"Fallout" after 10/31 News Segment (Williston: bills, money, paycheck)

[robione]

I was quite shocked when I heard about the news segment on 10/31. I thought to myself I learned of this great secret, Williston, and would have time to get my CDL and head down there and grab a job.

Then the news segment aired... which I purposefully am not naming because I'm attempting to avoid Google's spider. And I think, "Great. :/ There's going to be a huge influx of ppl." Sure enough there was.

Is it still crazy there with applicants? Like as crazy as after the news segment?

I was hoping to show up and start working but the longer I it's taking me to get there the more I think that will not be my reality. Just looking to prepare for it if that is the case. It's different for any job type... as for what I'm looking for, in order of preference:

• Crude hauling
• Water/Sand Hauling
• Working on a rig
• $18/hr ~80+ hrs/wk (Lower overtime tolerable)
• I'll go as low as $15/hr + 20+ hr OT but I'd leave as soon as I found something higher paying. Although I would keep said job to work during the "off" week or two if I'm on rotation and the employer allowed.

Comes down to I basically need a pay check sooner than later. I can't sit and wait one month for my first check to arrive after I get to ND. And I need to make a decision on when to go. I prefer in the winter because there, ideally, will be less competition. But I will have no money for bills. If I wait 'til spring I'll have money to sit and wait around for my check but I'll be a water molecule in an ocean of job seekers. An exaggeration for sure, but pretty much encapsulates how I feel.

Thanks.

[boinksters]

Yep, its true. Theres still lots of people flooding here, and not many people leaving because of the weather like in the past. Lots of people coming up here everyday, and most of them seem to be toughing it out.

I was broke when I got here almost a year ago, and didnt have much of a choice but to neglect my bills until i got my first paycheck, it wasnt a wise decision but I literally had $40 to my name and waited damn near a month before i got my first check.

There are still tons of people here looking for work.

[DubC]

Damn, i was also hoping people would leave before i got there the first of the year!

[Norsk/Deutsch/Polska]

Originally Posted by DubC

Damn, i was also hoping people would leave before i got there the first of the year!

I'm no weather expert, but so far this winter season has been unbelievably mild compared to what my memory has stored of the last three. I don't think many people who took the time and spent the money to come up to N.D. are going to turn tail and leave until we get a real cold snap, accompanied by some wind - then, we may see people leaving in droves. Last forecast I heard was for seasonable to above temps, through Christmas.

[TechGromit]

Originally Posted by DubC

Damn, i was also hoping people would leave before i got there the first of the year!

A lot of people are hurting financially. If this job boom took place a few years ago when jobs elsewhere where plentiful, you wouldn't be seeing this kind of influx of job seekers. A lot of them do not any other choice than to "make" it. It's going to have to get pretty cold before many of them give up.