It's the false promises and the lack of communication that is the most frustrating. Having us drive 600+ miles for a job they had already given away before we had even left is the biggest issue. We will have an update on Sunday with Part two. It takes an interesting twist just a week later. Thanks for watching. Kyle & Michelle
People need to know everything you were saying there at the end is SPOT ON! The communication in this industry is terrible. Recruiters call you with a gate but can't answer basic questions like "Is this a frac" or "How much is the daily rate." You can make some good money doing this but man...you have to fight tooth and nail for answers sometimes. -J
Joe, thank you so much... although this first spot has not panned out, we have you to thank for all the excitment and information. We are hopefull that we will have a positive outcome to this soon.- Kyle
Man, I got some of the updates throughout but still don't think I grasped what an emotional roller coaster this was! I'm sorry that happened to you guys and I hope things start working out for you. If the gate guarding falls through, you can always come out to WV for a few weeks and do some toddler watching :)
Hello from Airstream_Wheeler! You might consider asking your potential company if they have a holding lot for workers arriving for gates or between gates. We had a few days off between gates and by staying in the company lot we were given prioity to land a gate quickly. By staying in the holding lot, we were given a tiny daily rate while we were waiting to likely encourage us to stay with our company and not become free agents. ~Shanna
Shanna, that is great info, I followed up on that with a few of the companies and they do have a lot, but currently the one we are hopeful to work with only has a lot near san antonio so we aren't ready just yet to head that far into Texas since we plan to go back to Indiana in the next month or two, but that did prompt a deeper discussion with this company that we are hopeful will lead to something, thank you for the suggestion. We hope to have part two of this video out this weekend, for good or bad. 8)
Thanks Lynn and Danny, all the credit goes to Michelle as she was the one pushing to be sure we filled along the way. I'm glad she did. Things did not turn out like we had hoped but we will have an update this Sunday we hope with a part two. Thanks for watching.- Kyle
I LOVE the thumbnail!! Love that you've kept us in the loop through this whole adventure. Looking forward to all your perspectives through this. Just be aware.... you may end up with a dog. 😂 "Unless they're testing for Diet Mtn. Dew" 😂 -J
Glad you enjoyed it! and while we think Trinity is adorable, our four kitties are plenty. Michelle will not even look at a stray dog because she gets attached so quickly... 8) PS we passed the drug test... 8)
I have been meaning to watch these, now I get to binge 3 in a row. I have several funny fingerprint stories, but I will save them for when we finally meet and sit around a campfire. I wonder if they change "day to day" because folks walk off the sites. We have met several couples who have gate guarded over the years, all of whom stated they have had a good experience. When we first hit the road doing gate guarding was something I thought we may do at some time, but so far we haven't. I guess the nice think about waiting to watch these, is I can jump right into the next one. See you in the next video comments in a few. Sean
Looking forward to getting around a campfire with you and of course to hear the stories. We will be coming through Utah this fall on our return trip to AZ... Hope we can meet up.
Wow! That's just terrible they didn't let you know they filled that gate job before you drove all the way there. We really hope everything works out for you guys. We're really curious about this gate guard job.😊
If you’re on duty 24/7 then $200 per day works out to $8.33 per hour. That’s poverty wages. If everyone would refuse until the pay is at least minimum wage, it would be closer to fair.
Sure the hourly wage calculated that way is low, but they also provide electric ,water and sewer plus we were not working all 24 hours, id say probably around 10-12 actual work hours with traffic. We both know that getting a group of people to gel for a cause is asking for a miracle 😛
Thanks Susan, Joe and Kayln are amazing and their second gig worked out great for them. We are hoping we get some of the good vibes as well. We appreciate you watching and we hope to have a Part 2 to release next week.
Oh man... what a ride. I can't imagine how disappointed you must have been. Unfortunately there is not a huge barrier to entry (no pun intended) for gate guarding so the companies probably feel that their employees/contractors are disposable. I bet they wanted to keep you on the hook for an extra week or so while they confirmed that the other people were going to work out. I hope something positive works out for you guys out of all this. Keep positive - you did a great job in documenting/filming this - we really appreciate that effort :)
Thanks you guys, yes as you saw it was a kick in the gut, but we are still hopeful we can make this work. We are hoping for a part two this weekend but things are still up in the air. More to come. Thanks for your support, Michelle gets all the credit for "making" me film the process as I probably would have not. 8)
Wow, this was really raw footage! It was like we were there with y'all! Thanks for taking us through the whole process and reality of gate guarding! Hope things work out for y'all! ~ Shion and Matthew
Welcome to the oil industry, no communication and 4 to 6 weeks becomes 2 to 3 or 8 to 12 weeks without notice, you are little fish that really does not matter, a spot is needed to be filled on their time and that is how they roll, I have worked the industry 12 years and nothing has changed, I worked on the sites doing shutdown/startups and you can be told any day at the end of your shift thankyou, but that you are no longer needed, see you next turnaround, it is their sandbox, their rules. I walked away from this life and am doing maintenance at an RV park now, much more enjoyable😎
Wes, you are right on point, we are starting to see that. We have made several calls and continue run into dead ends. We are hopeful to put out a part two of the video this Sunday and as we always try to do share the good and the bad. We have given some thought to working at campgrounds, but we run into the issue that they want a much longer commitment than we want to work. My (Kyle) parents were fulltimers for over 10 years and did mostly camphost jobs and loved it but they were ok with staying in one place for numerous months at a time. We appreciate you watching and just hoping to find a unicorn out here in the oilfields where communication good and jobs are what they say they will be.... Fingers double and triple crossed. 8)
Hey guys! Last time I heard of gate guarding I had a squad of MP's in Germany and we worked the gates at the Kaserne! Burlington Bill busking on the road. Travel safe.
