[[Take Robin Ewan, who, for more than 30 years, worked as a test engineer for Schlumberger, a global oilfield service company. Not anymore.]]
People In the oil field move from company to company- there always seems to be openings somewhere- He could probably even take a temporary cut in pay and do another job like landfill operator In the oil field till the prices rise again he could reapply for his old position back- or even work for another company- many to choose from
Not hardly any openings in the oil industry at this time. I know a lot more folks looking for work the open positions.
do another job like landfill operator
Perhaps a Test Engineer with no experience operating heavy equipment could get this job a a quarter or less of his previous pay, or perhaps not.
You obviously have not been thru an oil bust.
In 1998/1999 my parents had petroleum engineers and geologists mowing their lawn. Sound crazy but when they lost their jobs they started mowing lawns. Only problem is all us ‘awl field trash’ can’t mow each other’s lawns.