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Posted on 12/26/25 at 9:00 am to Dicky
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They aren't sitting here with me in this control room at 9pm on Christmas eve either.
No the engineers just get called put because the WW line has a pin hole leak and the shift supervisor and operators have not a clue of what yo do!
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:37 am to SWLA92
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Cameron
How many steps to the top of that tank?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:47 am to EzGo350
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I've personally never missed any of my kids football games in the last 6 years.
Posts this on Christmas:
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I'm sitting here reading this post on double time at a little over $120 an hr.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:56 am to Epic Cajun
I see we are on our quarterly "shite on Working People" thread.
OT hates everyone, lazy people, working people, rich people, poor people.
OT hates everyone, lazy people, working people, rich people, poor people.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:01 am to Epic Cajun
My dad worked at Exxon in BR for 40+ years. He was an operator and eventually became super
Don’t recall him ever missing a single football or baseball/softball game me or any of my siblings played in
Was always home for Christmas Eve
It’s almost like he prioritized his family over his job. How strange
Don’t recall him ever missing a single football or baseball/softball game me or any of my siblings played in
Was always home for Christmas Eve
It’s almost like he prioritized his family over his job. How strange
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 11:07 am
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:03 am to Sun God
We haven't had a good plant operator pay thread in a while. I'm absolutely shocked Mingo is trolling this.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:05 am to heatom2
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OT hates everyone, lazy people, working people, rich people, poor people.
Now you’re gettin it
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:06 am to baldona
There are a ton of piece of shite workers at plants who spend every dime as soon as they get paid and work 320 days a year
Kinda like lawyers, engineers, doctors…
Kinda like lawyers, engineers, doctors…
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:07 am to Sun God
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My dad worked at Exxon in BR for 40+ years. He was an operator and eventually became super
Don’t recall him ever missing a single football or baseball/softball game me or any of my siblings played in
I was just laughing because he was talking about not missing any sports games as if that is the only important thing, while posting from work on Christmas day
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:10 am to Epic Cajun
I edited but my dad never missed Christmas
Different priorities for some folks
Different priorities for some folks
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:22 am to ShunnedHuman
I paid in social security in September lol…. After that it’s deer season and kick back on vacation and 7 on 7 off. I spend plenty of time with my family. I’m a head operator and have been with my company for 10 years. Id work 7-7 with OT long before I worked 5-2…. 5-2 people have no idea how shitty they have it lol. I can write my paycheck, work when I want, work out of town projects when I want. There’s freedom in that. Hell, if I use 7 days of vacation, I’m off 21 lol. Piss on 5-2
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:33 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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Strong men raise their family
So you’re insinuating that I don’t have good kids or a good home life? Just curious as to what you believe is happening with everyone here discussing this. I’ve given you zero details of how much I work or how much I make.
Yet, you’re assuming I’m never at home and my kids and wife hate me?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:37 pm to Prominentwon
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So you’re insinuating that I don’t have good kids or a good home life? Just curious as to what you believe is happening with everyone here discussing this. I’ve given you zero details of how much I work or how much I make.
I’ve got no fricking clue who you are, but you sure did take a post that you weren’t involved in super personal
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:38 pm to Prominentwon
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So you’re insinuating that I don’t have good kids or a good home life?
Hes not married, has no kids, never will and is the boards authority on family life.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 1:12 pm to theunknownknight
For 1 to 3 year engineers that's correct for a fully certified operator. After 5 years that is incorrect. Past 5 years the engineers $/hr actually worked takes off.
If the operator wants to brag about he made as much as a 10 year engineer, but he worked 2400 to 2600 hours on the year and the engineer worked 2000 to 2200 hours congrats I guess?
If the operator wants to brag about he made as much as a 10 year engineer, but he worked 2400 to 2600 hours on the year and the engineer worked 2000 to 2200 hours congrats I guess?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 1:20 pm to Prominentwon
Most people only see the 20ish to 30ish operators we call those “pussy and pocket change operators”…. And make no mistake, I’ll take a crew full of those fellas because they are hammers. People don’t see the 40ish operator that takes vacation around their kids bring out of school, birthdays and anniversaries. They don’t see the operator that comes off nights and stays up smelling like FCC bottoms and gets their kids ready for school and on the bus. Or the operator that puts in 12 then drives 2hrs to make a sporting event, goes home, sleeps 2hrs and goes back to work. Are sacrifices made? Absolutely! Is there a balance you must work to achieve between work and family? Absolutely! Family first, full stop…. If you can keep that mindset, it’s a great job. I’d venture to say, with 200k income, a pension, a 401k, vacation hours and an excellent health insurance, there may not be a better career for a man with a 2 year degree lol.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 1:40 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
Base pay at 54/hr is 130k that’s with no overtime
Posted on 12/26/25 at 1:47 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
54 x2080 = 112,320
54x208 = 11,232
112,232 + 11,233 = 123,465
A Few days of mandatory training/ covering vacation 130k easy
I did the math for you.
54x208 = 11,232
112,232 + 11,233 = 123,465
A Few days of mandatory training/ covering vacation 130k easy
I did the math for you.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 4:04 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Hes not married, has no kids, never will and is the boards authority on family life.
Makes sense now. Thank you.
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