equipment operator

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maintenance technician

field engineer

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Liberty Energy

Tarnished golden handcuffs
Wash Bay Attendant - Cheyenne, WY
Let's start with the good stuff. I worked at the Cheyenne Maint. facility. The District Manager and the immediate supervisors are fantastic. The guys I worked with, for the most part, were great guys, very professional and driven to get things done. I loved working there and planned on it for the foreseeable future. Your days are 12 hours or more, some guys work 5 days a week and others work 14 days on and 14 days off. The benefits are really good, especially if you have a family. The work is physically hard so you can't slack off and make it thru the day without working hard. All of this is the golden handcuff idea. The pay and benefits almost make up for the long days away from family, but not quite. You're willing to put up with a lot of nonsense in exchange for the pay and benefits,almost.
Now let's get down to the real issues here. Safety is stressed but not enforced. Several guys were hurt on the job and none of them were drug tested. They got light duty while they "recovered" so other guys had to work even harder to make up for their carelessness. The shop is a mess. It's crammed full of trucks and the floors are very unsafe with oil and grease all over the place. Some of the guys who have been there awhile will haze new guys. Some of them were tasering each other while running in the shop. Not very professional or safe and until there was an injury, nothing was done about it. The turn over is kind of high. Guys get sick of being hazed and a promising new guy will just leave.
So here's my personal story. Once this review is posted, the incompetents in HR will post a response below it saying something to the effect of" we're sorry you didn't have a good experience" or some nonsense like that. The real true problem here is HR. There's a HR department that dictates some arbitrary nonsense from the 17th floor of an office building in Denver for a company that employs 4K people all over North America. They have NO idea of what's going on in the locations or what it really takes to make this business run day to day. As I reveal this story, they will know who I am but at this point, I don't care. I'm more concerned with keeping good people from joining a bad company. I had a random UA and came up positive for THC. I was using a CBD product that was clearly labeled as containing NO THC. I went way out of my way to find this product because I know that you're not allowed to ingest THC with a CDL. I was immediately terminated. No problem, I understand that this is the process. I was told that if I completed the return to duty process, I would be in a good position to be rehired immediately. I completed the SAP (substance abuse professional) work and submitted a clean UA. The SAP recommended no follow up UA's so it looked good for me to be rehired right away. Wrong! It took 6 weeks and me constantly badgering my supervisor only to find out that the incompetent HR staff decided that I should do 6 random UA's over the course of a full year. Until that is done, I am not welcome back. Now, if I'm not allowed back, how am I going to do 6 random UA's over the course of the next year? This is exactly how they get rid of people. Good people are hard to find. I had a 100% attendance record, came in early and was willing to stay late. Essentially, they took my ability to earn a living away. They couldn't care less. I had my CDL for 20 years and have NEVER failed a UA either random or pre employment. HR could have easily returned me to my original position which was NOT a safety sensitive position while I did my penance. They would have retained a good employee and saved a lot of money in on boarding expenses, but again, some nameless, faceless office drone decided to not do that. When all of this started, HR refused to even speak to me on the phone and I had questions. They push the whole "we're a family" nonsense, but if you're out, you're out baby. They will not speak to you. They overruled the District Manager who really wanted me back. He's there every day and he knows what is required to make things work every day. The HR staff has no clue. They emasculated a good man who really went to bat for me.

If you are a gas and oil industry professional, run, don't walk from this company.

Upper management is too busy being responsible to share holders so they probably have no clue as to what happens day to day.
I'll miss the good guys I worked with and the money but there's more to life than these things. I found a job that doesn't require a CDL and I'm on to a new chapter.
They advertise on huge billboards along major highways. They beg for employees, then treat them like this. I made a mistake and paid for it but the incompetent HR staff didn't care.
Pros
Good uniforms, paid for laundry, good benefits

