Nice benefits, poor management - Anonymous employee Halliburton Employee Review

3.0
24 Jul 2015
Anonymous employee
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Pros

They have a great benefit package, starting with 2-4 weeks paid vacation/year (depending on job level), top tier insurance, paid maternity leave after 1 year, and 26 days of paid sick leave. They value long-term employment and reward employee service with raises and upward mobility options. Corporate culture is very safety-oriented and performance-driven, so a motivated person would do well there.

Cons

The oil market is constantly fluctuating, which means that your job may be in danger if the market takes a downturn. Lower-level managers don't listen to their employees or take them seriously (even long-term employees who know their job well). Interdepartmental communications can be touchy. The phrase "walking on eggshells" comes to mind. Unless you take issues to HR or upper-level management, they will go unheard. If you do so, your supervisors will retaliate by assigning you all of the worst clients (instead of just a few, which is what most people have), changing your regular schedule so that you have to work hours that you previously stated you couldn't, and creating a hostile work environment in many other ways. I was fortunate not to have to deal with most of this, but I had to keep my nose clean and watch myself at all times. Many of my coworkers quit due to the poor management in my department.

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Cons

If you land under the wrong manager, performance improvement plans (PIPs) can be used as a weapon, not a coaching tool. I was put on a PIP that contained inaccurate claims even after I shared detailed evidence and context. I provided several solid pieces of documentation to HR to rebut the accusations, yet nothing meaningful was investigated or corrected in my case. HR felt more like a shield for management than a neutral party. In my experience, they protected internal politics instead of looking at facts and evidence. There is a culture of quiet compliance. Many people stay 10+ years because the pay and brand are “safe,” but they are hesitant to challenge unfair treatment or speak up about toxic behavior. Corporate hierarchy is heavy, and real decisions seem to depend more on who is backing your manager than on actual performance or documented facts.

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