Ask a guy who quit a $26/hr gov job to work the oilfields of Williston anything.

[hawkrock60]

Go ahead. Some obvious ones: it's very, very, cold. My current hourly rate is $15.25. I've been getting 100-120 hrs/week. I stay in a free mancamp. Also free food. I work for Halliburton in the frac department.

[theprodigyx]

Go ahead. Some obvious ones: it's very, very, cold. My current hourly rate is $15.25. I've been getting 100-120 hrs/week. I stay in a free mancamp. Also free food. I work for Halliburton in the frac department.

What does your day to day look like in terms of work?

[ParkCity]

how long do you plan on doing this for? time goal? $$$ goal?

[Sullivan0930]

do you regret the decision?

[HighTide11]

Get a better oil job. I make 75/hr in the gulf

[Ted Nugent]

what were your qualifications? whats your take home per pay period?

[Market_Pantry]

does tihs job offer double pay for overtime? also wtf that wage is low. i would expect you to be balling with that sort of manual labor. itll kick your ass out of the industry in a few years

[hadidmichel]

What do you do exactly? ( in your job)

[getbig_ttt]

What do you actually do?

Are there any girls around?

[Ernie2Bert]

Mind hooking someone up? Would love to work for Haliburton... Semisrs

[Briangumble]

What gov jobs pay $26 an hour? And why did you change jobs? Is the extra money you make worth working the extra long hours?

[liftheavy211]

u better start dishin out some answers brah lol

[hawkrock60]

What does your day to day look like in terms of work?

Pump sand, count sand, take sand from sand trucks, sit in my truck and get warm, work on pumps when needed, if we're rigging up or down, carry pipe and bang hammer unions

how long do you plan on doing this for? time goal? $$$ goal?

at least 3-5 years. Most supervisors have been doing this for about 5 years it seems.

do you regret the decision?

Nope.

Get a better oil job. I make 75/hr in the gulf

I'm just starting out man.

what were your qualifications? whats your take home per pay period?

None whatsoever. Although according to my friend, my military service helped. When I interviewed, most of the questions were about how I can handle heat/cold, how I can handle long days, how I deal with other people.

does tihs job offer double pay for overtime? also wtf that wage is low. i would expect you to be balling with that sort of manual labor. itll kick your ass out of the industry in a few years

Turn over is very high, but I've got a family, so I'm not quitting. I can get two raises my first year, and upward mobility is very good in Halliburton.

[liftheavy211]

do you have to drive the trucks? Also what is your main position title

[ProvidenceBrah]

how do you get this sort of job? how many weeks on and off?

[Mutumbo000]

What made you want to work in the oilfields?

[hawkrock60]

What do you do exactly? ( in your job)

What do you actually do?

Are there any girls around?

I'm a "frac hand," right now I work on sand, it's where most frac hands start, cause it's simple. I run machines that distribute sand before it's mixed with water and pumped downhole.

Mind hooking someone up? Would love to work for Haliburton... Semisrs

You can put me down as a reference if you want... it won't help you really, but I'll get a bonus if they hire you, lol

What gov jobs pay $26 an hour? And why did you change jobs? Is the extra money you make worth working the extra long hours?

WG-10 step 3 pays $25.78/hr. I don't believe in stealing my paychecks anymore. For now, the extra pay is worth it. I've already paid off a couple small debts.

[xdavidn88]

What gov jobs pay $26 an hour? And why did you change jobs? Is the extra money you make worth working the extra long hours?

lots... I work for the city (local government?) and there are lots of good paying low-tier jobs. Mechanics make $23+ an hour. Same as body repairmen. Electronic specialists make close to $30 an hour. Cleaners make $15 an hour. Other guys make $18+ an hour.

All come with good benefits: sick time, paid vacation time, holidays, time and a half, pensions, etc...

And then there's management (lower, middle, and upper) and those guys make more... best of all, it's all about your work ethic, who you know, how likeable you are... not what you know. Most of the people are just high school graduates, some with only GED's and a lot of foreigners who get hooked up by family members.

