Heavily relationship-based work-place where nothing is done more than once... - Associate Consultant DNV Employee Review

2.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work schedule; understanding leadership team with regards to work/life balance. For the most part, the people in the office give new employees great freedom and leeway when life concerns require time away from the office. People are rarely disciplined in an unfair manner. Compensation is not like other major operators in the energy sector (oil and gas) but is commensurate with work load and performance requirements. The office also has an extremely diverse group of highly capable persons with backgrounds from academia, industry and the military. The company thrives on collecting persons with different skills and tries to channel them into client services. It is one of the few places where the employees are very exposed in terms of the number of countries of origin (20+), languages spoken (8+), and countries visited (40+).

Cons

Poor performance feedback; poor career planning; abundance of role redundancy can frustrate one's sense of career development.

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5.0
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Pros

Great work life balance and learning

Cons

Salary and perception when you talk to others

3.0
Feb 20, 2026
Recommend
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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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