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    Weatherford Reviews

    Updated December 9, 2018
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    Mark A. McCollum
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    Pros

    • "Good people to work with, Good salary and good benefits," (in 80 reviews)

    • "Good place to work with good people" (in 58 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Poor management in every department" (in 44 reviews)

    • "Field Operations Work -Life Balance is Hard" (in 20 reviews)

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    1. "Good Company"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - QA Specialist in Lafayette, LA
      Current Employee - QA Specialist in Lafayette, LA
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Weatherford full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Weatherford is a place that allows you to grow and gain experience. Very good opportunity for improvement and advancement if you are self motivated.

      Cons

      Long hours, pay isn't outstanding (but not terrible)

      Advice to Management

      Pay more attention to the people under you, some have great ideas and some are simply riding the wave.

    2. "Good company until management change"

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      • Culture & Values
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      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Weatherford full-time

      Pros

      Good benefits, competitive pay, great local employees

      Cons

      Upper Management in Houston are out of touch with local needs

      Advice to Management

      Listen to your employees and don't always assume you know whats best for the guys in the field

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    3. "Has been a good place to work"

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Doesn't Recommend
      Neutral Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Weatherford full-time

      Pros

      the hours and the training.

      Cons

      low pay have to work overtime to make money.

    4. Helpful (1)

      "Senior Corporate Sales Rep"

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      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Senior Corporate Sales Representative in Midland, TX
      Former Employee - Senior Corporate Sales Representative in Midland, TX
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Weatherford full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Worked with great people. Had great benefit package. Regional manager and Area Mgr invested in improving my job performance and quality of life.

      Cons

      Corporate at times failed to deliver on incentives and would change parameters to qualify for incentives. Very top heavy with too many VPs yet would not hesitate to release profitable revenue producing personnel.

      Advice to Management

      Invest in people improving the bottom line. Deliver what was agreed without haggling or changing the agreement. Stop or reduce unnecessary reports/busy work and concentrate/maximize efforts on primary function/responsibility.

    5. "Every other service company, slightly better."

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      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I have been working at Weatherford full-time

      Pros

      Money is great, and the co-workers are nice.

      Cons

      No type of progression program or clear career path. Expect to stay in your spot, if you don't put in 100% effort to move up.

      Advice to Management

      Provide some clear progression initiatives and guidelines one can follow to strive towards a career goal.

    6. "Moving in the right direction?"

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      Former Employee - Engineer in Houston, TX
      Former Employee - Engineer in Houston, TX
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Weatherford full-time (More than 10 years)

      Pros

      Focus on safety; good co-workers.

      Cons

      Lack of focus on quality and too much focus on cost-cutting means that they are currently in a race to the bottom in terms of service quality and employee motivation.

      Advice to Management

      Value the skills and experience of your employees. Re-focus on quality.

    7. "No clear careeer development policy"

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      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Negative Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      Pros

      lots of room for improvement and innovation for a driven employee

      Cons

      lack of standard procedures and policies, specially for career development, HR and training.
      Procedures vary greatly among product lines and countries, it feels like different companies inside a company. Development is fully dependant on your political skills rather than a company policy

      Advice to Management

      Standarized policies, specially training and career development across the product lines and regions.

    8. "Sad"

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      • Work/Life Balance
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      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Weatherford full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Local management is okay
      Really good benefits ( that's the only reason I'm there)
      Fair pay

      Cons

      Inter- departmental communications and purchasing sucks !
      Getting something done outside of your isolated group is horrendous.

      Advice to Management

      This company has so much potential...with Baker being on the ropes Weatherford could rise to the number 3 position in the world, or at least in the U.S.

       How about if upper management stops talking and starts living by it's own words.
      Boots on the floor make money, investment portfolios make money....lip service does nothing but compromise both.

    9. "Sinking Ship"

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      Current Employee - QA Specialist in Lafayette, LA
      Current Employee - QA Specialist in Lafayette, LA
      Doesn't Recommend
      Negative Outlook
      Disapproves of CEO

      I have been working at Weatherford full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Good team assembled despite managements best efforts to play politics with appointments.

      Cons

      Too many politics, Weatherford's management is sinking the company.

      Advice to Management

      If you are trying to reduce the size of WFT to sell, you're doing a good job.

    10. "RCDSupervisor"

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      • Career Opportunities
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Weatherford full-time

      Pros

      Traveling to different country's

      Cons

      Some management needs to be replaced