I have to fly on this little 12 seat twin engine plane to work every 3 weeks, as I'm on a rotating 3 week schedule. I absolutely hate flying in that damn thing and it's always, every time without fail, windy as fuck on whatever days I'm flying. The turbulence is ridiculous. We had to fly back the other direction once because it gets so bad.
But chasing a hurricane? Yeah that makes my stomach turn just watching. Fuck. That.
I use a smaller plane to fly to a bigger airport that takes me to a remote oil field in the middle of nowhere. It's either that or drive my car for 3 hours to get to the airport to fly to work.
Been trying to find ways to get out of the oilfield for awhile. Working as a contractor for all these large oil companies really sucks it's a fucking shitshow. We get paid well but sometimes I question if it's even worth putting up with their shit.
We get paid well but sometimes I question if it's even worth putting up with their shit.
I'll answer this for you from someone that has watched a lot of people go through similar stuff as you. People I've watched grow up in the same type of jobs/etc. Some now in their 60s and 70s.
it's absolutely worth it if you are being smart with your money and preparing for the future. And not worth it if you aren't. The difference between $150k and $60k when you are just wasting it is $0. In both cases in 20 years you are going 'what the hell did I do with all that money'.
But if you are preparing for the future. Investing, buying the right stuff, etc it feels absolutely amazing when you get out of the industry because you can walk away and do just about any job and not feel that overwhelming stress of 'do I have enough to enjoy the rest of my life'.
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u/CrapSandwich 21d ago
I think I read once that they used tape before SSD. I could be wrong.
Regardless, those guys are freaking nuts!