[irish brah]

I know it a bullchit show but how different is it from that tv show 'black gold'?

[rcdudegermy10]

My step brother quit his oil field job in North Dakota too. Was making $28/hr

He said the living conditions sucked, his supervisor was a jackass, and there was literally never anything to do

[sebackers]

My step brother quit his oil field job in North Dakota too. Was making $28/hr

He said the living conditions sucked, his supervisor was a jackass, and there was literally never anything to do

literally never anything to do aka sitting around doing nothing and getting paid 28/hr , and he quit??????WOT????????

[liftheavy211]

My step brother quit his oil field job in North Dakota too. Was making $28/hr

He said the living conditions sucked, his supervisor was a jackass, and there was literally never anything to do

28 an hour!!!! What was he doing??? I would have never quit, I mean I am sure he got days off he could have done stuff than.

[NickA44]

how did you get in?

sent them like 2000 applications a few months ago

[hawkrock60]

do you watch p0rn ?

What do you think about porn?

If so, whats your favorite kind?

What do you think about chicks with hair in there "sexual private parts" ?

Do you have a gf/wife? If so whats the grossest thing about her?

Whats the sexiest thing about her?

Yes, it rules, female friendly, gross, wife, hairy butthole, her beautiful face/hair

do you have to drive the trucks? Also what is your main position title

Yes. They're paying for my CDL. My official title is Operator Assistant I Frac/Acid.

how do you get this sort of job? how many weeks on and off?

I just applied. I have a friend who's done it for a few years, I asked him about it, he said it's pretty cool, so I applied. 2 weeks on, 1 off.

http://www.halliburton.com/en-US/car...de-id=hgeyxtbd

What made you want to work in the oilfields?

It seemed like an interesting field. I knew it would be hard, and the money is good. I don't have a lot of marketable skills, but what I can do is withstand hardship. You'd be surprised how much that is worth.

[xdavidn88]

WG-10 step 3 pays $25.78/hr. I don't believe in stealing my paychecks anymore. For now, the extra pay is worth it. I've already paid off a couple small debts.

I know that feel lol... working christmas tomorrow and getting paid 20 hours of work probably doing nothing but still in the air conditioned room playing on my phone.

[MareeWanna]

Describe the typical type of people you work with.

Are they a bunch of ex-cons that will pick on the weaker man just like in Prison?

[liftheavy211]

do they house you?

[EatSleepSquat]

Go ahead. Some obvious ones: it's very, very, cold. My current hourly rate is $15.25. I've been getting 100-120 hrs/week. I stay in a free mancamp. Also free food. I work for Halliburton in the frac department.

Mirin Idaho. Kutenai County fuh life

[hawkrock60]

I know it a bullchit show but how different is it from that tv show 'black gold'?

Probably a lot different. When we show up to a job, there isn't even a rig there anymore. I haven't seen much of 'Black Gold,' but from what I've seen they're a wildcat drilling operation. Drilling and fracking are entirely different phases of wells. Smaller outfits are much more "fast a loose" than larger corporations. Halliburton reminds me a lot of the military with how much it focuses on safety.

My step brother quit his oil field job in North Dakota too. Was making $28/hr

He said the living conditions sucked, his supervisor was a jackass, and there was literally never anything to do

There's a lot of different kinds of situations out there. My living conditions aren't too bad. Considering how little time I spend there, it doesn't really matter anyway.

how did you get in?

sent them like 2000 applications a few months ago

I sent in applications. I only applied to Operator Assistant I Frac/Acid. Cementing is another entry-level position to look at. If you already have your CDL it'll help.

[hawkrock60]

Describe the typical type of people you work with.

Are they a bunch of ex-cons that will pick on the weaker man just like in Prison?

They're just dudes. I was afraid that it would be very cutthroat, prison-like. Maybe in the smaller "mom and pop" outfits, but Halliburton is very picky. Everybody is pretty cool. A lot of people from Idaho, Montana, Minnesota, probably because we're used to the cold.

do they house you?

Yes.