Pros
Start out making 16/hr as an OA1 without a CDL, hours are there when it’s busy. You can make a really good living here if it’s busy. Ask about your competencies and keep your supervisors looking your way to hopefully move up. They’ll pay for you to go to CDL School if you stick it out and make a hand. Overall in a nutshell the company is well put together and if everyone does their part in the field and office, Halliburton would be unstoppable. In house parts & service for pumps and equipment is awesome in the oilfield, no waiting weeks for a special order to come in. Halliburton is doing something really good here. Management is more than understanding if you’re too tired to catch a job, Halliburton prioritizes safety of everyone. That you will very rarely find elsewhere. You will make friends on all levels in the company, I’ve found that the managers are really friendly and down to earth.
Cons
Managers blatantly overlooking issues being brought to their attention. Poor management techniques to mitigate conflicts among people in the crews. Also watch your paychecks, they recently got hacked and made everyone pay back an overpayment of $2,000-$6,000 each. Horrible, just horrible, it’s not that hard to look at a DOT timesheet and calculate how much to pay that individual. Trucks have coffin sleepers, and sometimes 2 drivers in one truck. Sleeping across the seats is rough on the back after a cement job. From the company standpoint it will cost millions to fix this issue, but taking care of your people lessens high turnover rates.
