One of the greatest blessings to our family of the entire moving process has been my husband's job change. One wouldn't think that if a guy gets transferred, he'd be more relaxed, but that's the case if he is a Reliability Center Manager at an oil refinery. Many say it is the most difficult job at any refinery and that no one should hold that role longer than a year or two due to the constant demand and stress. I was so proud of him for holding this position at such a young age, but also ready to see him have some more time for himself.
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As soon as we heard that the local refinery in AK was shutting down, there was no more need to work double time. Most of the current and future projects did not exist anymore; 75% of the work force was leaving, probably more after that, and there was no longer going to be a plant to run or product to make. There was no more need to block out the calendar in order to get a lunch break. So, for our last few months in Alaska, dad could make it home in time to say goodnight to the kids before they went to bed.
In Minnesota, even though he has to be gone from us all workweek, working 125 miles away and living in an apartment, he has energy on the weekends to do activities with us in the country. Or in the city if we drive to him. As Procedures Lead, he has a job where he has to oversee a team of people and improve a very important system, but he can also work normal hours. As a bonus, there are several other people from AK in MN, so he has ties to home. It's a job with a lot of future.
North Pole refinery to cease processing crude oil; all but 35 to be laid off
Alaska's Flint Hills Refinery winds down operations ahead of closure
