment/tech/etc.

Cons

If you can't handle long hours, harsh conditions (at times), and being away from home for long periods of time, this job isn't for you. My experience at Halliburton was also that many people feel like they're just a number in that management will make frequent (and often sweeping) changes to processes, workflows, engineering schedules, etc. Lots of bureaucratic hoops to jump through in order to advance through the three levels of Field Engineer before you can "break out" and really make good money.

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