National Oilwell Varco Employee Reviews
Out of 94 National Oilwell Varco employee reviews, 58% were positive. The remaining 42% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping National Oilwell Varco improve their work culture.
Briefly describe your overall experience at your company
What do you like best about the leadership team?
On the immediate level, we do a good job of decreasing costs and increasing profitability while meeting timelines.
Willingness to direct and explain the task at hand.
Nice people friendly easy to get along with
They mind their business mostly
Opportunity to explore and implement
What does the leadership team need to get better at?
Responsible and care. Pay increase for hard working employees
Listening to customers and employees.
Listen to the machinist. They point out the problems but nothing gets done.
Understanding the needs and issues at the facility level vs demanding for results without resources, manpower, or tools which is sets people up for failure and shows how out of touch leadership can be
Valuing their employees who deserve to be valued.
What is the best part about your compensation package?
Great 401k matching and health benifits
Health insurance and prescription meds and availability
the best part is the salary
Bonus is good when we get one.
401k is very good and the vacation times.
Why do you feel undervalued and what would make you feel better about your compensation?
Raises were promised after 90 days and that never happened
NOV is a good opportunity for experience up to a certain point where you're wearing multiple hats and performing the work of multiple people. Rather than provide adequate compensation matching the market for that experience, they continue to give good workers more work.
I am undervalued by over 30%.
Been doing this work for 32 years, an young guys just starting in the oilfield making more than the older guys.
Workloads have doubled with zero pay increase
What are some of the best things about your team?
We're dedicated to improving quality, reducing costs and meeting deadlines but it's not appreciated by the executives and shareholders
Relaxed, nice, diverse caring teams.
People working togther to over come the struggles
We are efficient with our time.
team spirit, supportive and always enhance company culture
What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
Coworkers are fantastic. The problem is management
Stop worring about what everyone is doing and do you job. Get rid of the bubble gum and the magic carpet.
Investment in development of personnel, raises for those who meet certain milestones during (mandatory scheduled) performance reviews or X amount of years and review of responsibilities. Mgmt should be reviewed by employees to see opportunities for improvement in terms of support and communication
better moral from better pay
What is most positive about the culture and environment at your company?
We're solutions based and customer supporting
Willingness to listen to feedback
team spirit, support each other
Acknowledging life after work and taking accountability (sometimes)
We are left alone to do our jobs
What needs to change to make the company culture better?
Better work life balance and less meetings
Leadership should actively work to visit sites and push for actual feedback from employees at the local level. Surveys only provide an idea of what they may want but employees invested in their work environment can have valuable input on the business if asked
Change of leadership top down.
New management who are passionate and dedicated
What did you like most about the interview process?
It was very casual and smooth
Easy to talk and converse with hiring managers, questions are relatively easy and straight forward
technical discussion and the knowledge of the interviewer
They didn’t focus on technical
It felt casual and easy
What would you improve about your company's interview process?
They promise you a raise after you are hired full time and they dont deliver
Be nice if they asked relevant questions about knowledge and explained more about the job
What makes you most happy at work?
Learning new things and being able to move within the company
high flexibility of working hours,
Interacting with our clients and team members
you have the chance to be innovative and creative
Getting projects completed and off my desk
What's going wrong and how can it be improved?
Out of touch leadership. Employees being asked to do multiple jobs with no increase in headcount / resources and assuredly no pay increase unless they get a job title change.
Company needs to focus on late deliveries and the reasons behind it.
Consistency in how people are measured, too much left up to interpretation
The atmosphere is Dreadful, communication is non existent from management. Honesty and clear communication is needed top down
What do you like best about your company?
Good for experience and good people work at NOV but after years of working there, you feel taken advantage of
What would you most like to see improved at your company?
Listening to employee feedback and leadership showing significant changes to help depts and employees be successful rather than moving leadership positions back and forth