Thursday, July 31, 2008
Houston and Out
Friday, July 25, 2008
Home Sweet Home
The swank office I shared with Amy.
Amy, HR supervisor. Thanks for putting up with me this summer!
Phyllis, always making things run smoothly.
Dawn, HR training guru (with an unnecessarily pink office).
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Burns Flat, Oklahoma
Bridget laying down the law.
While out here, I've been doing more research for my retention project. Staffing is very hard due to the low applicant pool in the area. As I said, Burns Flat is tiny, and there are few population centers anywhere in the area. Thus, managers and supervisors feel like they are forced to hire applicants that sometimes have marginal qualifications for the job. This leads to high turnover as many new hires quickly realize they are not cut out for the oil field.
Bridget has been working with management, helping convince them that they can afford to be more selective when making hiring decisions. Hopefully this will cut down a bit on turnover, and all the costs associated with it.
Bridget and Troy, a local supervisor, took me out on a frac job. Here are some pictures:
Troy, a man among men.
Bridget calls this well head configuration a "flower."
Note the "alternative energy" windmills in the background. Al Gore would be proud.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Rock Springs WY
Back of Kyle's head.
Safety Supervisor
Well heads in a row.
Engineers doing their thing.
Just like "Black Gold!"
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Echo Crew
Sunrise on the way to the job.
My first time inside an 18-Wheeler.
Rigging up the iron.
The hazing must be over...they gave me hearing protection this time.
T-Rex scavenging for food.