Raises will kick in before the end of the quarter.
Do you remember the time when competence meant something?
It still never ceases to amaze me how some manage to get positions that far exceed their competence. I wonder how these people manage to do the work for which they do not have enough knowledge, skills, abilities? It's no wonder that NOV is sinking. — read more
Bammel is the best
Bammel has the best Machine shop, Qc, and Machine shop ever
Let's get back on topic
When will layoffs resume?
NOV reports Q2 earnings 7/27
Analysts expect 5 cents a share profit. Is it possible that this non-profit organization will report its first profit in nearly 10 years? I doubt it.
3% Raise....Are you serious ??
NOV upper management is on dr-gs. They cannot think straight. What is the point of 3% raise ? Time to leave this company which is managed by a bunch of jokers.
Bammel
Supervisors and employees leaving due to the 3% joke of a raise 3% for 7 years unbelievable
The more competent you are, the worse it gets
It wasn't like that before. Competencies and skills used to be valued more. Now the NOV treats those who are the most capable the worst. Managers are afraid of such employees, aren't they? I have no other explanation.
I hoped things would be much better when the situation improved
I don’t worry about being cut anymore but I feel more underpaid than ever, as I do more work than ever. I feel a little naive that I believed things would get better for us here when oil prices start to rise. They were very quick to eliminate jobs... — read more
Nisku Stator Section On the Rise
Great place to work with one of the best benefits you find, collaborative work environment. Ongoing projects prioritizing health and safety. Various recognition events throughout the year. Upper management promote and value diversity and inclusion... — read more
Big changes in Service!
World wide service will be adopting the same model as TESS! The service dept management teams will be consolidated and go to a 24 hour revolving clock! Likely to be Singapore, Norway, and Houston! Depending on the time of day that is the management... — read more
Nisku crumbling
Has anyone noticed the mistake they made At Nisku in the past few months. It is not a safe place to work. On top of that management is a trying to invoke fear and has replaced those that were trying to improve the situation. Quality continues to be a... — read more
Raises at Tubscope
When are they give us raises? This is crazy. They keep makeng more VPs and stuff but cant give any us raises in the shop.
Well that meeting was not enjoyable
Everybody at Bammel please pay attention to the writing on the wall. Step off like Johnny Depp did before you go down with the ship.
Incoming Recession??
Been 3 years since they gave us a raise. Guess with the potential recession that looks like we’re going to fall in to will make 4 years. Expect actual lay off posts to start hitting soon versus the current posting about the guy with the scooter — read more
Bammel kindergarden
With all this unnecessary painting of the floor. I dont know if iam at work or at my son's kindergarden
No phone, no service
NOV’s stupid decision to dump the phone system for a computer phone network I think has backfired. I can’t talk to anybody in the company, so that means neither can customers. There should be way more work when a barrel of oil is 121 bucks. — read more
Is there anyone decent left in mgmt?
With the mass exodus over the last cpl of yrs, is there anyone decent left in mgmt? The real leaders with any integrity, work ethic, true compassion for their people are gone. Who is actually qualified to replace them? Would they even want it? There... — read more
Changes you would like to see here?
I only see people come and go. Changes for the better I haven't noticed and NOV desperately needs improvements. Of all the companies I've worked for so far, I think NOV has the worst management.
Like Elon says, everyone needs to go back to the office!
I am tired of going from floor to floor, from office to office and not finding any good gossip! The problem is not enough people are coming into the office.I can’t even throw anyone under the bus for completely blowing an easy order for NEW rigs... — read more
No raises, but at least management is proud!
No word of any raises from NOV in today's high inflation environment, but at least management is proud of the employees working here! Benefits stripped to bare minimum... Hooray! Now if only I could pay my bills with pats on the back... Good thing... — read more
Dealing with incompetent colleague
I'm not saying I'm perfect, but it's very difficult to work on a project with someone whose position greatly exceeds his competencies and who lacks the skills to do the work effectively. Good management would address the issue of incompetent... — read more
NOV Russia
What's going on there ?
Major restructuring at bammel this quarter
Total restructuring of the entire business unit! Management, supervisors, and technician/shop will all be filtered out! The repair shop will be shut down and work sent to contractors! Service will thin 25-35% at every level with a majority... — read more
No one has regretted leaving
I have yet to hear that someone has regretted leaving poorly managed NOV. Do you know anyone who has? Even those who left and accepted a slightly lower pay have meanwhile been promoted and are now doing much better than they did here.
FiberGlassSystems
FGS used to be such a great group, but over the past few years there have been some bad management decisions and promotions and the culture is now very political and toxic. Many good people have bailed due to these issues and it looks like more are... — read more
I thought the attrition would slow down
However, it looks like more people will quit this poorly managed place in the coming months?
Layoffs before month's end
Can we expect layoffs before the end of May? Or sometime in June?
They will never take responsibility for anything
It's become fascinating how the management is always ready to blame the employees for everything that is not good here. They never accept their own share of responsibility? Our only fault is that we didn't leave this place a long time ago.
Russia
NOV still working in Russia? They never let ethics get in the way of losing money.
Leadership
Isn’t NOV a non profit organization? If so, they are doing an amazing job.
NOV faces the same challenges as all other competitors but can not turn a profit
All of NOV’s competitors reported profits in Q1. Can someone explain why this is?
No severance during a recession
If a recession hits, is it possible for NOV to lay people off without severance? Usually, I'm not too worried about being laid off because I know that with severance I'll have enough time to find something new. However, since somebody mentioned that... — read more
Big chief says big things coming! Big chief says get ready cause NOV is gonna provide world class tech!
I say horse dookie!
This will bring layoffs
NOV Inc. (NOV) on Thursday reported a loss of $50 million in its first quarter. The Houston-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts... — read more
The blame game on another losing quarter
The CEO once again, blames everything & everybody except his pathetic self & his atrocious executive team. So much BS spewing out on the call along with the most boring history on oil/gas lesson. Literally fell asleep with his opening statement. smh ... — read more
Poor quality costs
I think that NOV no longer cares about quality at all. When I first started working here, the company gave much more importance to quality. How big an impact will a poor quality product have on NOV? Any thoughts? Of course, poor quality can... — read more