NOV reviews

-You better be happy with where you’re at because you will be there a while. The pro of, no one getting pushed out or people leaving in general, is the stagnant progress your career will go through while in most units -Hopefully you can convince your manager to allow you to be trained because otherwise you will fall behind the curve of what the industry wants for qualified hires and you will get stuck -Pay is below market value for almost every position by almost 25% in some cases -Good luck if you see another job in the company you like, requesting to transfer or even getting more information about it is heavily looked down on and will only hurt your career -You will get new things added to your job title, which expands your work requirement, but you will not be compensated for it -Very clicky, many many good ole friends clubs -Culture is fairly toxic with every talking about leaving for something else. Few actually do it

Poor leadership and management at the upper & mid-upper level. Good leaders get frustrated by the poor leadership above them. Communication between leadership and grass-roots is poor - there's some communication, but not what's needed. Direction is not clear, and what direction & strategy is presented doesn't make sense and is poorly explained, no clear tie to work really being done. Pay is below Austin area average. Advancement seems to be based on relationships rather than capability. Employee development is more said than really done - each employee is pretty much on their own for that. Benefits have dwindled over time. Cyclical nature of the oil & gas industry presents challenges and salaries & wages suffer accordingly, such as no raises multiple years in a row, layoffs every few years producing times of under-staffing resulting in over-worked & over-stressed staff and/or low morale, which seems to indicate the inability of upper management to deal with the dips in the industry to properly invest in the future.