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I worked for Midstates for over 6 years and we had great employees on the field level. Unfortunately, Corporate was always in shambles and had non-communication with the assets they owned on the field level. There were always major mismanagement issues on most projects, as well as poor planning on assets at the field level.

It was a great company when it was privately held, but once the company higher ups got dollar signs in their heads over the PPB oil prices, we had to become publicly traded on the NYSE  for expendable income. Now the company has filed for Bankruptcy and I got laid off. Even before I was let go, corporate went through at least 50 employees in the front office in less than 2 years.

Good money but longevity is not there unless you play the corporate ladder game....

Company is in great debt.  Employees wonder on a daily / quarterly basis if they will have a job after budget reviews.  Stock has fallen out of bed.  Layoffs occur regularly.

Typical day:  Review on going drilling operations and report verbally and in writing for daily meeting.  Push for ways to save costs.  

This company was bent on doing everything as it had when it operated 100's of miles from its current area of operations.  My expertise was in the current area of operations.

Drive around oil locations while recording numbers of production for the day. If anything is off or wrong I have to locate the problem, then try to fix it. Learned many things about the oil field at this company. Management were good people that looked out for the company and employees. You ride around alone a lot so not much of a workplace culture. Hardest part is finding some of the problems with the wells, one problem could be caused by 1 thing or 15 things. The work I do is satisfying to me so that is enjoyable.

Great and exciting place to work.  The benefits and compensation are in the top 75th percent of the peer group.  I truly enjoyed my tenure at MPO and would still be there if headquarters weren't relocated from Houston to Tulsa.

Fill out morning reports send them in to office. Get with directional drillers make sure we were on target. I learned something new every day from the mud to directional work. The culture was different by the people I met & worked with. The hardest part of my job was making sure everything ran smooth. The best part of my job was working with the rig hands

Misstates was one of the best companies I have worked for.  They allowed for opportunities for me to grow in my position and gave me opportunities to expand my knowledge base and potential in other positions.  Friendly work environment with emphasis on family first.

Productive environment workplace with all around wonderful coworkers that felt like family, it made you want and like to come to work.

Midstates Petroleum Company was a great company to work for...it was like family. Everyone helped each other and enjoyed doing it. No one held you back if you wanted to advance.

Great job. Not enough pay. Paid by loads and the pay needs to increase about $50.00 on each load. Each load paid different depending on where you go. 

The job itself is a very stressful one, but the employees and manager are great to work with and for. I love the company, but my particular job is very stressful with being on call 24-7

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Staff accountant 1 salary reported	$67,500 per year
Transport driver 1 salary reported	$90,000 per year
General manager 1 salary reported	$122,500 per year
Babysitter/nanny 1 salary reported	$57,500 per year

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