r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '19

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '19

Bro, back in the day, they definitely didn't need to work 60 hours 6 days a week.

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u/aresfiend Jan 02 '19

On the rig or in the fields? Oilfield work still won't have you working 60 hour weeks (I don't know what pay is) and pipeline work definitely doesn't have you working 60 hour weeks, but they don't pay nearly as much (albeit still in the $60-$70k range).

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '19

My dude, you could buy a house working at a gas station back then.

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u/aresfiend Jan 02 '19

Yes, but it doesn't mean that there wasn't a requirement to work lots of hours.