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re: Just got laid off and need some career advice
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:14 pm to whiskey over ice
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:14 pm to whiskey over ice
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Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:17 pm to White Bear
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in before jody
Youre a bad motherfricker if youre in there before Jody.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:30 pm to White Bear
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in before jody
Power play is to BECOME Jody...no more school, all the poon and gifts
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:39 pm to Dragula
There's always a need for teachers.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:45 pm to Mannie Fresh
Rob drug dealers at gun point, keep the cash and give the drugs to homeless veterans.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:46 pm to Mannie Fresh
There are plenty of operator jobs offshore-they make up a huge chunk of the embedded workers on platforms. I&E jobs tend to pay a little more, but there aren’t as many of those available. It just comes down to what you want to do. It’d probably be easier to get on as an operator, but if that’s not what you want to do, go the instrumentation route. Both are good jobs.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:48 pm to Mannie Fresh
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instrumentation techs
=/=
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sitting around doing nothing at work
Them and automation are some of if not THE busiest on the platform. I can say that because I am literally sitting 3 feet from them at the moment.
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It’d probably be easier to get on as an operator
It is absolutely easier to get on as an operator. Most places, especially here, encourage cross training and allow you to move into a position more suited to you. Getting out here is the key.
This post was edited on 8/9/24 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:55 pm to im4LSU
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Them and automation are some of if not THE busiest on the platform. I can say that because I am literally sitting 3 feet from them at the moment.
This is true, especially if you run a small tech crew. Lots of regulatory testing, troubleshooting valves and transmitters… they stay pretty busy. Not generally a lot of balls to the wall manual labor, but neither is being an operator.
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It is absolutely easier to get on as an operator. Most places, especially here, encourage cross training and allow you to move into a position more suited to you. Getting out here is the key
This is also true. Getting out there, deep water at least, is the hardest part. My company also does a lot of cross training. I’ve seen operators do into instrumentation/compliance, electrical, and mechanical.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:58 pm to Mannie Fresh
Get a NERC System Operator Certification and go work for a transmission company. Biggest gravy train out there.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 1:59 pm to Mannie Fresh
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Just got laid off and need some career advice
Go to trade school and become an industrial welder.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:17 pm to Mannie Fresh
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As much as I like the idea of being a plant baw and sitting around doing nothing at work, I value my time off more
This is exactly what prospective employers want to hear! A snarky insult towards guys who have never done you a damn thing accompanied by an unrealistic demand right up front.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:19 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
That’s called a standover man. Iceberg Slim coined the term in his books.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:21 pm to Mannie Fresh
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Just got laid
congrats, brah.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:25 pm to Mannie Fresh
I’m an instrument tech but not off shore.
Working at the plants sucks, but the money and benefits are very good
Working at the plants sucks, but the money and benefits are very good
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:27 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I'm down for this.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:31 pm to Mannie Fresh
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but I have a strong desire to work offshore, mainly because of the similar scheduling (i.e. 14/14, 28/28)
frick offshore. It's a prison with a paycheck. I worked in the GOM and overseas for 20 years. Head to West Texas. You have the freedom to leave when you want.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:32 pm to Mannie Fresh
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I have a strong desire to work offshore, mainly because of the similar scheduling (i.e. 14/14, 28/28)
The only offshore people I know are 14/7 or 28/14. But I only know a few.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:34 pm to saintsfan1977
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frick offshore. It's a prison with a paycheck. I worked in the GOM and overseas for 20 years. Head to West Texas. You have the freedom to leave when you want.
West Texas is for puzzies who can't hack it offshore.
Posted on 8/9/24 at 2:36 pm to saintsfan1977
I think I’d rather be in prison that west Texas
Or offshore
Or offshore
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