TexasHand

And still…..it’s only crap if you can’t process it. Margins are what matter. I get it, reading comprehension isn’t your thing.

It’s only crap crude if you can’t process it for a profit….. if you can? The margins can be great.

Chevron Pascagoula….. that’s our bread and butter baby.

Ole Miss has always been the little brother….. they will continue to be the little brother, they just don’t know it yet.

I also use the giant zipper bags with rollers on one end.

Ohhh we get plenty of arse time…. There’s no doubt. Also, if an operator pushes 250k they are absolutely going to miss some events. I’ve done it and I missed some things, swore I’d never with that much OT again. BUT, through promotions and yearly raises, I have to work less and less to active my income. Ops is a very front loaded career, at least it was for me. I have some built in advantages most don’t have, I work for one of the big 3 and my facility is non union. You don’t get promoted on time, you get promoted on ability. I told my wife going in, I’m going to go hard for 6 years to get where I want to go. Now, outside of my scheduled shift or turnarounds, I work when I want. These are my experiences and I absolutely can’t vouch for everyone. If they are lying, that’s on them…..this is common for the plant I work at.

I’m not to the can’t get dirty part yet lol… soon soon

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.

Hourly? No idea, but it’s fairly consistent across the board. An FQO can make 200+ per year IF there are willing to work 800+ hrs of OT a year. My cousin is a DE for the same company I work for and I’m here to tell you he doesn’t touch what I make BUT…..he’s home twice as much so that’s the real benefit.

My CVA cascade is one of the few rifles I own that will just shoot everything. I prefer the 180 TTSX but that gun will shoot everything inside an 1” @ 100. It’s the cheapest rifle I own… that Bergara heavy barrel will flat spin a bullet.

Little bucks were pushing around yesterday….. the big boys will be on the move 18th is