What are your thoughts about potential National Oilwell Varco Layoffs 2021? Any news or rumors?

Pretty much worse leadership of all time. Wasting my career.

With Tesla set to join the S&P 500 oil and gas companies look to be a candidate for dumping. Companies in the bottom 10 Apache National Oilwell Varco Devon Energy Diamondback Energy Any thoughts?

Just had an all-facility meeting, the Orange plant is closing up over the next seven months.

I hear that voluntary redundancy is on the cards again Let’s see who said they would go actually take it

Accept the new world. Toxicity is not bad. Bus throwing is cool. Segways are awesome. Let go money makers. Don’t accept the truth.

Seriously what do they even do over there anymore? Place has looked dead for months.

Alas! We lost 7 great engineers today! Management said everything was ok but it is not! Probably didnt have enough money to pay for the electrical upgrades for the plant so off with their heads!God help us all before the holidays! It will be a sad... — read more 

I'd like to just take this moment and call out the worst HR 'Executive' that has ever been employed at the company tower. In this instance, if not so obvious already, it would be the little dudd himself. Mr. No personality with no competence. Just... — read more 

COVID is spreading like wildfire at this location and every wants to act like it’s no big deal. Oh the guy you worked next to all day for the last week has COVID now. Oh I’m sure I am fine.

While some industry executives are taking pay cuts to appear to retain employees and share their pain, most are well compensated through other means like stock options. With stock prices as low as they are during this pandemic that would equate to... — read more 

I worked here until 2016 and was laid off. Everyone that I worked with for years have either been laid off or just left. I drove by the shop Monday and it looked like there were only a few cars in the parking lot and some pool trucks. Is this place... — read more 

The best option for Mission group is to please sell it off. There are many great companies growing that could use the product line Nov has run it into the ground

The most common and destructive toxic behaviors of toxic co workers: backstabbing, criticizing, and blaming gossiping and spreading rumors agreeing in meetings, but not following through afterward hoarding information purposely undermining... — read more 

Logic dictates there is a correlation between a management culture of continuously starting the producers and declining productivity. Unless a work force is treated fairly by management and rewarded for their effort then it is inevitable NOV shall... — read more 

Heard houston service is going to have no more full time employees, all will be laid off and brought back as contractors. Managers and supervisors to all be cut except for a few to handle admin work for contractor tech's.

Has anyone developed a plan to refurbish Segways? Asking for a friend.

Any news on when we will get our 401K matching back? There does not seem to be much incentive to stay around here anymore. I wanted to retire from here but the way things have changed lately I feel I should move on. I have been here for 19 years and... — read more 

What? No TURKEY Vouchers. We must be on hard times .. NOV have turned into BAH HUMBUG Scrooge

Heard they got a big contract from Russia. Supposed to be work for next 5 Years.

Does anyone have solid information on this and if so which departments

What a toxic place NOV is to work right now. Nothing to be positive about at all. Management have done a terrible job and they know it. And before someone says ‘you should be thankful you have a job’, don’t waste your time.

POST WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT GROUPS BEING SOLD OFF. MANY RUMORS BUT NO INFO. WHAT COMPANIES ARE BEING SOLD !!!! BE HONEST FOR THE EMPLOYEES

Looks like today is the lowest the Stock (Share) Price has been in 20 years. Closing at $8.01. According to NYSE. A drop of -6.75% today.

Christmas is coming tis the season of goodwill lets all show our appreciation to our excellent management team and work every other week for free without pay these are unpresidented times what with Covid 19 and the subsequent kefufel caused if we all... — read more 

I have been watching how NOV has been dealing with this crises and I must say, nothing like a crises to bring out the best and worst in people. As an employee with over 20 years service, it’s disheartening to see how a company with such illustrious... — read more 

Who’s going on the new but slightly old machine that has come to greengate

Just a friendly reminder to the CEO today as he is spewing his typical 'key words' on the call today. IN THE ALMOST 7 YEARS SINCE YOU HAVE TAKEN OVER THE COMPANY...IT HAS NOT MADE AN ANNUAL PROFIT. Most employees would have been done by now. ... — read more 

NOV management Lol lol lol my midriff aches with laughter

Rumours Mission will be sold off at a fraction of the cost NOV paid for it

Heard HR is making cuts tomorrow to service. I hope all you hunting club boys are ready.

Watch out below! More cuts coming!

Tell me why does a company allow a ceo to get a 13 million dollar bonus,when its obviously going down.

Has anybody heard of any more layoffs at the Eldridge facility?

Most experienced ones (including managers) were let go today who worked at the facility 20 plus years. Hope they got the package. Only ones left are Canadians or hired by Canadians. Hydra Rig Fort Worth is another good example that American... — read more 

Found an article that said NOV was expected to get 123 million dollars in aid. If that's correct they were getting cash while closing facilities and laying people off. How long will it be before the squander that and file for bankruptcy? It's coming... — read more