You can get to work here and learn. Their business model is designed to hire very young and sprinkle in a few seasoned and/or older techs to train
the younger and keep all paid on the lowest pay scale .  Their in house
testing is tech 1-5 with 4/5 being the mgr levels/shop leads.
They make you take a test 1&2 before going to take a tech 3 test. 
There is only rumor of a few young tech 3's receiving $25/hr...tops out there.
Most of us old techs are brought in at their tech 2 top out-$18/hr.
Its mostly fraq equipment. They have some of those NGs that are built for the clearance of a hobbit or midget to crawl in if a fan or pump needs replaced. It is currently 2 weeks on and 2 weeks paid off at a 40 hr week.
So the trade is good for those that need to relax and not continue burning out after doing this 10-15 years. The raise with each test is "up to" 48 cents. The bonus is $2500 for tech 2 every 3 months, $5000 for tech 3 if the company makes a completion bonus goal on all wells for the quarter so in other words your bonus is affected by production as always. You won't get a real raise after testing just bonuses got it??? No tool reimburse and the mancamp in Odessa is currently hit or miss on bad mattress, sour carpet from frac hands, and/or daily deep fried greasy food. No real healthy food here. You can order up to 2 steaks from the grill if you get in early and take that to work bc nights shift there is no open kitchen and the nearest food is what a burger and convenience store pilot gas station window food or cold sandwiches from the counter. You must start and finish your 14 day rotation to eligible for that quarterly bonus.  If you live 400 miles or something close to that I think 360??You get a $400 travel pay (every other payday) payday is every 2 weeks.Other than all of this its do able until you find better. It's corporate running the show as always so if you can't deal with that then you're new to contracting.

Liberty claims fair and competitive pay, unfortunately that isn't really true. They are just OK, despite having a study done. Hourly guys can make close to or more than salaried by working an extra day or 2, this shouldn't be the case for crew leads keeping your projects rolling.  
Hourly guys get daily bonuses, salaried guys get quarterly, which is fine,  but salary guys also get their bonuses cut for whatever Liberty decides. What's the incentive to be in a lead role when you are looking these disparities? 
Travel reimbursement is ridiculously low. The pay itself as well as travel pay is NOT at all keeping up with the world. I cannot buy a plane ticket to work for less than 700 bucks -every single month- and they reimburse a TAXED 350. You can do better, Liberty. Pay a livable wage, pay your crew leads better. We can't fill our gas tanks for less than 100 bucks anymore and you're still paying us all like houses are 150k. We don't live in that time anymore. It is getting to the point where it almost doesn't make sense to go to work when I'm losing money to go. If I drive- I lose 4 days off with my family. 700 for a plane ticket is a lucky find, the last 3 months they've been 850+. Unless you drive to a major airport and even then the travel pay doesn't cover the flight and then you lose time at home to drive 4 to 7 hours and have to pay for parking,which for 2 weeks is a lot of money. 

I'm really believing Liberty will do the right thing here and fix these issues. You can't keep good help if you don't make changes to help them be successful. And many of us love working here and want to continue to be able to afford to work here. 

Now- let me say this- the work culture is great. The work is fun and rarely boring. The benefits here are unmatched- you won't likely find better. And I do feel management cares about their employees. Liberty is overall a great place- if they fix the pay issues- it will be the best, hands down. 

Working at Liberty is challenging, but all oilfield work usually is. The schedule gives a good balance of work and home time, with a rotating 2 week day/night shift schedule. Shifts are long, typically starting at 4 AM/PM going to 6-7 PM/AM. The overtime hours pile up pretty quickly, usually between 90-100 total hours in a week. Work is mostly outside, can be physically strenuous, and requires having a CDL to drive the specialized equipment we operate to and from job sites. Managers are frequently out in the field with you, from the regional office all the way up to corporate headquarters. Your direct manager or supervisor is almost always in the field with you. Always an open-door policy with managers all the way up to the CEO. Send him a message, he will probably respond directly to you. The culture is great, there's always some fun competition between crews to see who can do the best. Comradery between all the guys on the crews is good, since you sometimes spend more time with them than your family. We take pride in our job, our equipment, and everything else we do. We want to be the best and it shows. Safety is always #1. Hardest part of the job is definitely the hours, followed by the physical labor we do rigging up and rigging down the equipment for the jobs. The most enjoyable is probably either the time off, or the work if that's your kind of thing. There's always something to learn or get dirty doing.

Your schedule in Colorado would be 2 weeks on/1 week off. Those two weeks consist of 14, 12-16 hour days in a row with no days off. One set of 2 weeks on will be on days, you will go on your week off, and when you come back you will work nights. This flip flop is ongoing and consistent. The work can be greasy,  muddy, and nasty, but you will learn to love it because you are going to be experiencing it with your crew of brothers. The hardest work will be rig on and rig off days. Basically you are building up a new pad or breaking down the entire operation piece by piece and moving it to the yard or another customer location. You will swing a sledgehammer at least 500 times and lift the heaviest pieces of iron you have ever seen. This is not a job for whimps, but if you accept the challenge and succeed you will make the kind of money most college graduates never see. I highly recommend this position to young men full of fight, but who dont see the military as an option. I also highly recommend it to veterans who can handle the challenge and continue to show themselves to be the heroes that serve this nation so well. Liberty has awesome benefits and a generous 401k match and they have never laid workers off during the downtimes!

