Question to all OFW Tsikoteers especially to those working in the oilfield

[jeanpierre]

The salary scheme of paying an employee based on the standard of living of his country of origin is also been adopted by your current company? List of countries you've been assigned to and which of these countries do you think is the best and the worst place you've been to.

[spearhead_970]

The salary scheme of paying an employee based on the standard of living of his country of origin is also been adopted by your current company? List of countries you've been assigned to and which of these countries do you think is the best and the worst place you've been to.

I think,yes the salary is always based were the country you came from,I mean the standard of living..In my experience I've been assigned in many places in this world,like europe,US,south america,south africa and some places in asia..but for me nothing is better than my own country,sipsip..but thats true,kasama ang family,.and the worst place that i have been to is Nigeria,africa..harap-harapan ninanakawan ka,pirates,violence etc,,kaya ingat kayo pag nakarating doon..

[sherwintommy]

i agree,,very high risk ang safety sa nigeria even if you're working offshore,,im assigned in ivory coast,..though there are still some political unrest...at least safe sa offshore..and the perks are good,,i get to work 28 days,,28 days off with pay and the rate is 1 is to 1...same salary i get when im offshore and on vacation...kaya habang pwedeng bumalik...balik lang ng balik...para ipon..'san ka pa hahanap ng ganyang offer?..peaceeeeeeeee

[jeanpierre]

i agree,,very high risk ang safety sa nigeria even if you're working offshore,,im assigned in ivory coast,..though there are still some political unrest...at least safe sa offshore..and the perks are good,,i get to work 28 days,,28 days off with pay and the rate is 1 is to 1...same salary i get when im offshore and on vacation...kaya habang pwedeng bumalik...balik lang ng balik...para ipon..'san ka pa hahanap ng ganyang offer?..peaceeeeeeeee

Nag work din ako sa africa. It's Gabon to be exact under Total-Elf contract.Location was in the middle of the jungle. Araw-araw kasulubong namin puntang location ibat-ibang wild animals na before nakikita ko lang sa Discovery at National geographic channel hehehe. Hirap lang travel kasi lost 6 days punta at pauwi at rotation is 28/28 lang. Hate the waiting time din sa Paris airport kasi almost 15 hours dahil flight to asia starts close to midnight lagi.

[BoEinG_747]

Nag work din ako sa africa. It's Gabon to be exact under Total-Elf contract.

french company po ba ang TOTAL -elf?

Location was in the middle of the jungle. Araw-araw kasulubong namin puntang location ibat-ibang wild animals na before nakikita ko lang sa Discovery at National geographic channel hehehe.

wow exciting ito ..tuwang tuwa ako kasi doon sa mga hayop sa discovery channel ..kahit nakakatakot para sarap panoorin in flesh

[jeanpierre]

french company po ba ang TOTAL -elf?

wow exciting ito ..tuwang tuwa ako kasi doon sa mga hayop sa discovery channel ..kahit nakakatakot para sarap panoorin in flesh

As qman said, it's french company. Malaki field nila sa Gabon.
Yeah, it was exciting and dangerous at the same time. Katakot yong elephant attack. Muntikan na kami ng driver ko. Buti lang he switch off our vehicle's headlight. Minsan naligaw sa base camp namin, yon tumba ang mga light post at damaged ibang accomodation namin ginawang pang kamot sa katawan nila... he he he

[NightRock]

That's TRUE for some BIG Company..But for us depenende kung saan ka ma base.. generally pag sa Africa like mentinoned above may Hazard allowance kami.. during Gulf War meron ding War allowance..pag sa desert may desert allowance...But Basic salary is the same.. Pero pag family status ka mas malaki ang makukuha but ganon din malaki din gastos pag kasama family.. Cycle Shift .. depende sa location pag offshore 28/28 pag onshore interior base max na yong 60/30 kalimitan 42/28... pag medyo swerte nakaka kuha ng 14/14... bale 2weeks work 2weeks vacation (my current cycle). with salary and Free Air ticket country of origin... salary advance at extra money for 20kg bagage allowance..

[theveed]

Diba may nakidnap ngayon na mga employees ng Shell sa Nigeria... May 1 pinoy ata at 2 thais among the other westerners.

[NightRock]

Diba may nakidnap ngayon na mga employees ng Shell sa Nigeria... May 1 pinoy ata at 2 thais among the other westerners.

Hindi lang po isang beses nangyari.. marami na sa kasama ko na kidnap don most of the time binabayaran or tinnutubos news black out.....common cases na ang Hijack lalo na pag land Rover ang dala mo delikado ka.. wala naman magawa ang Shell di nila pwedeng iwan ang oil field malaki kita don at malaki na din investment nila..pag onshore base sa Nigeria sobrang delikado.. kaya hindi ka pwedeng lumayo sa camp site nyo. Marami din nigerian na mababait pero minsan hindi mo kilala kung sino mga pirata..

[jeanpierre]

Sa sweldo, former company ko ganyan kaya it's always an issue especially to those na "puti" ang kapalitan since the difference is talagang malaki. Infact meron isang indian guy who've questioned the personnel manager asking whether the company is paying an employee by his job or by his nationality. He was completely pissed kasi reliever nya na scotish is getting over 6K samantalang sya 2.3K lang doing the same job. Mabuti tong bagong company ko difference is 200-300 US lang sa mga kasama kong australian at french which is fair enough. Syempre pa low salary effect lang ako dahil baka mabanatan din ako ng living standard though policy nila equal oppurtunity to all. Sa assignment naman, I've been din to europe, africa, middle east at some asian countries but never accepted sa pinas kasi malaking amount mawawala sa salary plus syempre bayad ka pa ng tax. Sa akin thailand offshore was the best dahil doon ako nagsawa ng beer papunta o pauwi sa location saka daming chicks. Algeria is the worst since 2 of our engineers, a french and an italian was beheaded dyan. Pinakawalan nila ang isa who's nigerian.