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re: Better not be bragging about cheap gas or this guy is gonna get ya!
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:29 pm to No8Easy2
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:29 pm to No8Easy2
quote:Okay you have good on the job experience. You can find a job doing similar work in another industry that is more stable.
What a dick head statement, of course there's oil field trash but that can be said for any industry, I spend 20 yrs in then oil field and was laid off in July, i got in after spending 8 yrs in the Marines and the oil field gave me a great opportunity to support my young family, started off as a instrumentation and electronics tech making 15 hr and made my way to Technical manager making pretty damn good money, not OT baller shite but enough
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Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:29 pm to NOFOX
It looks like the window is closing on US companies now too. Some are defaulting on loans.
Anyone remember Goodrich?
Zombie Companies
Anyone remember Goodrich?
Zombie Companies
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:30 pm to MontyFranklyn
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MontyFranklyn
Knows what's up. VP and Directors rarely are spending day to day in the technical aspects of their industry. Generally, at that point, they are making sure their people below them are doing everything that is necessary and presenting findings to the company and board. A VP of Finance/Sales/IT/HR/Marketing will be just fine finding work in other industries. Knowing a few oil field upper management and executives, they almost always have head-hunters after them to work for them.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:35 pm to MontyFranklyn
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But with that type of experience and leadership, they can land on their feet in other industries.
It's not common. The O&G industry is unique and the skills we learn don't necessarily translate to other industries. I mean we have our own language and names for items unique to our jobs.
My stepfather is a good example. He's an electrician on a deepwater drillship. He needed one year to retire and his company just folded. Him and my mother are going to struggle finding affordable health insurance and an electrician on an offshore drillship is not quite the same as the guys wiring your houses.
This post was edited on 12/11/15 at 12:42 pm
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:39 pm to southernelite
I'll make sure I'll pour a little gas out for my oil field hommies next time I fill up
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:55 pm to redstick13
quote:Its not about the skills per say. Its more about have you managed before. You can learn other industries, but they can't teach you to be a leader. Being a leader and having the experience of managing human capital is huge across the board
It's not common. The O&G industry is unique and the skills we learn don't necessarily transfer to other industries.
My stepfather is a good example. He's an electrician on a deepwater drillship. He needed one year to retire and his company just folded. Him and my mother are going to struggle finding affordable health insurance and an electrician on an offshore drillship is not quite the same as the guys wiring your houses.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 12:56 pm to fightin tigers
I would put the answer to each at 85%. Its ridiculously easy to get low to mid level college grads to take shite tier jobs for basically nothing at the moment
Posted on 12/11/15 at 1:22 pm to southernelite
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He gave up many things in his life to provide fuel for the masses.
No he didn't. He gave up further education or pursuing a more sustainable trade because he could get a quick paycheck, and wants to take no responsibility when he struggles because he chose a volatile profession.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 2:42 pm to wadewilson
Posted on 12/11/15 at 4:06 pm to Jim Rockford
Paid 1.04 today with my Winn Dixie card.... Boom!
Posted on 12/11/15 at 4:21 pm to wadewilson
There are LOTS of very talented professionals in the oil industry who are starting to look for work. Not everyone suffering is a roughneck high school dropout. Plenty of heavy hitters working in upstream oil are looking toward other markets.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 4:27 pm to Nado Jenkins83
I echo what stout said, although I can tell you those supposed slapdicks are making bank at the moment with the number of inspectors in the state
i.e. there is room for more, as the barriers of entry are not terribly high. But, like stout indicated if you go and get higher levels of certification like code inspectors, termite inspectors, what have you the market is even thinner
These guys can train you online and save the hassle - I do most of my appraisal stuff that way:
LINK
i.e. there is room for more, as the barriers of entry are not terribly high. But, like stout indicated if you go and get higher levels of certification like code inspectors, termite inspectors, what have you the market is even thinner
These guys can train you online and save the hassle - I do most of my appraisal stuff that way:
LINK
Posted on 12/11/15 at 4:36 pm to stout
good points.
but I think also FAR too many people forget about the ripple effect as well of all the ancillary companies, mom and pop stores, the real estate market, etc. etc. that all get hammered in LA with a bad oil economy
It is not just the truck nuts, although they are such an easy target specifically on this Board
but I think also FAR too many people forget about the ripple effect as well of all the ancillary companies, mom and pop stores, the real estate market, etc. etc. that all get hammered in LA with a bad oil economy
It is not just the truck nuts, although they are such an easy target specifically on this Board
Posted on 12/11/15 at 5:11 pm to Shankopotomus
Just think about the white collar people that will be shown the door with the Dow/DuPont merger comes up. They did nothing wrong and it's just a case of biz as usual. Now I was offered a job in North Dakota that wiuld have made me like 300,000 within in a couple years. A nice chunk of change but wasn't leaving my lower paying job that would not have been there when I returned. Now as far as oilfield workers???? Screw them. They could be driving an 18 wheeler within a month and be making great money and may not end up away from their family as much as working offshore. I do not feel bad for them.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 8:17 pm to dukke v
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dukke v
You are truly one of the dumbest people on this site. What were you being offered at $300k a year?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:14 pm to Oates Mustache
Russia 1-upping Saudi and saying oil will be below 40$ for the next SEVEN years
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:23 pm to southernelite
I never hear "Drill Baby Drill!!!" anymore. Whatsup?
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:25 pm to lsuoilengr
People cheering cheap gas prices will be losing their shite if this leads to a global deep recession, and it will if it continues.
LINK
LINK
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:29 pm to Oates Mustache
He is a fricking 50 something year old man who works in a scaffold yard. He is a lying bastard.
Posted on 12/11/15 at 9:29 pm to CajunAlum Tiger Fan
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I hear an English degree is pretty valuable.
Gender Studies is where the money's at.
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