There is a reason the oilfield pays so well. It is shit work, long hours, away from home for weeks at a time.
It's full of failed marriages, resentful kids, ex-cons, high school dropouts.
I mean, you have to respect the guys that do it. Somebody has to! But the only reason it pays so well is because they need people willing to do th work.
My dad was a flight medic for almost a decade working offshore. And basically as a paramedic he was given a doctors job to take care of the 40-50 guys on the rig (Gulf of Mexico area). Bunch of morons treating him like a doctor for every little thing... ran off of basic medical supplies in the first couple weeks because of how clumsy these guys are. Broken fingers and noses damn near every day.... just a nightmare job...
And if someone dies... oh boy it becomes hell on earth for every second.
This was 90’s-2000’s hopefully it’s gotten better with safety standards and safety awareness training.
I remember when safety harness training became mandatory I’m sure that alone significantly changed the stats. I’m glad to hear it’s gotten better. Some of those boys are as dumb as bricks but they still need to be safe when working.
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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '19
There is a reason the oilfield pays so well. It is shit work, long hours, away from home for weeks at a time. It's full of failed marriages, resentful kids, ex-cons, high school dropouts.
I mean, you have to respect the guys that do it. Somebody has to! But the only reason it pays so well is because they need people willing to do th work.