Average Company, Good CTC overall very low take home - Review for Software Engineers - Technical Professional Halliburton Employee Review

3.0
Oct 19, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

1. If you know how to impress your manager by only talking and don't want to work, this company is for you.

Cons

1. As per market pay on paper, monthly take home is very low (very bad if you want to get Home loan) No flexible benefits 2. Give leaves, but there are so many rules to avail those, no carry forward, no cash reimbursement 3. NO FLEXIBILITY in Timings, you have to stay for 9 hours daily, (not average, you stay 11 Hrs on One day and if you leave with 5 Hrs completed next you need to apply for Half day leave) 4. Some (not all) of the managers take your comments personally (not professional) 5. Support kinda work. 6. No or very less Travelling, very stingy in travelling expenses (can not use calling card or recharge skype for calling home) 7. Software Engineers (especially outside Houston) are like second class citizens, treat you like people from third world. 8. No annual bonus or even small gifts. 9. Very very low chances of Transfer. 10. No Work from Home 11. Not Employee friendly, no job security, you work hard they are happy, you miss sometime for any reason and you might get fired.

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Pros

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Cons

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Pros

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Cons

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