Information Discussion for Gate Guards
Thought I'd start a new topic for Gate Guards to use for comments. Like the moderator suggested-keep technical stuff, recipes, mechanical, etc. where they belong. Lets hear from everyone sucking down ...
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gktsuda1956 wrote:It all depends on your definition getting screwed....LOL....We have been on this same gate for almost 8 months now and in no way do we feel we are being screwed. We open our gate at 7am or later and close it at 5pm, or earlier if the crews leaves early, M-F. On weekends we open if we have someone that is authorized to be on site, other wise we leave the gate closed all day.
Hmmm, I've followed this link for some time. Even told a friend about this industry and he and his wife are planning on joining your ranks. Really respect all of you for what you do and live thru (floods, dry dusty spells, mud and rain, heat, rattle snakes, etc). But I am now convinced those oil companies are making out like bandits. The hours you put in for $175 per day. Somebody is getting screwed and it's NOT the oil companies.
Even when we were following a rig last year, we were NEVER over worked and always were able to get 8 hours uninterrupted sleep most every day. The job is what you make it and we feel that the money is OK for the work preformed. What you are over looking is that most companies will pay extra for a heavily traveled gate and we have seen as high as $575/day for one gate. Now do you still call that being screwed..:?
