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10-15-2013, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by thegentleman  First office that me and buddy had on our list to go apply today and we left with jobs. I think..?
She told us to come to the orientation on Thursday, to bring in all certificates and a void cheque. | That would be called being hired.
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10-15-2013, 05:18 PM
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#102 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by meowjinboo Which company? | Horizon Drilling.
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10-15-2013, 05:21 PM
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#103 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by Iceman-19 That would be called being hired. | It just all seemed too easy. Which is why I'm still in a state of wtf really..
Although I'm sure the work won't be easy. But sacrifices must be made.
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10-15-2013, 05:22 PM
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#104 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Originally Posted by thegentleman Horizon Drilling. | Nice. Probably start at 20-27 an hour. Probably after your first rotation you wont even be a leasehand/roughneck.
See you on the field.
You probably got hired because you had a clean drivers abstract and all your certs. Probably didn't look like a dumbass either.
I got a call from demon drilling and precision, i'll still go for the interview, but I might need to stick with united cause I don't have a vehicle and they provide one.
Thinking after the season of either trying out instrumentation or pipefitting.
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10-30-2013, 03:53 PM
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#105 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Being sent to ft st john. My dayrate is ~300 a day. living on camp for progress energy.
I'm not stoked about the pay but I do nothing but sit in a truck all day.
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10-31-2013, 05:05 PM
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Seems slow in Ft Mac right now. Been checking my union job board every day. Not many jobs being posted. Sucks, cause I would love to make some cash!
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11-03-2013, 09:24 PM
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#107 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Stationed on horizon 5. We are busy as fuck. I just sit in a shack all day. By the end of this month I'll be working for a rigging company instead. gonna buy a pos truck.
Don't like sitting in my trailer watching TV all day. Consultant is just as bored as me.
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11-03-2013, 09:26 PM
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#108 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Also not saying rigging is an easy job or anything but its pretty exaggerated....
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11-03-2013, 09:56 PM
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Depends on the job you do on the rig...
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11-04-2013, 09:31 PM
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#110 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by meowjinboo Stationed on horizon 5. We are busy as fuck. I just sit in a shack all day. By the end of this month I'll be working for a rigging company instead. gonna buy a pos truck.
Don't like sitting in my trailer watching TV all day. Consultant is just as bored as me.
Posted via RS Mobile | 300 bucks for 14 hrs of sitting? Boring but definitely better than being out in the freezing cold.
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11-06-2013, 03:39 AM
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#111 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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My trailer has sat TV and I played Pokemon for most of my shift and did 1 hour of real work.
Uh if you have a laptop and can make money in front of a computer this is probably the best job on a rig.
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11-06-2013, 08:25 PM
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Yeah, I think the rigs are still slow and will pick up mid-November ish? I'm still waiting on a call from my coordinator. But I've tried numerous times calling my recruiter/ a coordinator and they never answer their calls. Left messages and no call backs.
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11-06-2013, 09:34 PM
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Ive resorted to bidding on pipelining jobs. Shits hard out here for a pimp.
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11-07-2013, 08:33 AM
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I'm thinking of quitting Fort Mac but can't give up only working 26 weeks out of the whole year 😭
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11-08-2013, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by thegentleman Yeah, I think the rigs are still slow and will pick up mid-November ish? I'm still waiting on a call from my coordinator. But I've tried numerous times calling my recruiter/ a coordinator and they never answer their calls. Left messages and no call backs. | Keep reading that they'd hire anyone with a pulse. Curious why Majin got a gig and you're still on hold. Hope you aren't banking on this recruiter.
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11-08-2013, 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by koukimonst3r I'm thinking of quitting Fort Mac but can't give up only working 26 weeks out of the whole year 😭
Posted via RS Mobile | You can never quit the mac, the mac quits you.
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11-08-2013, 09:17 PM
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#117 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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If you have a ticket or are in a apprenticeship I would say to come to Calgary and work 7 days a week and live in a shit hole and bank huge money. Esso is building a head office that wont be done for 4 years and downtown is crazy busy. Tons of opportunity's & you can still have a normal social life (that can be difficult in Fort Mac).
