Study's show that only a very small number of ex oil and gas workers worldwide actully want to go back into the industry since the down turn.
Many sayimg that terrible working conditions, poor pay, no job security, no pensions are the biggest reasons.
Life After Oil and Gas
Most workers found greener pastures in other industries after being laid off from oil and gas are are said to be far happier .
Twenty-year oil and gas veteran Reinel Solano is one such person, who used his severance money to purchase his own Floor Coverings International franchise in Houston. Solano, who was a reservoir engineer, has since hired two full-time employees and employs five crews of contractors. Though he said managing a business doesn’t come without its stress, he enjoys the work. Still, returning to oil and gas is a possibility.
“I would like to have my company more established and with a staff that can sustain itself; then I would consider going back into the oil business,” Solano said.
Sergio Garcia said his oil and gas background helped him in his current role as an environmental health and safety manager for General Dynamics, an aerospace and defense company.
After being laid off from Freeport McMoRan Oil and Gas in April 2016, Garcia was able to leverage his skillset and graduate degree in environmental management to a land a position with General Dynamics.
“In the oil patch, we deal with all kinds of regulators and regulations, so we are better prepared to face the challenges when we cross over to other industries, in my case, going from oil exploration to manufacturing of satellite components,” he told Rigzone.
And Garcia’s not looking to return to oil and gas – ever.