Unpaid Wages, Harassment, Defamation: the new Dark Side of Employment & Contracting
In July 2019: I filed a Civil Claim for Wrongful Dismissal, and a second for Amount Owing for Services. This as a self-represented litigant. I…
Experience Working in Alberta's Oilfield
Unpaid Wages, Harassment, Defamation: the new Dark Side of Employment & Contracting
In July 2019: I filed a Civil Claim for Wrongful Dismissal, and a second for Amount Owing…
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Experience Working in Alberta's Oilfield
Vexatious Litigation: Weapon against Unpaid Workers & Vendors
I had been involved with a former employer/client and its prime agent with a history of allegedly…
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Oilfield Industry
Declining Pay Rates
People coming in willing to do more for less. Then destroying the industry, and veterans turning into…
Read PostOnce upon a time, I wanted to work the rigs, make some money, and go back home. For some reason, I am still here, and this is my story.
Vexatious Litigation: Weapon against Unpaid Workers & Vendors
I had been involved with a former employer/client and its prime agent with a history of allegedly vexatious litigation, or Court Abuse. They’ve been filing…
Declining Pay Rates
People coming in willing to do more for less. Then destroying the industry, and veterans turning into other lines of businesses seeking to be compensated…
Thinking of Starting a Business?
An engineer asked about starting his own business and asked how to go about it. ” That’s a very broad question. Each industry is different,…
6 Years Into Alberta From Nothing
From 17 Year Old University Student to Alberta’s Oilfield: 6 Years Later. 6 years. This is how long it has been since I just grabbed…
Mid 2019 Update: 6 Years into Alberta’s Oilfield
It’s been 6 years since I left university in BC: packing my bags, and driving straight to Fort McMurray, Alberta. Then I ended up in…
A Message to Commercial Lenders
Trying to Get Commercial Funding in Alberta’s Oil Patch “We know you tried and that’s all matters. We understand that you’re just doing your job,…
Flawed Taxpayer-Funded Banking System in Alberta and Canada
Disgruntled Business Owners Vent their Frustrations at Alberta’s Taxpayer-Sponsored Banking System Dear government of Alberta, This is a letter expressing the pains of entrepreneurs and…
Mannerisms in Hiring
Interviewers who place heavy emphasis on particular mannerisms in the hiring process The problem is that many HR resort to automated processes, sometimes including even…
The Hated Young Entrepreneur
Young Guys & Ladies Looked Down Upon for Getting Ahead I don’t know how many times throughout my life people have tried to put me…