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Originally Posted by Weitz
I don’t think it’s cerb. Every vendor I talk to can’t get guys because no one wants the cyclical work away from home anymore. Been trying to get a rig in SE sask for a while now. Still haven’t locked something down.
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CERB is likely only a small factor, we've only had a few interviewees that have mentioned it. Shop staff don't like the boom/bust, work your a$$ off only to be laid off next downturn. The field guys are a surprise, this time around it's our veteran workers who have had enough and don't want to go back. These are guys who've been on rigs their entire careers and have had enough, and they're not that old. Most in their 30's at the oldest and starting to have families. Work has become so high pressure and they are literally watched 24/7 by Calgary, it's no fun anymore either. Someone always on their a$$ about something.
Every time there's a downturn the industry loses people permanently. This one feels different because the recovery is not that dramatic but we are already feeling the labor crunch.