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    Hornbeck Offshore Reviews

    Updated July 23, 2017
    72 reviews

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    Hornbeck Offshore Chairman, President, CEO, and Secretary Todd M. Hornbeck
    Todd M. Hornbeck
    51 Ratings

    72 Employee Reviews

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    Pros

    • good pay, and large corporate experience (in 8 reviews)

    • This is a great company trying to survive an economic downturn which will last longer than any, the oilfield has experienced previous (in 5 reviews)

    Cons

    • There have been two pay cuts so far (in 9 reviews)

    • after all, the upper management doesnt have the skills or required licenses to do any dirty work themselves (what the company is based upon) (in 8 reviews)

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    1. "Very Thankfull"

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      Current Employee - Master
      Current Employee - Master
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

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

      Cons

      So far none to report. Just do your job safely and you will be fine.

      Advice to Management

      Keep doing what you're doing!

    2. Helpful (1)

      "Schedule sucks"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      They try to keep their people working

      Cons

      Schedule sucks, too many people onshore involved in boat operations.

      Advice to Management

      Doesnt matter, they don't care.

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    3. Helpful (2)

      "Problems and more problems"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time

      Pros

      Its a job. Pays the bills

      Cons

      1. Treated as a license number
      2. Company manages with threats
      3. Investors are placed before employees
      4. So safe they are now handing out tickets to employees with a reduction in pay
      5. Spend a dollar to save a penny
      6. Have no concern for their employees quality of life
      7. Multiple pay cuts and reduction of benefits
      8. Always feel like you are walking on glass and could be fired (but they won't tell you you are fired until you are at home and are a few days away from coming back to work)
      9. Good ole boy network
      10. Company lacks common sense

      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.

    4. Helpful (4)

      "Poor management"

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      Current Employee - Mate
      Current Employee - Mate
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than 3 years)

      Pros

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

      Cons

      -Hiring from from outside instead of promoting over-qualified people from within.
      -extremely poor planners- your work schedule is liable to change up to the day before you are supposed to arrive for work
      - crappy 28/14 work schedule
      - vessel managers and crew coordinators think no one has the option to leave, so they bully people and frequently threaten with "if you don't like it you can quit" over minor requests

      Advice to Management

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

    5. "Concerned"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Port Fourchon, LA
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee in Port Fourchon, LA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

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

      Cons

      Too many accountants running the company that know absolutely nothing about what we do.

      Advice to Management

      Quit micromanaging your personnel that know their jobs and duties

    6. "Tough market"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good place to work with highly skilled people

      Cons

      Tough environment with the price of oil

    7. "offshore sailor"

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      Former Employee - Able Seaman
      Former Employee - Able Seaman
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than 8 years)

      Pros

      they do take care of there workers when called upon.

      Cons

      Hard to get a hold of crew coordinators hard for them to answer phone calls.

    8. "Supply boat gulf of mexico"

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      Current Employee - Engineer
      Current Employee - Engineer

      I have been working at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Safety is a top priority here

      Cons

      28/14 schedule, no travel pay

    9. "not bad"

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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee in New York, NY
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      good pay and,decent fringe benefits

      Cons

      long 28 day tours,uncertain employment opportunities

      Advice to Management

      equal time and work balance

    10. "Able Seaman"

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      Former Employee - Able Seaman in Metairie, LA
      Former Employee - Able Seaman in Metairie, LA
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Hornbeck Offshore full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Great Salary
      Safety Bonus
      Good People
      Full Benefits

      Cons

      Long Work Days
      Stuck on a boat for 28 days or longer
      Depending on schedule not enough home life

      Advice to Management

      Just be honest with your employees. I find that no matter who I work for honesty always seems to be better than getting the runaround.

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