So what do you guys do?

[xanis]

Originally posted by: Fmr12B
Canadian Seal Clubber -


the things we do for money

Kudos. I could never turn my hobby into a job.

 

[nageov3t]

currently work at a data center / noc for a major hosting company... mostly building servers, getting them online, and fixing them when they break.

I accepted a promotion I guess about a month ago to move into storage administration with the department who manages our backup systems, but when I'll actually start that job is dependent on my boss releasing me, which he doesn't seem in any kind of hurry to do. I was told 5 weeks about 4 and a half weeks ago, so hopefully I'll find out something next week.

my boss is dumb, though. he knows that I'm on my way out but has yet to make any plans to replace me (not that I'm irreplaceable, but I work by myself for 2 hours every morning, so not having me is going to leave a schedule gap and a leadership/training gap since I've been acting as the de facto lead tech for the past 3 years... don't think my boss will appreciate how much I do every day till I'm gone)

 

[drdops]

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
Surface Data Logger / Sample catcher
Work on offshore oil rigs... provide real time well monitoring services / on-site geological analysis. more or less...

not really my thing... thinking of going to into IT or something BS in Computer Engineering '07

Oil field makes sense, right?

yay oil.
its so funny the range of different backgrounds people in oil have.

I am a wireline and perforating engineer for red based in rock springs wyoming. a typ day is a 12 hour shift either 6am to 6pm or 6pm to 6 am. we basically use shaped charges in tubes to blast holes in the rock the oil comes out of. we also use radioactive tools to figure out what kind of rock and how much water or oil is in it.

what color do you work for? where are you based?

Casing Hand based out of Scotland working offshore in the north atlantic at the moment.

 

[erub]

Another EE here, specialized in RF Engineering..would really like to get into handset testing after being laid off a month and a half ago. Previous experience doing circuit design and cellular network design. Collecting severance pay as I look for a job.

 

[Leros]

Professional student. The pay isn't very good and the hours are horrible, but I don't have to shave.

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: herm0016
yay oil.
its so funny the range of different backgrounds people in oil have.

I am a wireline and perforating engineer for red based in rock springs wyoming. a typ day is a 12 hour shift either 6am to 6pm or 6pm to 6 am. we basically use shaped charges in tubes to blast holes in the rock the oil comes out of. we also use radioactive tools to figure out what kind of rock and how much water or oil is in it.

what color do you work for? where are you based?

I'm based In Lafayette, LA. I'm working for Big Red, perhaps we work for the one and the same, eh? Do you mainly deal with Open hole, or with cased hole? I'm not too familiar with the land side of things...

They call it Surface data logging or Mud logging... Mainly we work deep water Gulf of Mexico in development wells. We have a few jobs that are development / completions. They are drilling in a know field and drilling wells to run completion tool string down hole.

I wsa thinking of getting into M/LWD. but I'm not sure if i want to work on Land jobs. I got a buddy of mine working in the North East doing MWD work. I think he was Kentucky for like 20-30 on a job.

Oil field is a great way to save money. Its not for everybody, but it can be a rewarding experience. At this point in my life, I think i need to move and change industries to do something i'm more passionate about. And after almost 2 years in my current job, I don't feel like i have much to show for it.


I have never seen a blowout before, which is a good thing. I really would hate have to abandon a rig and get into a lifeboat.... I have seen a kick and oil come in from the ground.


Hooray, 2 oil field workers representin'.

edit:
Hooray 3 oil field hands representin'.

drdops... Did you read about that North Sea Helicopter crash? I flew home 2 days after a Sikorsky S-76C crashed in Louisiana back in January. Talk about a fun flight. Luckily we were on an S-92, and flew from a different heliport than the one that the downed helicopter flew out of... scary shit flying in a copter at times.


Working in the oil field, some of the jobs sound cool....

 

[Newbian]

Nef and fap.

It's a hard life.

 

[Locut0s]

Lesbian Porn Fluffer.

It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it.

 

[OogyWaWa]

student / part time programmer...

studying abroad delaying graduation as much as possible

 

[PCTC2]

ChemEng and/or "Programmer/Analyst" (Just our title. Basically Computer IT. Servers, clients, from end-user to infrastructure, from base hardware to setting up SANs and other services, along with programming if needed)

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: OogyWaWa
student / part time programmer...

studying abroad delaying graduation as much as possible

Where?

 

[Corporate Thug]

lawyer, looking for a new profession before its too late.

 

[drdops]

Originally posted by: RedCOMET
drdops... Did you read about that North Sea Helicopter crash? I flew home 2 days after a Sikorsky S-76C crashed in Louisiana back in January. Talk about a fun flight. Luckily we were on an S-92, and flew from a different heliport than the one that the downed helicopter flew out of... scary shit flying in a copter at times.


Working in the oil field, some of the jobs sound cool....

yeah we heard about it, everyone was pretty down about it throughout the North Sea. I'm offshore now, about to head home so just about to step onto a Tiger which is just a slightly updated version of the one that went down...

 

[Mo0o]

I learn about why people get sick and how to bill them for it

 

[manowar821]

Senior D.T. (Domestic Terrorist)

 

[FDF12389]

IT Operations and Scheduling Analyst


Pretty much the most boring IT field you can get into.

 

[RedCOMET]

Originally posted by: drdops

yeah we heard about it, everyone was pretty down about it throughout the North Sea. I'm offshore now, about to head home so just about to step onto a Tiger which is just a slightly updated version of the one that went down...

Its terrible to read about these crashes and such. Oddly enough, when I fly to a rig, I'm not that worried, its just the initial take off and the actual flight to the bank that gets me worrying sometimes. Then I past out from being tired and wake when we land at the heliport.

I'm offshore, too. We'll be rigging down our unit some time this week. Currently they are P&A the well. Didn't find any of the hydrocarbon bearing sands they were looking for.

I have some pictures of that Louisiana heli crash. I'll post then when i get back home this week.

 

[zmaster]

system administrator in a fashion company.
i like it.

 

[OpenThirdEye]

Segment Information Security Officer

It's a good gig...since we're not a huge company, I still get to be technical and do forensics work!

 

[meltdown75]

commercial / industrial property assessment.

it'll be 10 years soon.

 

[Pegun]

Sys Admin Grad Student with Coop in Help Desk management...let's just say I'd rather stay in bed most mornings.

 

[lupi]

Engineer of the nuclear variety.

 

[lsd]

Aircraft Technician- I fix falanges.

 

[ViRaLRuSh]

Software QA

I like it.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: evident

Originally posted by: Rubycon
Sound/Lighting engineer on a cruise ship.

:Q sounds like an awesome job. do you get to go on cruises all the time?

Sure but it's work. Seven days a week...14+ hours a day...

Believe it or not the question gets asked by pax more frequently than I can remember. "Does the crew sleep on the ship?"