Brandt management is a a bunch of pieces of trash. Can’t get their stuff together so they take the holiday away from their employees. We looks forward to the 4 day weekend every year and they take it away. Keep in mind no one here has had a day off... — read more 

Look out below, pucker up and start kissing butt. Hope the hillbillies got parachutes this time around. lol

So Brandt manufacturing is having to work the whole holiday weekend thanksgiving through Sunday. S---s but it can be lived with. What I’m p-ss-d about is the weld shop purposely worked Sunday’s for the past few weeks in order to get the 4 day... — read more 

Seams like common sense if your equipment goes out late and your short handed on employees maybe think of boosting your base pay? What’s y’alls opinions on that? We’re short handed and management wants more and more in less and less time. Forcing the... — read more 

Has anyone else been denied a raise due to a recent promotion? Example. I moved from position A to position B a few moths ago. And when I changed positions. I got a raise. Now the yearly raises come around and I get nothing. I don’t think that’s... — read more 

The Sabre is a joke. Production make promises they can’t keep to customers and turn around and make manufacturing pay for it with ridiculous hours and no raises. Not even a thank you. Then they come out of their cozy offices and have the balls to ask... — read more 

Does anyone else’s facilities make the more senior people train new employees and not be compensated for it? Just curious. I also find it annoying that you have people with experience that have worked for the facility before being brought back in and... — read more 

This thread is for info about potential National Oilwell Varco Layoffs in 2019 or any other relevant information?

Brandt is at it again 7 14s all due to production personnel not getting their stuff together. The actual workers who make this place run are getting fed up with all this BS and no raises or anything. Not even a thank you guys for working these crazy... — read more 

ARE WE BEING SOLD DOES ANY BODY KNOW

The management have said they need to save money so they're looking at shifts, they don't want people working a shift pattern if they don't have a shift partner but it's okay for staff to get shift allowance without a partner, the shop floor clock in... — read more 

Will it be rejected or excepted, my geuss is the latter as there’s a lot of sheep in there but on saying that when the steward was addressing the meeting this morning you would have thought you were listening to management, there’s money still in the... — read more 

Where is, or what is the future at Bammel North Houston? There is absolutley no work.. should I stay or should I go? Its very disturbing. It seems to me that NOV has a habit, history of letting go of the wrong people and its biting them in the a--..

What the hell happened to Rig Systems? They were the Darling of the three groups now they are the Degenerates. One word three syllables....LEADERSHIP!

Brandt gave all the welder so 2-3 dollar raises. A couple months back. And now raises are coming around with their 3 percent. People are literally making change for a raise. Typical hush money....and they wonder why everyone is leaving.

Been hearing we might be looking at more layoffs as soon as next month. Any truth to these rumors or should I write them off?

Just had a safety stand down at Brandt. We're so lucky to work here. Our screens department hit a quota last month. Those lucky SOBs got a pizza party! Step up and pay you cheap POS. that's why you can't keep any employees! And your equipment goes... — read more 

Sen. Bernie Sanders is pushing "Stop Bezos act" as a means for companies who benefit from new tax breaks to share "the benefited profits" from these tax savings with employees. As a hard working and significantly underpaid employee this sounds good... — read more 

What can you tell me about the Houston offices (specifically the one next to 249 and Beltway 8)?

Brandt needs to get their stuff together. No strategy for getting bodies back in the door after the down turn. Every piece of equipment leaves here late. The shop employees getting screwed with ridiculous hours due to being short staffed. Working... — read more 

What an arse lickin w-------rr

What's happening in Pampa nowadays?

Just wondering if it’s better to resign,quit or put in two weeks notice

Just curious.

It's a secret.

Whispers there are some financial people from sulzer coming to Manchester next week along with some Nov high ups?

Well the NOV stocks are back @ 42.6 but for how long?? It took 2-yrs to reach out to this $$$$. Back in 2016 I pulled out for losing a bunch :( Good luck for those who are IN !!!

Get ready!

https://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/Offshore-industry-embraces-tech-upgrades-but-at-12875028.php

NOV likes to keep salaries and increases secret so in insiders can get more money than those of us doing the real work. It just might be time to think about a Union for protection, as we see we are all “At will” numbers. Under the National Labor... — read more 

Has anyone got a merit increase for 2018?

Did any other readers of this site notice the post requesting the leadership at NOV to investigate alleged supply chain management inproprieties was withdrawn by the forum censors? Part of the deep state censorship bureau?