At least 4 Chief Mates have quit in the last few months. Most are taking jobs with Noble and Transocean. Can MSC be that bad with all those great federal benifits? What’s a Chief Mate make, I would say $180,000 - $220,000 / year. Is life really that good on drill ships? There is a big s…

I was so happy when my chief mates offered to stand my duty. They never actually came through on the offer, but it was swell of them.

When I worked at MSC PAC in the eighties there were people in the pool (waiting for assignment to a ship) for years in Oakland. Every time I passed through Building 310 there was one guy dressed like a pimp (I heard he was in the stewards department). I think he paid off the port steward to stay in …

[QUOTE=Slacker;103008]I was so happy when my chief mates offered to stand my duty. They never actually came through on the offer, but it was swell of them.[/QUOTE] How ungrateful! You’re indebted to those empty gestures.

[QUOTE=Xmsccapt(ret);103176]Which pimp was that?[/QUOTE] [image]

[QUOTE=catherder;103178][image][/QUOTE] Another Atlantic Chief Mate quit today. A ten year plus veteran. He’s off to join some drill ship. I’ll bet a dollar not one person in the office offered to sit down with him to discuss the situation and explore some way to at least try and get him to stay…

Can’t blame him a bit, 20 - 25 years ago all things being equal I’d have done the same thing, More time off, better pay, sure, why not. I bet you’re right, indeed not one person in the office had to forethought to ask why he left. ( when you leave or retire the send this little questionnaire …

[QUOTE=seacap@large;100610]I can’t understand why “not so many” ex-MSC employees try to down the company, I worked there for many years (20+) and there were good days and there were not so good days, but not to the point where I hated it, just the opposit and I would suggest that the complainers ref…

[QUOTE=Slacker;108550]Another Atlantic Chief Mate quit today. A ten year plus veteran. He’s off to join some drill ship. I’ll bet a dollar not one person in the office offered to sit down with him to discuss the situation and explore some way to at least try and get him to stay. But the good new…

They offered me a civmar position, but I am going with the “Fish People” (as the weather guys refer to them). I know lots of MSC engineers because of my job, and one C/E in particular said something really enlightening. He advised me, that if I was hired, to stay long enough to get my license (in m…

Why so many Chief Mates quitting MSC?

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Why so many Chief Mates quitting MSC?

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