Ovintiv Reviews

3.7

61% would recommend to a friend

(400 total reviews)
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Brendan McCracken

73% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ovintiv has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 400 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Ovintiv employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Energy, mining, utilities industry (3.7 stars).

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400 reviews
2.0
11 June 2021

Not what it used to be

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Smart people, well positioned to be a mid tier operator

Cons

Used to be able to take risks without even running it by a manager, now it feels like VP approval is required before closing a valve. Morale is toast. We worked our tails off in ‘20 when oil tanked, only to be rushed back to the office and told we were only 75% effective and once back in the office we still had all meetings and conversations virtually in order to “distance”. Then they laid off a ton of good people in an already lean workforce and didn’t cut expectations. The amount of low value time sucks has stayed flat with less head count, driving morale down even more. The only way to get promoted is by saying “Yes”, it has nothing to do with merit. Development opportunities are few and far between. Back when it was a growing company, it seemed like there were opportunities everywhere, but all we have done is shrunk.

3.0
17 Mar 2021

Better days behind us

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Pros

Benefits, Fridays off, easygoing coworkers, competitive pay (for now)

Cons

It seems like every time we’re doing well, there’s a layoff. The company culture really suffered during Covid - mixed messages from management and HR lead to some people feeling enabled to work from home, while others were frustrated at not being allowed to work from home. Employees took it to heart too when the CEO said we were unproductive during lockdown, when most were online earlier and stayed working later than they normally would. Huge disconnect between management and what employees are thinking. Bonus took a hit this past year too, in favor of some company ownership. It’s been “death by a thousand cuts” for a few years now and we haven’t turned a corner yet.

2.0
24 Jan 2016

Sr. Manager

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Flexible schedule, just get your job done. Senior HR team good; advisors are a joke.

Cons

Bully mentality across majority management of team. HR advisors are a joke,just a mouth piece for bad managers. Inappropriate behavior seems encouraged.

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