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- "There have been lots of layoffs and we came out at a loss after quarter 1 of 2017." (in 63 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★Featured Review
Great Company to work for.
Feb 14, 2023 - Engineer in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
The environment and culture are marvellous and amazing.
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Nothing bad to say about the company.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good team atmosphere, excellent employee development opportunities
Cons
None to speak of truthfully
- Former Employee★★★★★
Pros
Large Company, but close work environment
Cons
Hard to find upward mobility
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
You learn about the industry and accounting field if you're dedicated. Otherwise, you'll get by with just completing your assigned tasks.
Cons
Management sucks. Co workers were very nice, but my manager just looked out for herself. Salary is very low. My recruiter has worked with NOV before and said they're notorious for underpaying people in the lower levels. Probably because they know some new college graduate will always be ready to step in for the same pay.
Continue reading - Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
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No real Pros to give.
Cons
Salary increases are rare and minimal. No format set up to give you a performance review and boost for motivation. HR relations are non-existent, they do nothing for the employee. Most managers don't know what the h**ll they're doing and don't really care as long as they get their paycheck.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Great starter company
May 21, 2023 - Inside Sales Representative in Houston, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
Opportunity to grow within business it’ is obtainable. They will promote within network often
Cons
hybrid opportunity is not common at this company.
Continue reading - Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
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May 17, 2023 - Outside Sales Representative in Fort Worth, TXRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
NOV is a great place to work
Cons
NOV pay is low, I think
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good environment. Good people. Freedom to act, for the most part.
Cons
There is a shortage of opportunity to move, but that is the oilfield as a whole right now.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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Nothing, this place was hell.
Cons
All I can say is that this company is made up of bullies and mysoginists.
- Current Employee★★★★★
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The work is there for you to do
Cons
Process may be unorganized, no formal training
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NOV has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 3,086 reviews left anonymously by employees. 70% of employees would recommend working at NOV to a friend and 58% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has improved by 6% over the last 12 months.
70% of NOV employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated NOV 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at NOV to be career development, coworkers, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
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