Originally Posted by
SASless
That was pre-HR, HSE, and all that other silliness that modern corporations have embraced.
Also....the outfits were run by Pilots and Engineers.....not bean counters who know the cost of everything and the value of nothing!
I was a job manager in the Beaufort Sea at the time so I would often be in meetings with our customers, Esso, Gulf and Dome and Okie's managers.
Many of the oil company guys were my friends.
We go for a beer afterwards. The comments were hilarious - and kinda sad.