Working here is actually he-l and i would rather take a couple months pay to be laid off than endure more of this. Every employee that still works here is working 1.5x harder and paid the exact same or less every year due to inflation. I havent seen my family in over 6 months
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@OP do something and stop crying.
Yes, very true words spoken my Brother, however the real risk here is total burn out, & our Families will suffer as a result of it – believe me on that one.
Eventually you will get to a point where the choice may well be between BH & your family, & if you can’t make that choice, your Family may make it for you.
Everybody has a breaking point – don’t let BH drive you there, because nobody will thank you for it.
Signed a realist who’s been there and done that, & has the BH Tee Shirt to prove it.
Stay Safe my Friend.
Oh, absolutely. Brother, I feel so much better now. I forgot that on his magical spreadsheet where inflation is zero, he can just delete the column for "rig count" and "crude price collapse." What a relief. 😅
Guess we'll just tell the thousands of guys getting their pink slips this quarter that they're actually living in the "awesome job market" and must have misread the memo.
I think we don’t have to worry. President Trump said that there is no inflation, great economy and job market is awesome. He is promising great things for 2026 and beyond. So don’t fret, everything is alright, you are in safe hands.
You know, it’s one thing to hate your job—and honestly, no judgment on feeling burned out or missing your family. That’s real, and six months away from home would mess with anyone.
But saying you’d rather get laid off with a few months’ pay? That’s a gut punch to people who actually lived it. I work in oil and gas too, and right now this industry isn’t just “doing bad”—it’s people losing careers they built for decades, mortgages in jeopardy, family health insurance that disappears overnight, in a country where a single hospital visit can wipe you out. Resumes going into black holes because suddenly 10,000 pros are competing for the same three job openings. There’s no “couple months’ pay” party. It’s panic. It’s shame. It’s staring down medical bills with no coverage.
Yeah, we’re all working harder for less—inflation’s kicking everyone’s a-s. But throwing around a layoff like it’s some golden ticket? That’s not just ignorant—it’s selfish. Because the same storm you’re so sick of working in is the one that’s wiping out whole teams. And when that wave hits, it doesn’t care who wanted out and who didn’t. It just leaves everyone treading water, fighting for the same life raft while trying not to drown in medical debt.
If you can’t see past your own burnout to the real fear in your coworkers’ eyes right now, then maybe the problem isn’t just the job. It’s perspective. Because wishing for the ax when it’s swinging at thousands of necks—and severing their lifelines to healthcare—isn’t a joke. It’s a slap in the face to every single one of them.
Be careful what you wish for-you might just get it!
Signed,
A realist who has a family to support, who can’t afford to get sick.
Your family must be velly velly happy.