Calfrac Well Services
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I had a productive work experience

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My experience there was excellent and I will recommend anyone who wishes to join Calfrac Well. The work ethics was very good and everyone was on board when you need help

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Had a great time there
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May 12, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review! We are happy to hear of your good experience working with Calfrac.

Great place to work

Great place to work. Good pay structure. Overtime after 12hours in a day. Many opportunities if you are willing to work hard and do your job. Good benefits and bonuses.
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Based on 212 survey responses
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  • Fair pay for job
  • Ability to learn new things
  • Clear sense of purpose

Great environment and benefits

Hands down one of the best companies I have had the pleasure of working for. The benefits for non-locals was the best I had received. However, there are not many benefits to being a local. The only benefit of being local was a small raise.
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

September 5, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review! We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear you enjoyed your time working at Calfrac.

Good money and benefits while it last.

Only ones who move up is who supervisors like if ya not in clique your not moving up. Hard work at times also have easy times. Although the oilfield downtowns every 4 yrs so it's nothing to make a lifelong career out of.

Pros

Good benefits, descent pay

Cons

Management, Short hours
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

September 5, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. If you would like to speak to our team about your experience further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

as 80% of companies in Canada

Day at work is at least 12.5 hours plus going in/out;As an operator 1 level on rotation, you can earn up to 90 K per year;Management - I rarely see them, no feedback at all;workplace culture - F... YOU mean good morning, god by, have a good day, etc. ;the hardest part of the job - management and how they organize the job;the most enjoyable part of the job - days off.

Pros

some co-workers

Cons

management
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

September 5, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are sorry you feel this way. If you would like to speak to our team about your experience further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

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Productive and challenging since it’s dealing with high pressure. Have to take cautionary measures all the time.

What is the best part of working at the company?Working with mates and other companies in achieving what is required.What is the most stressful part about working at the company?None so far. I love working at Calfrac and nothing stresses me out.What is the work environment and culture like at the company?It’s awesome. Creating a team culture is one of the best so far in our crew.What is a typical day like for you at the company?Just a normal day as it is. Working long hours.
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 12, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a great review! We are happy to hear of your good experience working with Calfrac.

Management sucks.

They promote individuals without the skills or knowledge to perform the tasks. The brain drain from losing so many coworkers to Liberty cause of low pay makes the job dangerous.
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July 12, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are sorry you feel this way. If you would like to speak to our team about your experience further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Great working environment and productive

I enjoyed the team work, extraordinary leadership, equipment conditions, great benefits, work schedule was fair enough and safety was the first priority. I was working 14 or 34 days on and 7 days off with 15 hours nights and day shifts (shifts change after every 14 days) and bi-weekly pay. I am so great full to have a crew that is family to me with great working environment and working as one family. I will always treasure the opportunity as a Frac Operator and came across very good people with true friendship that I still do keep in touch with to date.

Pros

Great management, great leadership, great working conditions and environment with excellent pay.

Cons

None
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a great review! We are happy to hear of your experience with our team, safety-first mindset, and scheduling. -Calfrac Well Services

Productive and time set

You have to have a good work ethic and strong desire to work here. You might not have enough time for your family but you won’t have to worry about your bills

Pros

Good benefits and pay

Cons

Long hours 1 week for family while working for 2
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Great place to work if you are liked by management

Great to work if you can befriend management. Lots of gaslighting from office. They like to play the blame game if things go wrong. You won’t move ahead unless you’re friends with management.

Pros

Good pay

Cons

Gaslighting is high
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are sorry you feel this way. If you would like to speak to our team about your experience further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Management is a joke

Employees have no work ethic, management is just as bad. They need Employees so bad they hire anyone. The good ones they get leave and they try to ruin them as they leave, bad company beware!!

Pros

Travel pay per diem

Cons

Travel pay per diem separation destruction.
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 24, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are sorry you feel this way. If you would like to connect with our team to discuss further, feel free to email careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Good Company overall

This is a good company to work for overall. It is oil field so field work is up and down with market but we are stable now. Office Staff is not as appreciated or valued as much as they could be. Culture has struggled in the field and office recently with changes being made in Head office. Year end bonus can be good if it pays out.

