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      NOV

      Engaged Employer

      NOV reviews

      3.5

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (3,239 total reviews)

      Clay C. Williams

      69% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.6

      Work/Life balance

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Career opportunities

      3.0

      Senior management

      NOV has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,239 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The NOV employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, Mining & Utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 16, 2018

      Business Development

      Business development
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very intelligent and diverse workforce. Lots of knowledge and history in the oilfield. Enjoy my team and make significant contributions to NOV.

      Cons

      Use to have great benefits with Cigna, changed to Blue Cross Blue Shield in the downturn with average benefits. Three years into the downturn and have not seen a bonus, pay increase, or any incentive. Difficult to install change because of how big NOV is and how many rounds of approval needed. Company culture has gone down since downturn. The environment is very depressing and job does not feel secure even the market shows progress.

      2.0
      Aug 1, 2014

      Lots of potential ruined by major problems.

      Qc inspector
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of overtime. Superb benefits package. They pay for your work clothes, boots, Rx glasses, and job related professional organization dues. NOV is involved in just about every facet of the oilfield so there is also a lot to learn from a company like this. This place looks great on your resume.

      Cons

      Poor pay compared with the rest of the industry. They want you there all day every day, Sundays, holidays you name it. However the biggest problem I saw was that management was very out of touch. My superiors has their jobs due to friendships, family, and even on the job injury, not for their qualifications. I am not an old man and I had more experience in my industry than most all of them. I really wish that was an exaggeration. Fake it till you make it might work for some places, but you just can't fake experience that you don't have. For obvious reasons the turnover was very high. This makes it a very difficult environment to work in when people are constantly coming and going. I was always either short handed or training someone.

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