Working at Weatherford International in Houston, TX: 27 Employee Job Reviews by Real Employee working in Houston, TX Area

"Great technology in several product lines, good people in the trenches, uneven management skills and ability. Company carries a crushing debt load due to top management overemphasis on growth and not managing the business. Internal technology and operational processes are a mix of cutting edge and antique. While you can contribute across division lines, employee development and coaching is a spotty haphazard activity dependent more on a manager's belief than any company approach. Too many initiatives of the moment."

"Terrible part of the organization to be in. Management is inept."

"Good company to work for, the engineering group has lot of opportunities and do good fundamental engineering."

"Weatherford is good to work. Growth is dependent on your projects. Growth is dependent on experience. There is no focus on personal growth."

"I continue to grow within the company. Weatherford is going through a large reduction of their workforce. I'm currently supporting asset and inventory control teams that posted a record of 35 million dollars in assets recovery and redistribution."

"Company is a good company but in my facility higher management does not know how to do their job very well so that makes it hard to accomplish anything with the company."

"I was given the opportunity to demonstrate my ability to reach goals and achieve results by utilizing my problem solving skills to tackle complex assignments."

"I was given the opportunity to demonstrate my ability to reach goals and achieve results by utilizing my problem solving skills to tackle complex assignments and was compensated accordingly."

"No opportunities for growth"

What do you like about working at Weatherford International?

"I like working in the oil industry and the people."

What don't you like about working at Weatherford International?

"I do not like the fact that there is no opportunity for growth at Weatherford."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest that Weatherford create better processes and better career opportunities."

"Off-shoring sweat shop. Don't bother (unless you're Indian)"

What do you like about working at Weatherford International?

"Nothing."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be Indian or from western Asian or don't bother - you won't get hired, unless it's for a customer-facing position,in which they'll hire Americans for certain parts of the country. Otherwise, you can phone-in the interview because the engineers there don't know much about anything."

What don't you like about working at Weatherford International?

"Total sweat shop. Nepotism runs throughout - Indians hiring only other Indians, and off shoring. No promotions, no raises, no reviews. Incompetent management without any knowledge of software engineering or project management given leadership roles simply because of their race. Avoid, avoid!"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I won't bother - they didn't listen tot a thing I had to say during my five years there."

What do you like about working at Weatherford International?

"Work Environment, managers"