Mudlogger (Former Employee), Denton, TX – May 18, 2013
The work day was busy, and sometimes long, I enjoyed my job and all the different aspects that it entailed. Sometimes the other employees did not do their respective jobs and you have to do them for the betterment of the team, but overall the job was a very fulfilling.
Husband got hired on(will not say what division). He worked 21 days and out of nowhere, he comes back from lunch and was told he was fired. They gave no explanation as to why. All he could say was "it's done".. Jealous of my husbands hard work, scared your gonna get ran under the table by a 27 yr old man? SLANDER is their main thing. They will bad mouth – more... you to each and every employer that calls to verify that you worked there. – less
Field Specialist (Former Employee), Pearland, TX – May 10, 2013
Pros: compensation, benefits
Cons: advancement, management, unorganized
Thought it would be great, but management is awful. They don't care about their employees. I was laid off and less experienced people who were all friends kept their jobs. Pathetic operation.
Sounds like exactly what happen to my husband. He was hired on for 21 days and was terminated. No explanation whatsoever. They think they are one of the top oilfield companies, NOT with all these reviews.
Pathetic employees from the President down! Someone needs to get a class action lawsuit started on them.
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Adminstrative Assistant (Current Employee), Alice, TX – May 3, 2013
Pros: good benefits
Cons: don't help with reloctaion of employees
to process purchase orders/scanning of Dot logs Management is professional and always available co-wokers are fun to work with the most enjoyable part of my job is the everyday challenge
Former Employee (Former Employee), Houston, TX – April 25, 2013
Pros: offers vast online and in classroom training courses on various topics
Cons: very bureaucratic, antiquated work culture. poor communication
In my experience, this company is terrible. There is an extreme lack of communication on all levels within this company - from co-workers on up to management and HR. Almost everyone I've dealt with on the job had very poor follow up skills. My manager was the most spineless person I've ever worked for in my career. Most of the managers at the company – more... will leave you to question how they became managers.
Other things to consider before taking a job with Weatherford:
*Salaried employees who are paid bi-monthly only earn 3.33 hours of vacation per pay check (so you don't even earn a full 8 hours of vacation per month).
*Unlike non-exempt employees, salaried employees are not given sick/personal days as part of the benefits package. You must rely on your manager to give you the ok to take sick days. This can become a problem if you have a manager who wants to you use your vacation for any day you're out sick.
*No flex-schedule (alternative Fridays); unless of course you end up with a lenient manager. But don't count on it.
Overall, my experience is that this company does not value its employees. People are easily disposal at Weatherford. – less
Qci inspector (Current Employee), odessa,TX – April 24, 2013
Pros: good pay and benefits
Cons: management hiring all their buddies and then have double standards for everyone
7:00-6:30 busy I haven't learned nothing I didn't already know from working with third party company's management at my plant is lousy the boss hires all his friends and then lets them do as they please most co-workers are friends of the boss and they are all lazy except for a few who work all day the rest sit on the clock or in the bosses office and – more... get paid for nothing hardest part of the day is subjecting myself to having no help most days just to show some production easiest part is going home to the loved ones – less
Terrible company to work for. Work for their stator manufacturing facility and I must say that this place is runn by a bunch of bozo the clowns. There is no direction with what your job duties are, no discipline and absolutely NO MANAGEMENT whatsoever. Pay is bad, morale is bad, and the professionalism of the management team there to include Plant, – more... Production, Quality and HR managers is pitiful! Good co-workers though. The hardest part of my job is finding the strenght to subject myself to this abuse on a daily basis. – less
Service Desk or Help Desk (Current Employee), Houston – March 26, 2013
Pros: when it's time to leave at the end of the day
Cons: poor management
Poor management in the department i work in. People do not share information and the manager has double standards for certain workers. Very low employee morale overall due to working conditions as well.
it alright place to work at but it hard to get a raise!!!
Equipment Operator - CDL A Hazmat & Tanker (Current Employee), Woodward, OK – March 20, 2013
Weatherford is good company to wok for but it has a lot of cons. There poor management, not organize, and not enough money. They need system where you advance in other positions .Most enjoyable part of job would have be when I get go home.
Purchasing (Former Employee), Canada – March 11, 2013
Pros: good stepping stone to a better job.
Cons: poor leadership.
I was asked to do, unethical things during my time.
I caught one manager going through my desk and personal items (twice).
I was also told I should work more hours while I was working 16 - 19 hours a day at that time, instead of hiring replacement employees.
Good job security if you want the same job for long periods of time.
I learned a lot about – more... good and bad management skills. Not the whole time was bad I did have good manager for a short time, until he left. – less
Administrative Clerk (Current Employee), Odessa, TX – February 17, 2013
great benefits nice facility understandable staff opportunity to move and grow
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Talyor – May 15, 2013
Hey so How do you apply for the office support positions, It seems to be better than the field from what I am reading..
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Safety training coordinator (Current Employee), KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA – February 15, 2013
Pros: free lunches
Cons: short breaks.
A typical day at work - starts at 06.00 AM and ends at 06.00 PM. I learn about managing safely. The hardest part of the job is to commit employees to safety.
BRITANY – May 13, 2013
Sounds like exactly what happen to my husband. He was hired on for 21 days and was terminated. No explanation whatsoever. They think they are one of the top oilfield companies, NOT with all these reviews. Pathetic employees from the President down! Someone needs to get a class action lawsuit started on them.