Bad Singapore Science Manager - Senior Scientist Halliburton Employee Review

1.0
2 Nov 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you want a "scientific RnD" job in Singapore in oil and gas, this is probably the biggest group, size of 30.

Cons

Bad local management. Always come up with self made company rules. If you are an ex-employee from a seismic processing firm, are an old schoolmate, they will put all good things on you, no matter working ability. If not, do not expect any promotion, reasonable salary adjustment, training, and even flexible working schedule to open to you. You will overwork a lot on irrelevant side tasks. Take lower pay compared to colleagues in other country for more delivery expectation. Very far office location and day and night meetings to report same things over and over. They never really allow people to relocate to US as they claim. They cannot get benefits like other department. The job is not about innovation, but cleaning up mess on old problematic technology or investigate whether random idea that comes to head. You are pressured to include many names in disclosures they never participated. They block visibility and they take away your technical credit. If you are more capable than them, they find way to force you out. If you stay here for too long, your experience and skillset becomes too distant from outside market.

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Pros

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Cons

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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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