People in oil and gas continued to get huge raises and huge bonuses throughout the recession. I got no raises for several years, healthcare went up, gas and everything else went way up. Then I lost my job, and it took me a year to find another full time job. I’m not saying they deserve it. Not in the least. I am saying they should prepare for things like this. Especially when the new normal is The Suck.
Absolutely. It is a normal part of the business. I've been out of work for months at a time. I've taken large pay cuts to stay employed. I've moved my family to Alaska and back to follow the work load.