Does Weatherford pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Weatherford employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Weatherford. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Weatherford?

65% of Weatherford employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Weatherford 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Weatherford?

Field Engineer (132) , Engineer (54) , Manager (38) , Operations Manager (22) , Field Service Technician (20) , Wireline Field Engineer (20) , Applications Engineer (19) , Design Engineer (18) , Project Engineer (18) , Senior Software Engineer (18) , Sales Representative (16) , Directional Driller (15) , Technical Sales Representative (15) , Account Manager (14) , Mechanical Engineer (14)

What are the pros of working at Weatherford according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and 401k." ((in 162 reviews)); "Pay is good but should be better with the amount of time and responsibility expected." ((in 153 reviews)); "People were great and I made life long friendships fighting for my life" ((in 150 reviews)); "Good salaries and bonuses Very co" ((in 79 reviews)); "Flexible for good work/life balance." ((in 48 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Weatherford according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management hired from other company and NO chance for theirs on people to grow." ((in 172 reviews)); "Also there are 4 managers all communally managing a team which does not work very well." ((in 48 reviews)); "No training for new employees" ((in 44 reviews)); "Too many layoffs and i got laid off in December 2016!" ((in 43 reviews)); "It is really long hours and in a shop with no air conditioning so you sweat all day." ((in 34 reviews))

What are employees saying about Weatherford layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Weatherford layoffs and their outlook for job security at Weatherford in 2026.

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Weatherford reviews

3.6

65% would recommend to a friend

(2,425 total reviews)

Girish K. Saligram

79% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

Weatherford has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,425 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Weatherford employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Énergie et exploitation des ressources naturelles industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Sep 25, 2011

good

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

largest oilfield services companies, Weatherford operates in more than 100 countries and employs more than 50,000 people worldwide. With a product and service portfolio that spans the life cycle of a well— drilling, evaluation, completion, production and intervention— and a robust research and development effort

Cons

no chance of advancement till you have been with the company for a long time hard to ask for days off

4.0

Sep 24, 2011

A good place to work at if you can deal with fast management changes and somehow not very structured organization

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you are able to demonstrate your skills well (social and technical) you'll be able to develop within the company fast.

Cons

Very often management is not competent or too occupied pleasing their everchanging executives that loose sight of things going within their departments and don't care about their employees too much.

2.0

Sep 19, 2011

Company is good and reputed but need to run it in more professinal way

Logistics supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This is good for beginners in Oil industry for learning.

Cons

Support is needed for career development rather than Knowledge & experience. Other wise Experienced and dedicated people will remain in the same position where ever they joined

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