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Old 06-03-2007, 06:19 PM   #29
Flames in 07
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Originally Posted by OracleOfCalgary View Post
I heard from a client in the drilling business that rig hands are leaving the oil biz to try to work as framers and construction labourers etc.. Something is wrong with that equation. If oil were driving the current economy the flow of labour should be in the other direction.
Maybe a little less stress and better hours, not sure, but ya in the long run the dog should wag the tail, not the other way around.

However I think you need to consider if your contact knows a representative sample of people, there is probably chrun between both industries.
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