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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Should be pretty easy for you to find something to back up your claim if that's the case.
Canadians value minimum standards above Americans? How do you explain why some American jurisdictions have better laws and standards than we do in Alberta?
How is this any different than our O&G industry? People working their 2 week 12 hour/day stretches in Fort Mac while living in camps would be considered to be extreme by many people. I think you may be letting your patriotism distort the facts a little bit.
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people working the camps did so because of the incentive bucks. We already hear of folks reluctant to go back to camps because the wages have dropped. Thus they don't fell it is worth their effort to do the camp thing. are you are using an old paradigm to explain current reality?
the ex oil patchers who are desperate enough to apply for a job at my outfit are still having trouble understanding a) there is no raise forthcoming because you have been here three months and your previous patch jobs gave raises when you asked for one ( true dialogue-- I wish I was imagining this). one guy whinges about insufficient hours but is not willing to start an hour earlier or work an hour later.
to explain my confusion: we hired him for a part-time gig between 6 am an 5:30 pm.. and he doesn't want work the early hours nor the late hours
From the local job placement nonprofit org, we still hearing about former $100 k people declining job offers because of insufficient wages... Folks claim they will do anything... but there is still a group that is convinced the good old days will return
Amercian tech corps will take these soft oil patch office workers and spank their ass if something like amazon sets up in Calgary.