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re: Can someone please tell me wtf a plant operator is and what they do?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:49 pm to Tiger Ryno
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:49 pm to Tiger Ryno
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The typical operator basically is invisible to his family.
this is bullshite for the most part
the stereotypes operators have gained on this board never cease to amaze me
a few bad apples seemed to have spoiled the reputation of the industry, at least on this board
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:50 pm to stout
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Factor in their cost of living in NY then get back to me.
meant kind of tongue in cheek, it's all relative
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:50 pm to kingbob
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kingbob
This pretty much answers everything, thanks.
Doesn't seem like a bad gig if you're young without a family yet.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:51 pm to Croacka
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the stereotypes operators have gained on this board never cease to amaze me
so, they don't all make $250k and above while working 20 hrs a week?
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:51 pm to WG_Dawg
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Also, it sounds (from here) like you just have dumbasses at every level, turning wrenches and checking valves every so often....where are the skilled, trained, intelligent people? I mean SURELY when talking about extremely dangerous chemical refinement, at some level there is some nerd in a lab coat doing something..where are these people?
There are chemists at most of these facilities. Operators go by the procedure step by step, a lot of times the process is automated but someone needs to be here to see it through.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:51 pm to WG_Dawg
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Doesn't seem like a bad gig if you're young without a family yet.
FWIW, you don't stay overnight at the plant....unless you are working nights
shift work isn't for me and isn't for everybody, but you are home plenty of time
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm to kingbob
Also, there's a big difference between "plant" operators and "field" operators.
"Field" operators are generally oilfield workers on rigs and land-based operations. They get paid more, have an even more dangerous job, work even crazier hours, and are generally made up of the dregs of society.
"Field" operators are generally oilfield workers on rigs and land-based operations. They get paid more, have an even more dangerous job, work even crazier hours, and are generally made up of the dregs of society.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm to Tiger Ryno
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The typical operator basically is invisible to his family. its not far from the truth that most of these guys are an ATM for their wife and kids who never see them. they work 12 to 18 hour shifts. on turnarounds they can work 30 days straight…sleep when they aren't at work….any additional spare time they fish or hunt.
So much stupid in this thread
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:52 pm to Croacka
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The typical operator basically is invisible to his family.
this is bullshite for the most part
a lot of the contractors I knew back when I was in the field were institutionalized for the most part.
They would work 21 days straight where they didnt have to acquire food, clean their clothes, pay bills, resist the urge to drink...then go home for 2 days...fight with their old lady, get wasted, spend all their money.
Being offshore was their "normal"
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:53 pm to Croacka
croaka I grew up in a plant town and knew/know lots of these types. I know all of them aren't like that but in my experience MOST of them are.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:53 pm to WG_Dawg
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Doesn't seem like a bad gig if you're young without a family yet.
It's an incredible gig right out of school. All of my high school friends who didn't go to college went this route. Many are clearing 6 figs and have $300k houses already. I just graduated LSU and I'm a lowly field engineer. It's a tough job to get if you don't know somebody.
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:54 pm to kingbob
A lot of people with families can work these schedules and actually enjoy them. You work and go home, no stress of the job other than the hours. You have a chance at my plant to get 7 days off in a row every 4-6 weeks I believe.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:54 pm to stout
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so much stupid in this thread
truth hurts
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:55 pm to Tiger Ryno
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I know all of them aren't like that but in my experience MOST of them are.
maybe during a turnaround when they are working even more OT than usual.....but a person working 50 or 60 hours a week isn't exactly invisible
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:57 pm to rondo
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They would work 21 days straight where they didnt have to acquire food, clean their clothes, pay bills, resist the urge to drink...then go home for 2 days...fight with their old lady, get wasted, spend all their money.
plant operators aren't quite the same as the guys working on rigs, i'll freely admit that
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:57 pm to Croacka
12 hour shift basically precludes you from participating in meaningful family activities. like breakfast, school events, dinner with the family, evening baseball games, etc… tack on the OT that these guys live for because the money is so good and it adds up. multiply this over a 20-25 year career.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:57 pm to WG_Dawg
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Doesn't seem like a bad gig if you're young without a family yet.
When you start out you will get the shite shifts but as you get tenured it isn't nearly as bad. Plenty of operators get straight days and only have to put in tons of OT when there are turnarounds. The shift work usually equals like 20 hours OT per pay period/2 weeks so it's not as bad as many here make it out to be. I have family and friends that are operators and they seem to have more free time than I do working M-F.
Don't let the know it alls on the OT fool you. A lot of bad info and stereotypes get posted here out of jealousy because a lot of operators make more than the white collar grads that mostly post here.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:57 pm to stout
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So much stupid in this thread
Ryno's next door neighbor was an operator....so he knows what its like
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:58 pm to Croacka
that is true.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:58 pm to Croacka
yeah I dont doubt the offshore gig is way different than on land.
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