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re: Hallburton cuts 5000 more jobs
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:49 pm to Jim Rockford
Some hateful comments in this thread. From people being happy others are losing their to people wishing cancer upon others. Sad day on Tigerdroppings.
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Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:49 pm to tigersownall
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But Halliburton is fricking evil
Care to explain?
Some of the assholes in this thread are have no fricking clue.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:53 pm to Kujo
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so you are saying it takes $300k worth of skill? Sorry, I never knew. I thought it was another supply constrained field that led to exorbitant wages.
The first requirement is a 4 year degree from a maritime academy, then years as a apprentice.
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"applicants for an apprenticeship to now have a college degree. Most are now maritime college graduates. After graduation from a maritime college, candidates to be a Crescent River Port Pilot must spend at least 18 months working on the Mississippi River to earn a First Class Pilot’s License and a Limited Master’s License from the United States Coast Guard. Those without a degree from a maritime college must work on the Mississippi for at least six years to obtain these licenses. Apprentices for the Crescent River Port Pilots must train with a licensed Crescent Pilot, making no fewer than 18 trips per month, nearly 500 ship movements per year, on the Mississippi between Pilot town and New Orleans. Once the apprenticeship, examinations and required simulations are completed, the board then certifies the pilot for commission and asks the governor to officially appoint the pilot."
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The Crescent River Port Pilots are at the heart of waterborne commerce. Last year the Crescent River Port Pilots piloted over 17,000 vessels into, out of, or
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:56 pm to EA6B
You can spin it and defend it all you want. The river boat pilots are a modern day day mafia in structure. Yeah it's a hard job and a very important job, but they have little to no oversight and you almost have to be born into the industry as others have said.
I'm not for putting a cap on anyone's income, but I am for a little more free market on the entry into the career and maybe some kind of competition on rates if that's possible.
I'm not for putting a cap on anyone's income, but I am for a little more free market on the entry into the career and maybe some kind of competition on rates if that's possible.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:57 pm to JJBTiger2012
JJB stay strong my friend 
I don't understand people's pleasure in watching people lose their jobs and their lives thrown into turmoil. Good luck everyone in Texas and Louisiana and anyone in the oil industry. BTW my brother in Louisiana lost his job of 6 years because of all this shite.
I don't understand people's pleasure in watching people lose their jobs and their lives thrown into turmoil. Good luck everyone in Texas and Louisiana and anyone in the oil industry. BTW my brother in Louisiana lost his job of 6 years because of all this shite.
This post was edited on 2/25/16 at 7:58 pm
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:58 pm to KG6
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It's been 30 YEARS since the 80's collapse. It's not like every 5 years we clean house.
And no one, not even at the highest levels of the industry, government, or academia, predicted we would in our life time have under $30 dollar oil again, the opposite was more likely. Hard to blame people for not saving for a rainy day when the future was predicted to be secure for decades.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 7:59 pm to CCTider
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I hate to hear people losing their jobs. But Halliburton is fricking evil.
Too bad the evil people are still rich as gold, while the common man gets fricked again.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:00 pm to EA6B
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Hard to blame people for not saving for a rainy day
Everyone should save for a rainy day. What this state is headed for is a two year monsoon though.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:05 pm to The Egg
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but I did lose my job via layoff today.
You know shite's rough when they lay off the Asian accountants.
J/K, Egg. You'll bounce back because your skills are pretty transferable unlike some involved in the oil industry. Good luck.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:06 pm to notiger1997
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Everyone should save for a rainy day. What this state is headed for is a two year monsoon though.
You post so much hyperbole in these threads. You have no idea what two years will bring.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:09 pm to GREENHEAD22
I gotta be honest, I've been blessed to not have to worry about what fuel costs. (wasn't always this way)
I mean, some of these guys act like saving $20 a week on a fill-up is a life changing event. And the condescending tone of some of the posts makes me think their life must really suck.
No one should be happy about guys losing their jobs, and ultimately, low oil prices will have a overall negative effect on Louisiana's economy, even if it is just for the short-term.
I mean, some of these guys act like saving $20 a week on a fill-up is a life changing event. And the condescending tone of some of the posts makes me think their life must really suck.
No one should be happy about guys losing their jobs, and ultimately, low oil prices will have a overall negative effect on Louisiana's economy, even if it is just for the short-term.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:11 pm to stout
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stout
You've busted me twice now. I'm sorry for over stepping the line.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:18 pm to notiger1997
Actually had the discussion this week with my wife that if something happened to my job what we were gonna do and we both agreed it'd be a good opportunity to move out of state for a while.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:19 pm to N2cars
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I mean, some of these guys act like saving $20 a week on a fill-up is a life changing event. And the condescending tone of some of the posts makes me think their life must really suck.
$20 per week is a lot to some though. We live in a very poor state so you have to keep that in mind.
You also have to consider that it's helping other small businesses. I have several subcontractors that do a lot of driving so they are saving a lot more than $20 per week and it is helping their bottom lines right now which is allowing them to grow their business or upgrade their equipment to complete jobs faster.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:19 pm to yellowfin
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and we both agreed it'd be a good opportunity to move out of state for a while.
Who's going to run the crawfish business?
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:21 pm to stout
I don't do much with the farming anymore and I'd just sell off the retail stuff I do. It's become more of a profitable hobby for me these days
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:23 pm to stout
There's always profit in chaos.
Always.
Always.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:29 pm to stout
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$20 per week is a lot to some though
It is. Our business have gone down from Houma and west. It has been real. But, the other side is that costs have gone down, from inventory to fuel. Plus, margins are up.
But, the state is so fricked. We deserve it, we always make the wrong choice.
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:30 pm to yellowfin
You aren't doing the drive through over here anymore?
Posted on 2/25/16 at 8:46 pm to Jim Rockford
I've noticed home prices going down and inventory creeping up in Houston.
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