Pros

Pto, bonus potential

Cons

Culture struggling, moving positions to Corp Head office, New Leadership
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear you feel this way. If you would like to discuss further, please feel free to reach out to careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Good pay

The money is good but the time off isn’t enough if you’re a family man. The benefits are decent but family insurance is very expensive. It’s an oilfield company, if you’re familiar with one then you know them all

Pros

Money

Cons

No home life
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear you feel that way about time off. If you'd like to discuss your experience further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

The bad: 16 days on and only 4 days off before I resigned. The good: Safety, reasonable accommodations, good pay, good management before I resined.

This is a very physical work. All hydraulic fracturing companies are heavy physical work. If you are in your middle 50+ don't do it unless you have an understanding and an agreement from the beginning by the management about your limitations. This job is i all kinds of weather because you are working outside 99% of the time. If your assigned to work in states that are prone to freezing temperatures and snow, then may the Lord have mercy on you, because during winter in those states that really snow heavy you will get a huge and rude awakening in your cerebral cortex of what true pain and suffering is.
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
We are sorry you feel this way about the shift and outside work. We are transparent in all of our interviews that the positions require heavy physical work, in any weather conditions. If you'd like to discuss this further, feel free to reach out to careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Better than average

As far as the oilfield goes its a good place to work. A decent culture, long days but mostly very good people to work with. Managment tries to keep up with industry pay.

Pros

pay, coworkers, operating their equipment can be fun

Cons

time away from family
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Our team is always striving to create a great experience for our employees. If you would like to discuss your experience further, feel free to contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Employee focused company with broken management

Compensation is less than competitive. The benefits are acceptable. Culture is what you accept. Opportunities for advancement/raises depend on your supervisor but I've been lucky. The upper management is a joke.
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we are sorry you feel this way. If you would like to connect with our team to discuss further, feel free to email careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

4 stars

What is the best part of working at the company?The care they take for family mattersWhat is the most stressful part about working at the company?Travel payWhat is the work environment and culture like at the company?Knowledgeable if you work out of Smithfield
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. Our team is always striving to create a great experience for our employees. If you would like to discuss your experience further, feel free to contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Productive

Cool place to work if you don’t mind working long hours in different weather conditions staff is cool people are nice mangment is friendly just too much for me
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. If you'd like to discuss your experience further, feel free to reach out to careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

Fun place to work and learn. 4am start time, to close at 7pm

Politics is everywhere you just have to manage it. Be prepared to learn new stuff. Good co workers nonetheless . New equipments ,team work and comrade.

Pros

Money

Cons

Politics
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review! We love to hear you learned lots of new things and enjoyed your team members. We value learning new things each day and working together as a team.-Calfrac Well Services

Crews

If you get on the right crew you get a sense of brotherhood .Based on horsepower, Calfrac is one of the largest hydraulic fracturing companies in the world with a combined fleet of 1.3 million horsepower.

Pros

Crews

Cons

Work life balance
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
We are happy to hear you felt a sense of brotherhood with your crew. We are proud to hold a culture that fosters an environment for teamwork and collaboration.-Calfrac Well Services

People out for themselves

The environment at CalFrac is great if you are part of the clique, if not you get stepped on. The managers don’t care about their employees. The Smithfield office was not a great place to work.

Pros

None

Cons

A lot
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Official response from Calfrac Well Services

July 4, 2023
We are sorry you feel this way about your experience. If you'd like to discuss further, please contact careers@calfrac.com.-Calfrac Well Services

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Overall rating

Based on 468 reviews

Ratings by category

3.2 out of 5 stars for Work/Life Balance
3.9 out of 5 stars for Compensation/Benefits
3.0 out of 5 stars for Job Security/Advancement
3.1 out of 5 stars for Management
3.5 out of 5 stars for Culture

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