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Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15
That's a pretty disgusting attitude for your friends and their peers to take.
I bet they willingly took money from people working in O&G, so it seems a bit hypocritical to not even consider hiring someone because they have worked in O&G in the past.
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It's not really disgusting, it's smart on the part of non-Oil and Gas companies. It sounds harsh as there's so many people looking for work, but the reality is people employed in Oil and Gas will almost always go straight back the second they have a chance.
Again, nothing wrong with that on the part of O&G workers, but they have to understand that their intentions and career plans are crystal clear to hiring managers at lesser businesses and they have to do what's best for their business.
Candidate A: worked in retail/fast food for ten years, knows the routines, knows the pace expected, is comfortable with the atmosphere, has a life set up that is based around $12-$15hr, will stay for a long time if the job suits him/her.
Candidate B: has worked for $65-$85k for the last ten years, isn't used to the demanding, stand up pace of fast food, feels embarrassed at surving burgers, needs to get something higher paying asap to keep up with a higher earning lifestyle.
You take candidate A, it's a business decision, not personal.