The Oil Patch and prostitution...

[mimi]

I had this sent to me this morning and thought it cute enough to post:


Working in the Oil Industry.
When I try to explain to people exactly what I do in my job, it's sometimes
difficult getting them to understand.

This may put it in a way that makes it easier to grasp.

1. We work in weird shifts …. Like prostitutes.

2. They pay you to make the client happy .... Like prostitutes.

3. The client pays a lot of money, but your employer keeps almost every penny
... Like prostitutes.

4. You are rewarded for fulfilling the client's dreams ... Like prostitutes.

5. Your friends fall apart and you end up hanging out with people in the same
Profession as you ... Like prostitutes.

6. When you have to meet the client you always have to be perfectly groomed ... Like prostitutes.

7. But when you go back home it seems like you are coming back from hell ...
Like prostitutes.

8. The client always wants to pay less but expects incredible things from you
... Like prostitutes.

9. When people ask you about your job, you have difficulties explaining it ...
Like prostitutes.

10. Every day when you wake up, you say: “I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE DOING THIS SHIT”..... Like prostitutes.

If you know someone in the oil industry please share this email with them so
they don't feel bad anymore....Like prostitutes

 

[Dgodus]

Don't suppose they mentioned what sort of job. As simply saying oil industry is quite vague. I've worked on them, but not all that applies. I would add that I'm exposed to stuff everyday that will either kill me instantly (high voltage, massive weights and falls) or kill me over the long haul (carcinogenics, asbestos, silica); you could add the none fatal things of working outside in -20 to -30 weather or working inside a metal sheeted building in 30 degree heat (40 something if you're at height in the building); that takes a nasty toll on your body.

I think it's important to remember that a lot of jobs which fall into the category of "I wouldn't do it if I had a million dollars" have some serious upsides and serious downsides. I've heard some cringe worthy things from escorts which made me feel ashamed to be on this side of the hobby. I've also visited a co worker in the hospital who is lucky to be alive (he was blown against an outward swinging door instead of a wall) all because he used a screw which was half an inch too long.

Basically. Pick your poison.

 

[wilde]

The analogies are pretty weak IMHO.

I think lawyers make much better comparisons.

1. They both fuck their clients for their money.

2. They both charge by the hour but don't always give you an hour.

Feel free to continue...

 

[mimi]

good point

 

[Big Dog Striker]

Every day when you wake up, you say: “I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE REST OF MY LIFE DOING THIS SHIT”..... Like prostitutes.

Chip Wilson probably said that a million times when he was working in the Alberta Oilsands so he decided to revolutionized yoga wear and created LULULEMON, which became the unofficial dress code of the hotties of beautiful Vancouver, and became a Billionaire in doing so. :nod:

You only go around this world once, do what you love.

 

[Big Dog Striker]

SEX will always follow Money. :nod: