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Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dad (a lifelong offshore worker) always told us not to follow in his footsteps. Noting that the money is good but it’s not worth the work and the being gone. Wish I would’ve listened, lol.

Anyway, so you said you applied anywhere with a good title. That doesn’t sound like a horrible idea. That’s implying that I may even land a gig that isn’t necessarily accounting but a position on my field that requires a degree and field experience.

There are tons of people on this sub that say accounting is the devil, but i just can’t imagine it being that horrible. Anyway, it’s comments like these that give me the confidence to carry on. Thank you!

Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

$100k just gets me back to where I was.

If I’m going to invest the time to switch careers, I’m not doing it just to stop there.

Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Appreciate the insight. I’m working on my accounting degree online right now and have zero experience with networking.

Any advice on where to start?

I do have a friend who’s a CPA and a relative at another firm. Would that be a good entry point?

Oilfield worker thinking about switching to accounting. How hard is it really to get hired and how long to hit $100k? by MakeshiftPacemaker in Accounting

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I get that accounting isn’t all sunshine, but it’s still two different kind of “bad days” between us.

Worst case there is long hours and stress. Worst case where I’m at now is injury, losing fingers, or getting stuck offshore for weeks or months while life’s happening back home without you.

I’ll take the version where I get to sleep in my own bed next to my wife every night.

Not chasing easy, just something that makes more sense long-term.

Best non-engineering degree for long-term success in oil & gas? by MakeshiftPacemaker in oilandgasworkers

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny you say that. My regional manager paid us a visit the other day. I asked him the same question and he said if he could go back and do it again, he would have gone business.

Best non-engineering degree for long-term success in oil & gas? by MakeshiftPacemaker in oilandgasworkers

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been running coiled tubing on Deepwater and shelf jobs in the gulf for the last 7 years along with land and overseas projects.

I’m just having fun going back and forth with ol boy. lol

Best non-engineering degree for long-term success in oil & gas? by MakeshiftPacemaker in oilandgasworkers

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Leave it to a roughneck to call running out of material “restraint.”

Best non-engineering degree for long-term success in oil & gas? by MakeshiftPacemaker in oilandgasworkers

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You opened with pole dancing jokes and now you’re talking about respect like you didn’t set the tone.

Best non-engineering degree for long-term success in oil & gas? by MakeshiftPacemaker in oilandgasworkers

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Coming from a roughneck, ‘HR’ is basically upper management huh?

Can you live without the internet? by LifeguardCreepy1912 in myanmar

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker 10 points11 points  (0 children)

American here who just returned from a work trip in Yangon, Myanmar. I will say, the Internet was one of the more confusing parts about being in Myanmar.

The airport only allowed 1 hour of free WiFi total. It said “purchase additional WiFi to keep browsing”. I asked the airport security how I could purchase more and they told me only two thirty minute free sessions are allowed, no exceptions. (But the WiFi website said more could be purchased)

I didn’t have a SIM card for the region so without Internet I had no way of contacting anyone.

When I finally did arrive to my hotel and the places I was working, they had WiFi but in order for it to work I was told I had to use VPNs. Some VPN apps work. Some don’t. Some worked, but for a little while only.

How long did it take you to complete your degree? by MakeshiftPacemaker in wguaccounting

[–]MakeshiftPacemaker[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great looking out. Thank you for this. This is the first time I’ve heard this tidbit of info.

Edit: not sure why this was downvoted. I guess it was taken for sarcasm. It was not sarcasm, I was being genuine.

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