My finacee works in the oil field out of Midland. Lately there were no jobs to do in West Texas so they sent him to West Virginia for 60 days straight. Not a day off for 60 days but after that he should get a few weeks off.
He had to fly to Houston and then on to Pennyslvania where someone was supposed to pick him up and take him on to West Virginia. They were late so he had to wait a few hours on them. Then they had someone with them they had to take home and that took hours. He didn't actually get to his motel until 4:30 am .
This job wasn't too bad. That kind of work can be dangerous and sometimes they have to wear masks. Sometimes they have no phone service where we can't even keep in touch. This job was okay and phone service was okay and it was supposed to last for a few weeks. Everything was great.
Today without warning when it was almost time to go to work they call him and tell him he has to go to Ohio for a few days to work. No notice or anything. Just go. So he went with little directions . Went wrong way because they wasn't telling him much. Tuned around and went part of the way back. Finally made it. He said the work is easy and the phone works so we are in luck.
The work is called Flo Back and it can be dangerous. Poisonous gas comes out sometimes and you got to be on the lookout for that. He has seen people die before they can make it to the hospital. Most of the time though it is easy. Just sitting for 12 hours straight. That would be kind of boring I think. But you can't make money like that anywhere else. No days off though and work at least 26 days straight.
It doesn't make for an easy relationship but you just got to figure out if that is what you want too do or do you want to find a job where you are home every night with less pay. Right now it is working in West Virginia. Maybe later it will change.
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