Good company to work for - Anonymous employee NOV Employee Review

4.0
May 16, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great people to work with, managers care about employees. A lot of different options career-wise. Has ability to make big changes in the industry.

Cons

National Oilwell is a big company and it suffers the same problems of all big companies - hard to turn a big ship quickly.

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5.0
Jan 25, 2026
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Pros

Great place to work. Good benefits.

Cons

Oil and gas is a cyclical industry

4.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very work/life balance friendly. Very strong benefits package.

Cons

Very Siloed. NOV is the result of over 100 acquisitions and the fractured condition of systems and procedures is evident. Leadership is working on it.

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