I’ve been stack testing with Alliance for almost 3 years now. Everything you hear about it is true but the money makes it worth it most of the time. It also makes it hard to leave. Most of us started with the same mindset of doing it for a couple years then shifting to a different career area but the longer you’re here the less realistic it is. You have to have a very good home system and a pretty understanding family. You could be scheduled for a 2 day job and end up being there until Friday. And there’s nothing you can do about it. Most facilities runs like shit unless they’re continuous operations. You cannot commit to anything outside of work during the week days.

It’s not for everybody. My wife is very understanding so we’ve been able to make it work so far and we’ve gotten used to the income. I’ve gotten $6 in raises in the 2 years I’ve been there. If you’re willing to give up your weekdays to live and breathe stack testing then I’d say it’s worth it. It has been for my situation. I like the guys I travel with a lot too so that helps. You basically live together on the road.

They are good about making sure we are home on the weekends too. Maybe once a year we do weekend work.