I know a guy who was screwed over by Weatherford so badly he's going to law school.. anyone else use the layoffs as a jump start on another career?
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I went back to school to get my teaching cred.
i'm an engineer that lost his job early this year, i looked into other industry and i have job now...never coming back to oil again....too risky and full incompetent and dishonest people with manager at the top......f--- oil, repent and ask forgiveness from mother earth
I have started a company that sells cow manure as fertilizer. Weatherford is the single source supplier of my product. In fact, there is so much BS created in their conference rooms, that, I have multiple crews on a daily basis enter and shovel the sh1t. Sometimes it is knee high.
Well I invested what I had left into my motorsport garage and decide to just go for it. After leaving in March 2016 or been asked to leave, call it what you like things have been great. I dont make as money but at least we are making money and things are going well. I was not happy about having to leave but the last year at WFT was very sad state of affairs. Lots of friends had gone over the 16 month down turn and its was like lights out time and close the doors. I am honeslty glad to have walked away.
I will return to industry but for now I am just enjoying doing what I am doing. I dont miss all the flying from place to place, endless hoop jumping and playing the game. In fact I havent yet ro miss anything. Maybe I go back but or I go back as small buiness service. After working at WFT you can be pretty hard core if you use all BS exoeriance to your own gain.
I also drive for uber, except i make more than most because i use my wft gas card and company vehicle
Iv made more money driving w uber than working at wft. You all can too
As an ex WFT employee I am very good at jumping through hoops so I am going to work for the circus.
I was a casedhole specialist in the real world that qualifies me to be a sewer cleaner or garbage man.
I'm thinking of launching an exciting career in homosexuality. Everything is going that way anyway.
I using my skills I achieved to grow a very special plant thanks for the special training!😁😎😎😎
I left oilfield in 1983 and never looked back----it's not the oilfield fault.
With all of the job skills that I have acquired from Weatherford, I hope to land a job as a roofer in Texas this summer.
as a lawyer he will be doing to others as WFT has done to him
Yeah I'm going to career tree tonight to pick a career. Hopefully something patent attorney or astronaut.