You union lads voted for 14% like the desperate halfwit retards you are. Just because you have given up a portion of your wage don't start slagging people off if they wanted more time away from work . Just because you can't get a job anywhere else... — read more 

3 people (that I know of) laid off from the D&I/Reed divisions. Heard a couple FSS's were also let go.

Main Jordanians &a Lebanese people getting fired over here in Dubai... just looking for Dubai hub operations manager &I too many DSE personnels with their manager to get fired... looking forward for that... as they don't have any knowledge on what... — read more 

Conroe had some yesterday and Air Center is being hit today.

After leaving NOV 2 years ago, when the going wasn't that bad, I've been promoted for my fourth time. Don't get me wrong I work hard day in day out, but working for a company with managers who actually know what they are doing, does help massively... — read more 

Trust the yanks to screw the oil price again

When's next round

Any talk/news about layoffs coming up in Houston?

I hope their demise will be quick yet painful...

Lads, it ldefiantly looks like the place is too close , the management have been stringing us along , hinting the facility might not be closing after all. This is so we get all the orders out . I have a relation who over heard a conversation about... — read more 

I've finally got my promised pay raise! They said they'd make it right and they did - 15%!!!

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/02/27/517526184/repeal-of-anti-corruption-rule-may-hurt-national-security-critics-warn

I wonder why GE Senior Management was onsite to meet with the 7th floor folks??????

What'll be the next big shake up at NOV? Personnel, reorganizations, facility closures...???

Ok, my question is why do so many people who were laid off months and months ago, if not more than a year, still have their LinkedIn profiles set to "presently working for NOV"? What the hell ! If I was an employer, I wouldn't hire you cause that is... — read more 

How many times did you witness this kind of craziness? Me... dozens! https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/17/02/p9068882/woman-wins-jury-verdict-against-national-oilwell-varco

Still plenty of work in Saudi Arabia for the U.K. Service Engineers

OPEC cuts does not seem to be effective as other countries are pumping more. NOV can't make good profit below $60-65 or let's say no profit at all. Chinese and Korean equipment is all over the place, dirt cheap. I can't see how is our great leader... — read more 

This is going on for too long, people are applying at other o&g companies that have overtime. Do we need Offshore to pick up??

What's up with all the Rig Engineering Directors? Do they really need that many? How about sales?

Any updates on eldridge/wly? Is HR worth their function now? How many laid off in Feb and how many remaining? What director will be cut 1st since its their turn practically with the low number left. ..

Ashworth what does he do apart from strutting about like a big man

Any word?

In an effort reduce engineering cost and project complications, Rig has decided to halt all HPS and HR sales and orders and offer incentives to switch any existing orders to an equivalent TDX product. It's being done to decrease reliance on Norwegian... — read more 

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2017/02/02/weatherford-cutting-more-jobs-and-selling-u-s-fracking-business/

http://cnafinance.com/national-oilwell-varco-nov-stock-gaining-big-on-activist-investor-rumors/13498

Here's a list of the 84 H1-B visas NOV sponsored. Who's the Director of Corporate Development making $160k?... — read more