Oil

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(03-03-2022, 04:01 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: That’s pretty much what the earnings reports said when I looked in to multiple major oil companies profits from last year. Major losses in 2020. Stock buybacks and dividend increases to go along with record profits for some in 2021.

Yep.  It's up and down and it's risky.  Much riskier than other ventures like manufacturing, farming or literally any other "normal" industry.  So you risk a lot and it can pay dividends, literally.  

But in my business we have no unions.  We are a performance industry.  Find oil and gas or go home. Also the job market can be ruthless.  1/3 of our entire technical staff across the entire industry got laid off in 2014-2016.  I was out of work for 15 months.  So why do I do it?  I love geoscience.  I'm one of the 5-10 people in the world at what I do, and all I'll say is, I make good money.