Old Timers to Greenhorns Ref LunchboxROV Different thread !

Wise words Lostboy, wise words!!!!

and this was what started this round off….

Ray, your money depends on your negotiation skills from what I’ve seen so far. From everyone i know working for them (ive been here a year) they havent short changed anyone. I came from OII and got well more than what i was asking in my first offer.

I have been with C-I and I can say that I got about a 40% pay increase compared to what SonSub was paying me. I was hired on as a Senior Tech with 3 years under my belt. I also agree that it has a lot to do with how well you negotiate and how well you sell yourself. I don’t want to hear anything from all you old timers that think your still a green hat until you get 5 years in the game. I already work circles around most of the guys who have been doing this for ten years. With all the new tech on these subs, us younger guys have an edge on the old school guys. Remember, you pay a lot less for dial up than you do DSL.

In only three years he is the best Senior Pilot ever, despite only having worked for a company which was ‘a turd circling the bowl’.

What a glowing indictment of the American Education System.

Regards,
I5

Wow. I can’t say that I’m surprised though. This is the same mentality I see in so many guys who spend their days pining for the "good old days". I am not claiming to be the best. I understand that I am not savior of the ROV industry. Far from it. But all of you gentlemen that want to make this job into some grand vocation that is going to someday change the world need to rethink your station in life. We are a subsea Crescent Wrench ("adjustable spanner" for those that speak the Queen’s). We are not astronauts, going to Mars to save Humanity from extinction.

It seems that everyone missed my actual point of my original post and focused on my audacity to not bow down to the "Sacred Cows". The point I was attempting to make was that those of us that are younger and who grew up with computers in schools and at home are more than likely to acclimate themselves with the Schilling UHD ROV that C-Innovation uses. Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that those of us with the skill sets needed to understand how Schilling’s ROV works in comparison to a traditional ROV should be able to garner a higher wage. I have worked on old subs and I can attest to the quantum leap that Schilling has made in ROV telemetry systems.

Lastly. I admit that I was promoted because of a lack of options. But I have earned my keep every day I’m out here. If I can keep the Dutch happy, I must be doing something right. I did not get into the industry straight out of school. I have been around many a block and have worn many a hats. Perhaps the fact that I have previous management experience has helped me be a good supervisor. Perhaps the fact that I have worked in a few customer service jobs has helped me know how to deal with the client. Perhaps the fact that I’m not retarded, can read and write has given me the "skills" to write a report. Furthermore, I have noticed that the rest of the world involved in the oil and gas industry seem to think that all Americans are just like the stupid redneck they tend to meet offshore. While it is true that most of the Americans who work offshore are from the southern states, these guys are not representative of the United States as a whole. We are not all John Wayne or Bruce Willis. We don’t all own guns, chew tobacco, or diddle our sister. Lots of have attend a school of some sort, have no carnal relations with our kin, while we may own guns, you not would know it unless you tried to rob us. The real America is not just what you see on TV or in movies. I know that not everyone in the UK is like Mr Bean or a Monty Python character.

So take it for what it’s worth. I’m not discounting the wisdom of age and experience. I am only proposing that it’s not the only ingredient to success. I shall retire my soapbox and get back to work.

Well,

Gotta be honest guys, that was a good post.

Be good y’all
Dog

If you are referring to my post. I thank you. If not, thanks anyways.

Tiger Woods quotes

“no matter how good you get you can always get better and that’s the exciting part”

😀

I distinctly remember owning a commodore 64 computer as a kid.
I think I’m also getting a handle on this internet thingy… you know, messing with servers, DNS, DSL, Uniform Resource Locators, file transfers, editing php code etc.

Age is against me because I didn’t grow up with the intent….It grew up with me 😉

After reading this thread I feel young again 🙂

I think I can make supervisor in 4 months now.