I have worked with all frac companies worth mentioning & truthfully this company was great. I worked at another frac company & not capable of catching onto the system of moving up or do this. 
Well this place rolls the mat out, if your wanting it you can get it. Running things bc they dont people that hold you back. It's literally enjoyable bc you making $5k in quarter bonus, 40hr wk off paid then 2wk on, there equipment is awesome, they have a smooth approach. They give per diem awesome benefits. 
They have a team work atmosphere. They are safe and they make everyone better who wants to be unless your a hide in a cab type of dude. 
Apply here over all of them I promise. If not then idk bc you dont know good until you seen other companies. 

There safety is literally top of the line. They have it so clean on site, consciously aware of anything as a team to look out. There safety guys teach, get hands on & will make it safer while learning. 

Human resource, management are extremely easy to access if your needing it & not 20 ppl 1 for each scenario. 

They remember your birthday lol
They hook you up with cool gear
They have PropX sand system that's literally no brainer of top of the line. 

The etech are there when called, mechanics hustle like crazy. They are a team not ranked.

Used to be a great company to work for. Things starting getting rough with a lot of layoffs during 2020 oil downturn. Not necessarily the companies fault but could've been handled better.

After Schlumberger merger in late 2020, things started going downhill quick. Told employees they would restructure pay, which basically meant they changed the pay periods so that field workers receive a lot less overtime. Cut per diem and paid days off pay as well. Came out to around a 15%-20% paycut for most people. 

Currently losing lots of work to other companies, oil is at 60 a barrel and still no quarterly bonuses and they aren't returning anytime soon. Promotions and raises have been frozen by corporate for over a year. District management continues to make empty promises. Turnover is insane, and the company doesn't seem to mind. 

The company used to feel like one big family, but after going public and merging with schlumberger, those days are sadly over. Liberty claims to be "The Best D*mn Frac Company", but they're basically just Halliburton with sh*ttier equipment and a better schedule.

9 out of 10 stars

Since going public, starting wages were dropped and so was the max pay. Maxing out with new pay scale, you will never obtain what others on the old pay scale are at, which feels extremely unmotivated. Maintenance, Mechanics and E-Techs make the same as the Equipment operators.

Two weeks on two weeks paid time off rotation. This is the reason I stayed even with the lower pay than my peers for the same title and position.

Relaxed work environment. Upper management is not constantly micromanaging, and that makes a huge difference in happiness.

Bonuses are paid to everyone, but are based on sold pump hours, so sometimes making bonus is difficult for reason out of anyone's control.

All and all though, Liberty is a good company with a lot to offer, they are pretty good to their employees and someone looking to get into Frac, this is an excellent choice. Crews are friendly and nobody is really over worked because of the two weeks off after every two week hitch, so when you come back to work, you are well rested and ready. This really reduces the burn out and keeps the crews preforming better then competitors in my opinion.

My time with Liberty Oilfield Services was great. There were times when the job took more of a toll on me then other times, but that is the way any job goes. Leadership in the field was usually pretty good, but sometimes stress levels jumped up on location and people got chewed out, but only when they deserved it. 
Climbing the ladder involves testing for each level. The first couple of tests are general knowledge, but after that, they are fairly involved, so study.
The hardest job is rigging in. it is very heavy work and has to be done correctly or someone gets hurt, or worse. Pay Attention. The hardest position to be in during the frac is sand. Running the belts and sand boxes is fast, to say the least. One must be dedicated to it and ready to move at a lightning pace. Lose track and there will be 20,000#s of sand on the deck, which you will shovel back into the hopper before end of shift. Have respect for everyone, they all started at the bottom and have done your job. they know every miserable second, already. Focus on succeeding and strive for the best. WEAR YOUR PPE at all times.

Liberty is a great company to work for, no doubt They do things differently than other Frac companies. And it is those differences that are making them a leader in the sector. The culture of Liberty is to be the best in ever aspect of Fracking. From the little things like cleaning equipment to being innovative with technology. If you come to work for Liberty you will not get to cab up. You will work, operating equipment or busy work, you will work. Liberty has clean job sites. They take pride in equipment and providing service to customers. But if you like to cab up, don’t apply. 
There are a lot of experienced operators at Liberty and young bucks that work hard to become experienced operator, so if you are a slower paced worker you will have a hard time moving up. 
Pay is less per hour than most service companies, but paid weeks off is supposed to cover that. And no fluffing of hours on the clock. You clock in on the bus and clock out when you get off the bus. No padding of hours. But Liberty lays people as a last resort last time and hired back ASAP.


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