point taken brother. but i do make it a point to bust @$$ and show im willing to work for itWhen they say jump, you ask "how high?".
Oil patch 101.
breakingcontact, you got an inside line on this field of work? any contacts that i can talk to and apply with?OP, another industry to consider if youre interested is the railroad. Hard work, weird hours but good pay and benefits.
Nope. Breaking contact will just lead you in circles
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Cause he wouldn't tell me nothing but riddles
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breakingcontact, you got an inside line on this field of work? any contacts that i can talk to and apply with?
Im seeing that a drive is what Im gonna have to take. Phys and Drug test are non issue, just gotta get a foot it quick. Also understand Im a bit late to the party but I think its far from over lolJust take a drive out to the Midland/Odessa area. Anyone with a pulse that can pass a drug test can get hired to any number of O&G jobs.
You're a little late to the party though.
Ill be looking into this, the wife is up for an adventure as long as she's taken care of. She wants a ranch with garden, chickens, and goats out in these hills. Her job right now takes her all over texas and i go along with her alot lately. Everyone kept tellin me Texas was all heat and desert but its beautiful out there in the cuts man. its a nice place to live and watch your kids grow up. and also gives you room to make your own little shooting range LOLNah. Not really. Just general advice. My military career brought me in contact with that world and those guys. Lots of RR jobs arent working on the trains too. Signal maintainer, track inspector, car repair, mechanics on the crazy powerful engines.
Just throwing it out there. Its one of the few industries that is growing (oil and gas too). Pay is good. Hours can be weird but if you are up for it and have an understanding wife its not all bad.
BNSF/UP are considered pretty good. CSX not so much. Short line RR (not class 1) is a good way to get a start.
Not sidetracking your oil and gas industry thread, just throwing out another option.
If youre really up for an adventure and a crazy work/home life, go up to the North Slope in Alaska. Have a friend there who mostly builds scaffolding from what i gather.
Appreciate your willingness to work hard. Just find yourself a career and not just a job.
Im seeing that a drive is what Im gonna have to take. Phys and Drug test are non issue, just gotta get a foot it quick. Also understand Im a bit late to the party but I think its far from over lol
Im assuming divorce? Thats shitty, if thats what happened. Im just praying this is the direction God wants me to head.I know a whole lot of guys, myself included, who changed their family trees by getting into the O&G business.
Im assuming divorce? Thats shitty, if thats what happened. Im just praying this is the direction God wants me to head.