NOV reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(3,247 total reviews)

Clay C. Williams

71% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

NOV has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,247 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
4.0
Nov 16, 2014

Overall good place to work

Recommend
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Pros

NOV provides good benefits. I have an excellent work and life balance, and it is a laid back working environment.

Cons

National Oilwell Varco, at least at my location, uses a flaky ERP system that freezes or is too slow to work. A huge company like this should use a better system.

1.0
Nov 11, 2014

Inspector, Tank Coordinator

Recommend
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Pros

Tipical benifits, politically correct charities and a vast ammount of work loads.

Cons

Rampant Nepitism as subsidiary (ma n pa shops) make up NOV's walls. Lack of a human eliment in real life employee scenarios.

5.0
Nov 10, 2014

NOV as a career

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

NOV has great financials as a company and is presently in transition to become a technology innovator within our business segment. Career options are vast and employees encouraged to look within NOV for career growth. The benefits from health, vacation, and bonus structure are excellent.

Cons

NOV has grown through acquisition over the years which tends to make the company feel like a corporation made up of 100's upon 100's of small companies. The company has been standardizing processes and company business systems over the last few years to address the issue and provide a more cohesive company and culture. To some extent the current mix of different cultures and vast business units make the company feel somewhat like a home grown company that the employees are helping build. For some of us that is the attraction of NOV.

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