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

"I worked for Weatherford for a very long time. It was a good company for many years and provided employees great opportunities. Has been extremely tough with financial condition of the company over the last several years and the many rounds of reduction in force."

"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 worked at Weatherford from 2006 to 2017. It was a decent company, with decent people,but lacked its own identity and culture. Things may have changed since I was employed as the company has had a change in CEOs as well as undergone a bankruptcy."

"Haven't been here long enough to make a true review."

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

"Average work culture. You get to work on latest technologies."

"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."

"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."

"Weatherford has become a company based around "cronyism". If you are not someone's friend ... there is no advancement. Promotions are not based on merit. Its very sad and is now a company doomed to fail because of this."

"I've worked at Weatherford since 2010 and have been there as intern, and an engineer in RnD. Latest job was and is as a technical Sales engineer working with clients on various projects and delivering our equipment to them. My coworkers are super nice but sometimes our jobs don't depend on us and we have to deal with issues in manufacturing or delivery."

What do you like about working at Weatherford International?

"Work Environment, managers"

"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."