As far as I can tell O&G is an archaic industry that now has to deal with climate change attacks every ten seconds on top of being a very anti WFH industry. The pay is good, but it’s just as good in the tech industry without the climate change narrative (plus they are more flexible and allow wfh).
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honestly college grads should plan for back-up pivot if working in oil and gas. that's the nature of the beast. a major in geology should be coupled with a minor or a way to pivot if the beast bites (which it bites a big part of geo).
The bit about Piper was in bad taste.
HR are bringing out a poster and website recruitment page that has a Piper Alpha image and flames with the sea on fire from the catastrophic failure. It will also have side images of the Petrolia spill and Maynas Carjeno aftermath with a caption saying ‘come work for the best company ever’ followed by the Wikipedia list of all of Oxys travesties of incompetence. It’ll be a huge poster and should get more of the same type of employees they have now.
To the last poster.
You don’t know what you are talking about.
Clearly he was not meaning geologists you mo--n. This applies to engineering roles, supply chain, finance, accounting, investor relations, etc.
The tech industry does not employ many of the disciplines that the oil and gas industry does. For example geologists are not employed by the tech industry.
Supply and demand. If supply decreases (graduates don’t want to get into the industry) the pay go up to attract them. That’s the reason the pay is as high as it is right now. The industry is and always has been cyclical meaning risk of layoff is high. That makes companies pay a premium for employees. There will always be some college graduates willing to take a risk for the higher pay. That’s the way the market works.