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Originally Posted by guzzy
I think the issue is a wash. There are a ton of good people in this industry that don't want to be downtown. There are also a ton that don't want to be anywhere else. In the EPC side of things i think there are a larger percentage of those who dont want to downtown. On the producers side of things there are a larger percentage of those who want to be downtown. IOL is really the first major producer to leave downtown. For everyone who quits over the move, someone will leave another producer to avoid downtown.
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Yeah, but for E&P that assumes there's an unlimited supply of professionals in the SE. Which there isn't. And that SE employers can afford to ignore potential staff in the North and West ends, which they can't but are when they move to the sticks.
I'm facing this dilemna right now - I have a well paying accounting finance Controller job in an "inner SE" industrial park open. Downtown people don't want to touch it. Location has proven to be extremely limiting in terms of it's appeal to potential candidates.
You want to spark off a big CP debate - how about the concept that "downtown" jobs pay more than "suburban office" type jobs (and not just in E&P). Some of it is industry related for sure (E&P trumps all) but in O&G services at least it's not uncommon to see they guy downtown getting paid more than the guy in the suburban office park (at similar experience and qualification levels).
EPC is different - they are cheap mofos and could care less if they put staff in a Brazilian Favela. Haven't they offshored stuff to India yet?