Posted on 12/15/2005 2:49:46 PM PST by Sonny M
As they used to say, the chair is always filled by a derriere. And there is no shortage of derrieres, neither now nor in the future.
I'm calling BS.
They fire you at the first sign of trouble, you have no job security and its not like they pay better then any other competitive industry in relation to the jobs.
i.e. you can work on wall street, in finance, or whatever, for the same pay, and still know you will have a job in 5 years.
The energy companies created their own problems with none of the top guys ever retiring, and everyone coming up through the ranks getting laid off, every few years.
The energy industry wrote the blueprint on how to screw itself over and make sure its an undesirable field to work in.
I have an MBA, I also have enough common sense to know that the risk to reward working for one of those companies is crap.
I am dealing with newly hired clown in a newly created Energy company using a new drilling company with newly hired hands.
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Is this limited to the oil industry only or is it industry wide?
With government rules and regs who wants to work in any area where you know you will probably get the shaft, sooner rather than later.
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Companies are starved for talent at a time when energy prices are creating a frenzy of activity. I've got three companies chasing me and I'll pick the highest bidder.
Are you on linkedin?
Companies are starved for talent at a time when energy prices are creating a frenzy of activity. I've got three companies chasing me and I'll pick the highest bidder.
The electric side of the equation is not different. There was a sudden awakening in the last 3 years that a lot of very well-trained and experienced people are going to retire very soon. And nobody is coming up in the ranks to replace them.
And of course, massive layoffs at my previous employer put them in a bit of a bind 3 years ago, not just due to a shortage of key employees but also due to apathy on the part of the remaining workforce. I left in 2001. I'm money ahead, a bit more eager, less stressed, and able to enjoy the fact that my present employer didn't cause a major blackout in the northeast. I can't quite say the same about the previous one. :)
Good for you, I and my partner just keep jacking our price up.
No, perhaps because I've never heard of it. What is it? Tell me it's not a designer drug. ;-)
Immigrants from India will fill the spots.
I can't imagine why. Companies dropped qualified people like bad habits when the bottom line moved. I wouldn't even consider working for a company in this day and age without a contract.
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Good for you. "The Pantry" seems like a nice place and you get free "Squishies" and roller hotdogs. If that's not your first choice, pick a gas station with a Krispy Kreme donut bin. Mmmmm! Good eatin'!
=)
Ya know.
With all the engineering backgrounds and whatnot.
That would actually make sense.
And amuse me greatly.
Exactly the same problem in the coal industry. My husband is not going back; he has found a new career and although he misses mining, we are not trading security for another round of broken promises.
I suppose neither is going to be confused with "health food", though.
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