Hornbeck Offshore Reviews

Pros

The company is striving to better itself. The downturn has crushed a once mega powerful empire at HOS, and IMO it's showing signs of improving. The company has had to adapt to the current market conditions, making some if not all Mariners uncomfortable. It's understandable that we should be and most are thankful to have our jobs at this point. The schedule sucks for some, however some like it. The pay isn't what it used to be, but I make more out here than I ever could at home, so I'm thankful in that aspect. Management has seem to have had a change of heart and the low key relationships the Ops managers are seeming to have towards Mariners not only keep us at ease, but actually help us do our jobs better. It's a better company than it was IMO from 2 years ago. It's a much smaller company due to the cuts, but when things start to boom again HOS will roar back to it's dominate position in the OSV/MPSV market. If I was offered a job here I would take it in a second. Don't worry about chasing the dollars when other small companies off you more, the stability is with the larger companies. All this is said with the understanding your worth ethic and skills are worth what you're being paid. If you are joe blow off the street and don't know much about offshore it might be a struggle for a while but there is room to learn, you just have to prove your worth the the vessel master and your Ops Manager. To finish up, HOS doesn't owe you a danged thing, you have to preform at the level they expect, to many people have developed a bad attitude in this down turn and they expect the company to carry them. It's not the case here, prove your self daily and you will be just fine.

P.S. I'm not from the office. Been serving on OSV's since I started 5 years ago

Advice to Management

Continue improving relationships between vessel crew and your Mariners. The Ops dept. has come a long way and it shows, but there will always be room for improvement. We understand you are trying to survive so stay in constant communication with the crews and we will all make it through this together.

Pros

They try to keep their people working

Advice to Management

Doesnt matter, they don't care.

Pros

Thankful for the opportunity they gave me during this downturn. Great Management experience, friendly office staff.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing!

Pros

Its a job. Pays the bills

Advice to Management

Get rid of all your managers who have no idea how a boat operates and let the mariners be mariners, we have the license and the experience, they don't. Your confidence should be in your employees, and if you took time to create an environment of appreciation instead of fear and reprimand you might have a higher retention rate.

Pros

Decent coworkers, newer equipment. Pay is ok, but not great.

Advice to Management

Work with your current employees instead of constantly disregarding them and screwing then over

Pros

New vessels but doesn't utilize personnel with experience to run them

Advice to Management

Quit micromanaging your personnel that know their jobs and duties

Pros

Good place to work with highly skilled people

Pros

Safety is a top priority here

Pros

they do take care of there workers when called upon.

Pros

good pay and,decent fringe benefits

Advice to Management

equal time and work balance