The mostest, best funnest, part of my job.
heh heh, I have a new boss. I do not know if he is a worm, stupid, or prejudiced. It really don't matter. He has a bad attitude.
He is in for some of my trouble tommorow morning at the safety meeting his boss holds. Oh my, it does not help that he went out drinking tonoght, .
I am loaded with both barrels and I have two guns.
Poor guy.

[This message has been edited by cliffw (edited 04-08-2007).]

Give us a briefing when the dust settles.

So, You bought him a couple of shooters before you left the bar, huh

quote Originally posted by Wolfhound: So, You bought him a couple of shooters before you left the bar, huh

No no no, I am doing the shooting, .

quote Originally posted by Cheever3000: Give us a briefing when the dust settles.

It will be a while.

quote Originally posted by cliffw: I am loaded with both barrels and I have two guns.

Of course I did not shoot my full load. Tomorrow morning is round two. I believe I will give my boss an ass chewing each day. He deserves it.

quote Originally posted by cliffw: The mostest, best funnest, part of my job.

Well, I scored two knock downs in round eleven and I have got him against the ropes. I am fixi'n to hand him his bass on a dirty platter.

Can't wait to see your next performance review.

Not sure what's funnier - you putting your boss in his place, or his reaction to your next raise/promotion/vacation request?

heh...the funnier thing would be my putting him in his place. A promotion would have me as his equal, a job I do not want. Vacation? That is also funny. I work a week and then am off a week. I am off six months out of the year. We do not get vacations. Raise? Heh, that is the sad part. Anybody in my position, his position, or any position all make the same money. No matter what the experience. Performance review? My performance speaks for itself. That I can put him in his place and get away with it, and still have a job with him, really speaks of his performance. The only performance review we get is if we have a job. He is fixin to lose his.
He is hispanic and is racist. Not only that, he is a drickhead. To all his workers. He has been with the company for five years. He only has five months experience at my position. He has been the driller for five months. Others who have worked with him say he was the laziest mofo there before he became driller. He seems to get off ordering people around. It seems as if he is demanding respect and I have none for him. I see no other respect for him either. Now, others may bow down to him because they need their jobs, I do not. I usually just quit piss ants like him. Life is too short to work for a crappy boss.
The fact is I did quit last Monday. I leveled my charges of racial discrimination against him at a quarterly company meeting in Corpus Christi. The major topic of that meeting? Discrimination, . I was asked to stay. I bet I know why.
I work a different kind of job. Maybe not unlike others. Maybe not unlike life. Sometimes the only respect you get is the respect you demand. If you are deserving.

quote Originally posted by cliffw: . He has been with the company for five years. He only has five months experience at my position. He has been the driller for five months. Others who have worked with him say he was the laziest mofo there before he became driller. He seems to get off ordering people around.

So what do you do, Cliff, are you the tool pusher or what? (just curious)

When you write this stuff you have to remember that most people just don't understand the oil patch and how things work there. It even varies from one area to another with different types of rigs and drilling.

John Stricker

quote Originally posted by jstricker: When you write this stuff you have to remember that most people just don't understand the oil patch and how things work there.

I suppose you are right John. Except I expect respect in any field of work I am in. If I am worthy. I think everybody should. This thread started as a rant. A venting if you will. I did feel a little guilty seeming so arrogant and cocky. Which I am not.
I work hard, am conscientious, am dependable and productive, pass drug tests, and have a can do attitude. I do not whine or complain. I am also self motivated and can work without supervision. I have been in supervisory positions. I have run a large drilling equipment yard for a major drilling company.
I am just the derrick hand John. The job I prefer. I have been a driller, way back when. The driller's position is just not worth it. They hire out of the office. The hands they hire are new school. Worthless in my book. Oh, you can get some good ones but they do not even get rid of the bad ones. To be honest with myself, I guess I am getting fed up with the oil patch. I am pushing for the way I want it.
This driller, if he does not lose his job, is getting an education in being a boss.

I'm just curious, what did this guy do that makes him a racist?

Good question and a tough one. One I struggled with before...

quote Originally posted by cliffw: I leveled my charges of racial discrimination against him at a quarterly company meeting in Corpus Christi. The major topic of that meeting? Discrimination.

