I’ve had several of you ask if Marathon hires contractors. I’ve only worked with one hired on perm during the years I’ve been here. I’ve seen several contractors stay contract for years on end until they’re let go or they give up and go elsewhere... if you get a permanent offer don’t pass it up hoping Marathon will bring you on because they won’t.
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The previous poster has completely lost their mind.
As a contractor with the freedom to chose when and whom to work with, I can tell you I would not want a permanent job ever again. Onerous companies I don't deal with. The i401k blows doors in. I give myself a 20% match, which is tax deductible. I have software that even some major oil and gas companies don't have. It you can pull it off, you can name your price. Everything is urgent on short notice, and they can't train or hire to fill that quickly. Realize that contractors have rights that regular employees don't have. They can walk off a job for no reason with almost no notice if something better comes along, unless the company pays a retainer, which means if they don't give you work, they pay anyway.
Every operator in the EF that reads this just laughs because nearly ALL of them were contractors that were hired on directly. Same goes for a good chunk of engineering, construction and maintenance
I'm not sure where you get the idea that contractors don't have to take d–g tests...seems more like the company you're familiar with is just shady.
I've been a contractor for almost a decade with MRO...been on a lot of new pilot projects and participated in some exploration stuff. Gotta say, it's nice sometimes to be able to step away from the MRO politics if I want to, but all in all MRO hasn't been a bad place to be. I've worked for several other E&Ps as a contractor and some of those places are way worse as far as politics and decision making at local level (Eagle Ford). I try to stay out of the corporate politics, though I have been caught up in them a few times due to the nature of my position and the projects I've been kne
I do have to say that the operators I've worked with (I do work in the ops group, just not as an operator) have been really good for the most part and have some really good insights on things.
I’ve known at least four people hired on permanently from contractor positions. On the other hand, I don’t know anyone who’s voluntarily chosen to work contract positions for years on end “just because”.
During my time at MRO, I knew of at least 3 contractors that became permanent employees. Myself included in the three. But when it came to layoffs we were the first to go.
So to be hired on as a permanent employee in the current status is zero to none. So if contracted, currently do not exact that permanent status will occur.