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11-08-2013, 09:20 PM
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#118 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by thegentleman Yeah, I think the rigs are still slow and will pick up mid-November ish? I'm still waiting on a call from my coordinator. But I've tried numerous times calling my recruiter/ a coordinator and they never answer their calls. Left messages and no call backs. | Dude how can you not get a job up North? If you really want to go up, try every company, and get as many contacts as possible. That's how I have gotten where I am. I also heard us Albertans get first dibs then B.C-ers are second? Maybe its just a rumor.
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11-08-2013, 10:51 PM
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#119 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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What if he doesn't have a ticket/apprenticeship.
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11-09-2013, 12:18 AM
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#120 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by sevewone If you have a ticket or are in a apprenticeship I would say to come to Calgary and work 7 days a week and live in a shit hole and bank huge money. Esso is building a head office that wont be done for 4 years and downtown is crazy busy. Tons of opportunity's & you can still have a normal social life (that can be difficult in Fort Mac). | My friends a plumber and moved there a few months ago, he had his pick of jobs. He has no desire to work out of the city because of a young family but he's getting top dollar and got to make all kinds of demands when he started. He's not making the kind of money there making on the rigs but he's making substantially more then he was here with better hours (home every night for dinner) and benefits. He and his wife are both loving it there, I went a few weeks ago with my wife to check it out but that city just isn't for me. I can see why many people like it there though.
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11-09-2013, 07:29 PM
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#121 | | Everyone wants a piece of R S...
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Originally Posted by sevewone Dude how can you not get a job up North? If you really want to go up, try every company, and get as many contacts as possible. That's how I have gotten where I am. I also heard us Albertans get first dibs then B.C-ers are second? Maybe its just a rumor. | Well, with this company (Horizon Drilling) I went through orientation filling out forms signing papers and what not and then through the fitness/alcohol/drug test. Last thing I heard was through a text (Oct 21) that the coordinators have my paperwork and will contact me as soon as they have something.
I've handed in applications at Nabors Ensign and Akita. And they all said the same thing that the rigs right now are slow and will pick up Mid-November. I'm gonna try for Precision Beaver and Savanna next.
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11-10-2013, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by subordinate What if he doesn't have a ticket/apprenticeship. | He can still get a job as a laborer making easy mid 20's. When I was working at the Calgary Hospital earlier this year there were Ellis Don laborers making 25$ an hour sweeping floors! If he wants to go that route I would apply with one of the big General Contractors that is possibly union so he is locked in & he will get paid a bit more than non-union. Quote:
Originally Posted by quasi My friends a plumber and moved there a few months ago, he had his pick of jobs. He has no desire to work out of the city because of a young family but he's getting top dollar and got to make all kinds of demands when he started. He's not making the kind of money there making on the rigs but he's making substantially more then he was here with better hours (home every night for dinner) and benefits. He and his wife are both loving it there, I went a few weeks ago with my wife to check it out but that city just isn't for me. I can see why many people like it there though. | Yeah we are crazy busy right now and with the new Telus building starting to take shape soon there will definitely be a shortage of workers. Quote:
Originally Posted by thegentleman Well, with this company (Horizon Drilling) I went through orientation filling out forms signing papers and what not and then through the fitness/alcohol/drug test. Last thing I heard was through a text (Oct 21) that the coordinators have my paperwork and will contact me as soon as they have something.
I've handed in applications at Nabors Ensign and Akita. And they all said the same thing that the rigs right now are slow and will pick up Mid-November. I'm gonna try for Precision Beaver and Savanna next. | Yeah if the last word from the guy was Oct 21st, I would still continue to apply elsewhere. Or even keep phoning/emailing him asking for updates. Managers love it when a person is eager and wants a job. To many people just email a resume and don't follow up.
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11-10-2013, 06:12 PM
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#123 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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Got a hired by a toolpush from precision and going for orientation and piss test this week. Precision is hella busy and its a plus that the best toolpush for precision got me the job. Drilling is slow in alberta but FSJ is insane.
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Plus now I have rig experience and I did kinda save the lives of the whole rig..
The hr lady told me the company gets 100 resumes a day, so they hire farmers and construction dudes first. And you need to getrecruited.
They will only pick up the phone if its a call like this
"Hey its so and so from PDxxx".
They get bonuses for new hires (500 for employees 1000 for toolpush) and these people will always get the job first.
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11-10-2013, 06:28 PM
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Serious question. Are you white?
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11-10-2013, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by meowjinboo Serious question. Are you white?
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