I think that is absolutely impossible. It's more depressing than ever. This is the rock bottom.
They are not at all interested in raising the morale here, and even if they were, that it is now a realistically impossible mission.
I somehow put up with all this, because of the paycheck and until my colleagues who were great people left. I am happy for them, but on the other hand it just depressed me further.
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Morale within is corelated to how the individual perceives their environment however without perception then the environment is merely a black and white abstract painting in time and space without boundaries.
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You feel much better now dont you what an eliquently written post 9/10
Now then breakfast in bed
Jam or honey on my full English this morning???
This place has hit rock bottom. Too many self-serving egomaniacs and no reward for doing 4 x the work of a normal employee. Oh wait, I'm sorry, some of the self-serving egotistical mo--ns are rewarded, depending on how many people's work you take credit for, how many lies you can tell, and how many people you can throw under the bus while you're doing it.
Well my morale has just increased exponentially and shot through the roof because im having burgers chips and fried egg for me tea Yummy
NOV management has always (including the Messiah Pete) did things that looked good but didn't care about doing anything with it. NextGen program was merely to make investors think they were investing in the future, so invest in us. Corporate HR programs to put employees in a box to identify "winners and losers" was poorly run and administered because managers where never trained on how to lead or manage. They were promoted and told, "Now go do a job". Basically, they were told what a good cake tastes like but never told or taught what ingredients and tools you need to make a good cake.
When they got information that indicated there was a problem it didn't matter. The data was never the important part, rather claiming they were doing "so much to help the employee" was the goal. Talking about doing the "thing" was more important than actually improving the "thing".
Management knows morale is cr-p. I had a manager ask me once why morale was so low. Well for starters theyhave taken everything away from the employees. Bonuses, OT, DT, 401k match, no raises, and now micro managing like crazy. Lets see you tell me... im sure im missing something else too.
There is a correlation between low morale of the workforce and the competence of management this is my hypothesis as to why NOV is currently in a stage of low morale.
My moral is always high, no matter what the situation is. I to ke in the morning when i get up and again at lunch. A little hit here and a little hit there helps me deal with everything at work and really makes me feel sooooooooo good.
Being a glass haf empty kinda guy i think the moral is kinda low yeeeehaaaaa blueberrypiiiiii YankiDoodleDandy
Morale should be low, you have alot of americans that have jobs they are not qualified for. With all the reductions there's no one to hide how unprofessional and incompetent you really are
Houston service techs dont have a clue
Employee satisfaction is very easily measured. Most CEOs are measured with that KPI. Not here.
Well now ive read this garbage i am 100% certain NOV is a sanctuary for failed wannabe managers and the loonietune mob
by the way im feelin high
I shall not say wether im feeling high or low as it is all rather silly this thread is mind bogglingly inept so must be the NOV management at work.
I think moral is an individuals perogative sometimes when im high i would prefer to feel low but sometimes when your feeling low it is much better to feel high.
Well im feeling very high today in fact im feelin soooooooooooooo high i think i could touch the sky whilst eating a pie whilst attemting to fly
WTF Am I talking about? WTF Are you talking about An individual can feel that there moral is high or low depending on wether their moral is high or low so if moral is high but you feel low then your moral cant be high were all takin a pay cut so everyone should be feeling so low so there
Tali - WTF are you talking about?? Nobody argues that some days are better than others, but when the best you can hope for is not wanting to scratch your eyes out, yes morale is at an all time low. In other words, if the average day feels like 5h1t, morale is low.
You can not actually measure a human emotion because it is not a tangible thing like a piece of steel.
Each individual understands morale as a conceptual feeling which is corelated to their hereditry and life experiences and ultimately wether the individual has a possitive or negative perception of their world that they live within.
Moral by nature shall fluctuate between high and low as the individuals senses are subject to stimuli within their immediate environment.
An employee must find the time and make the effort to take a holiday by doing this their moral should be high.
It is usually just a case of all work no play etc etc etc
Also moral is usually an indication of the group dynamics and unfortunately most individuals are not conscious of the madness of the group.
Oh well time for another popsicle.
Management has had this attitude for well over a decade. This isn't new, the only difference is now you are seeing it more clearly because they aren't making money.
Honey, morale is not subjective as it can be measured.
Unless the majority of employees are lying on the anonymous polls they run... than morale is in a dumpster rolling down a steep hill and it is on fire plus we ran out of water a few months ago, oh yeah and we are in a pandemic.
I agree with the OP, as someone in one of the worst run facilities that I have seen in my 20+ years in O&G. Management is more interested in ticking boxes and getting paid than fixing any tangible issues. It is disgusting. Taking away the 401k match was bound to happen but for me personally... it was the way that management communicate these things that really hurt morale. The perception from Mid Management down is that the powers that be do not care about our opinion.
That is a very subjective question as what is low to someone maybe high to someone else it is all about the individuals sense of perception and ultimately perspective.
I agree, morale here has never been lower in the 19 years I’ve been here. When they stopped matching the 401K, I think this was the final nail in the coffin for a lot of people.
#93 is around $3.5, even if the oil price goes to $100 per barrel, NOV won't make any profits by current management team