Great people, Poor management - Test Operations DNV Employee Review

1.0
Dec 18, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Can be a fun place to work. Lots of diversity. In general, the coworkers are fun to be around, and very smart. Vacation, health and retirement benefits are good.

Cons

Management is completely clueless. They have let employee moral slip for the last few years, and continue to DEMAND more from the workers while providing less and less to the point where the tools needed to do your job are just not there. Management will not listen to any suggestions. Lots of pressure from management with no tools. Outdated software and hardware. Low salaries that have been getting lower, with ever increasing workload. No path for career advancement. Expected to do the job of 3 or 4 people. Salaried positions are expected to work 50+ hours a week. All positions make far below industry average pay.

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Pros

Great work life balance and learning

Cons

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3.0
Feb 20, 2026
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Pros

Culture, work life balance, health benefits, 401k match, sick leave. The work is interesting and the people are great. There are many different business areas, so depending on your expertise, you could move around within the company if you want.

Cons

Silos, career development can be unclear and poorly managed depending on who you report to, unclear job expectations depending on your management, unclear path to progress or promotion depending on management, long term employees are paid less and have not been brought up to market value. The cons are more so related to upper management not advocating or helping their team progress. I’ve had some managers who are wonderful, and others that were not when it came to development. It really depends on the team and the department you are part of. The company is huge and it’s easy to get pushed to the side if you do not advocate for yourself and build an internal network.

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