Dude that's half as much as Obibun, are you sure you you're up to that level of ballin?
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Dude that's half as much as Obibun, are you sure you you're up to that level of ballin?
$21 sounds low for the oilpatch but I haven't worked directly in it for over 10 years. Hopefully you don't have to be locked-in for 8 months only to find out you could make 50% with a different company while you're out there.
edit: are there any organizations like APEGA that lists standard rates for engineering services?
Sir Hobbleton Scotch
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It's for material testing, so it's not "engineering"; it's more technician work. I got their offer by email and it includes 300 dollars per month for living expenses.
I'm currently waiting on a likely prospect with a mining company, that pays more and all expenses paid, so I'll just decline the oil company's offer. I'd rather do online courses for 4 months than lock in 8 months at a job I don't really want with meager pay (for the field it's in).
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That was pretty damn week, especially considering the industry and how much they typically pay to people without an engineering degree.
I think you made a wise choice.
Sir Hobbleton Scotch
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The people that make money in the oil and gas industry, especially labourers, work around 60 hour weeks. Overtime is 1.5 times your current hourly wage, so you make bank on those extra 20 hours.
In any case, I agree. Someone on TW wanna offer me a job? lol
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Cool, it's nice to have one prospect while looking for better things. I've heard mining engineers straight out of school are making $60k+.
The last 3 companies I've worked for are consulting engineers for energy/power/natural resources/whatever you want to call it (primarily mining/petroleum jobs), currently there seems to be a shortage of qualified workers including co-op/summer labour.
ArakAtak
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To be honest I wouldn't care at all about money for your first five years or so if you can cope then just take it.
As long as the companies that you work with share knowledge and training and you get experience it will pay off ten times more than a few extra thousand now.
I did the same thing when I was young and I jumped around jobs and employers b/c I thought I was worth more money. I did get more but now I see some of my co-workers from back then who stuck it out are mostly General Managers or the like. I am doing well but I aint at GM level, and peobably won't ever get there now unless I really flog myself to death. Problem is now I feel too old and too fucked just trying to keep up that it is hard to push that bit harder to get into upper management.
Sir Hobbleton Scotch
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I'm not really looking to jump around jobs. I've actually never lived in a city for longer than 3 years at a time. I move a lot, and usually it isn't by choice. I'm not running in to trouble, but it seems that I always have to move for one reason or another (father's work, better opportunities, etc). So, I wouldn't mind finding a job and settling down for a decade or two. I'm just trying to find the best starting job I can. I know that if you work up north, or in places like Fort MacMurray, in Alberta, starting salary for an engineer with some of the bigger oil companies is 90 000 CAD, plus signing bonus, plus benefits, plus housing, plus medical, etc. Mining is the same, to an extent. I know they pay well, I don't know how well. I'm sure it's comparable.
That was why I was iffy on this job, I felt like I was putting my foot through the door, and it would open other doors, but the risk is too great, and for the foreseeable future, the reward is too small.
Thanks for the advice.
