Driller/Dispatcher. Gave 10 years to this company.
Pros
Great pay and benefits when the company is doing well. Had fun with the crew, and usually everyone was good to hang around with. It's like a second family especially since you're with them 2 weeks straight, and living with them.
Cons
Everyone is just a number, even some corperate employees. When the company does not have much work they'll cut the per diem, hours, and pay. Then expect you to work on your days off because they found a job and you'll end up driving to Louisiana, south Texas, or west Texas and working for 3-4 days and they'll send you back home. You'll end up spending more in food, gas, and etc in those days then you will make. They'll say there is lots of working coming up to keep you from not quitting and the work is VERY scattered and unlikely to go through due to the oilfields inconsistency in price of oil. Not necessarily Pinnergys fault. They even laid their Corperate Superintendent of 13 years off due to lack of work. It's just the nature of the oilfield.