Actually, I leveled suspicion of racial discrimination against him. I can not know his heart. That will be up for others to decide. However, he has been reported before for racial remarks. Against other hispanics. He told them he would "work them like a ****** ". He is from the Honduras. His remarks were directed towards tex-mex hispanics. For those that may not realize, tex-mex hispanics think different of native Mexicans. Central American hispanics also have their own culture. Let's just say there is individual pride in each of these cultures.
Now, it may just be true that the driller just does not like me. That should not have been the case. I am sure now that it is though, whatever. Of the ten men which comprise the two crews on my work week, I am the only caucasian. I get along with and am liked by all the others but his up the butt buddy, who I do at least get along with.
Being new to the rig in January, I was sure to greet everybody with a "good morning", wish them a good week off at the end of the last day, just common courtesy. As is my nature all the time. I could never get an acknowledgment from the driller. Okay I think, he is not a people person, maybe he just needs to get to know me. His attitude never changed. In fact, I could see he was on a power trip. He would try to get me to do things which were not part of my duties. The help usually accorded to one in my position was withheld by him. Even when my crew members were helping me he would call them away. To do nothing. They let me know. Really, I do not care. I am working twelve hours anyway. My job can not be made harder.
At times I am working atop the mast, about 130 feet in the air. A crew member was checking with me of my need for water and was given a hard time by this driller. (That crew member has since transferred of this drillers crew and in fact has reported this driller.) I will shut down the operation and come down and get water if I need to but I was prepared. I had water.
Also, there is the fact that on more than a few occasions we were so busy that time to stop and eat was not an option. Stop the operation that is. One would relieve the other and we would work short handed for a spell. The caucasian guy, me, is the only one that does not get relieved. Hehehe, whatever, I am prepared. I think that pisses him off. He is umm, in charge . It is his job to see that his men are taken care of. He is the boss....(where is the rolling on the floor with a deep belly laugh smilie?)....
Also, being in charge, you are responsible for the safety of the whole crew, the integrity of the operation, the efficiency of the operation, the profitability of the time spent. Our contractor's pay us about $25,000 a day. Time is big money. Mistakes cost time and threaten safety. Safety itself is a big money factor. So much that the insurance companies have mandated safety at all costs. Including time. A big part of safety is communication. He, and the rest of the crew can speak english. Yet, he gives instructions in only spanish. Unless he is talking to just me. He has even told me that I need to learn spanish. Whatever. It is my responsibility to ask if I do not know what is going on. Hehehe, I do not need to ask. I do know what is going on and I know what is about to go on. Not only does he give instruction in spanish, he just tells any of us to do something. We are supposed to know what is going on. I think he likes telling people what to do. The things they should already be doing if they knew the whole operation, but, that has nothing to do with prejudice. The poor guy must have always have taken it up his a$$ all his life and wants to give it out now. My honest assessment. I believe I could be from the Honduras and he would still not like me.
Lets see. There is more. There has been times that the whole crew could break for lunch. I notice that breaking for lunch is exactly what they are doing. Why was I the only one not told ? Again, I do not care. I know what is going on. Also, he has given me tasks which required more than myself which I did by myself. Just to laugh at him. I usually do not put up with such nonsense.
See, I do not work for the oilfields. They work for me. God, Family, Country, and then your Job. This job was convenient for me.
The big quarterly company meeting....

quote Originally posted by cliffw: I leveled my charges of racial discrimination against him at a quarterly company meeting in Corpus Christi. The major topic of that meeting? Discrimination, .

....is when I determined that he is racist. According to the definitions provided. I could be wrong. I can not judge his heart. I can judge his brain though.

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after this winter and the gong show i was involved in ..i too am rethinking being a driller...you make just as much money work derrick with half the hassles...plus i enjoy making mud and playing with my pumps..i agree the quality of workers has gone downhill..and thats only in the last 5 years...luckily i kept a journal of everything that went on this winter and i made sure i had witnesses everytime i made a complaint..this is going to save my ass big time..i was used by my former tool push( i was helping out on a short handed rig) in order for him to not get fired..so instead the company let me go...then when the job was done they let him go also..hmmm funny eh?? well the company didnt reinstat me and i have a wrongfull termination suit on the go.....hahaha dumb pricks...sad things had to turn out this way, i liked the people i worked with...but sometimes things change for the better...good luck tim..