[Rodamala]

I had a railroad client that was hiring track workers off the street with no experience for $11/hr two years ago... when you are a kid fresh out of high school and the local McDonald's is hiring off the street for $14/hr, OR you can hire onto a drilling crew as a roustabout for $20+... WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU WANT TO BEAT YOUR BRAINS OUT POUNDING RAILROAD SPIKES ALL DAY FOR A FRACTION OF WHAT YOU COULD BE MAKING IN THE ENERGY BUSINESS???

They got the quality of talent one would expect.

[9YearLurker]

Most of the country doesn’t have local drilling crews to join. But pay whatever the market requires and get creative in attracting good employees.