Not for those expecting workers' rights - MWD Field Engineer II Halliburton Employee Review

2.0
29 May 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Relationships between MWD field engineers is cooperative and friendly - Money is decent if you are on a full time contract and NOT hired as a consultant. Consultants DO NOT get a basic salary. - Good time off if you fight for it and stand up for yourself. - Good medical coverage

Cons

Where to begin? - Expect days where you will work for more than 24+ hours continuously without any sleep in the middle of the summer desert where temperatures reach 50 deg Celsius. - Severe lack of organization from the office. Your contract may say that your rotation is 60/30 or 40/20 but that is never the case. Engineers are expected to stay for more than thirty days beyond their contracted rotation. - Toxic relationship between the office and the field engineers. Lots of half truths/full lies to get the engineers to work more and more and more. - Expect to jump from rig to rig throughout your entire hitch without any breaks in between. - Expect to work single man jobs and put the effort of two/three men on your own. - Nothing will be handed to you. You will not get promoted if you do not fight, constantly remind the office of your personal development and pester the management for a promotion. - Expect to get incessant phone calls when on days off to come back early even after staying for weeks beyond your scheduled hitch. - The field engineers are the first ones that get blamed for any mishaps that occur on the job. Self preservation is key.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

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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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