The worst job I ever had was a BS oilfield job about a year ago. I was blatantly lied to, mislead, and basically owned by the company I was working for. I had to drive out to Alice everyday with a bag packed at all times because you never knew if you would be coming home that day, or being sent out on a job for a week or more. After finishing all the various training and safety classes I got sent out on a few jobs that kept me away from home for a total of 9 days in a 2 week period. Once I got my first "real" check from those jobs I was almost too embarassed to bring it home and show my wife. Long story short, I didn't work another day in the oilfield and went straight back to working in the bars. I actually cleared more money in 3 nights than I did in that hellacious 2 week pay period.

Ironically I plan to get back in the oil & gas business but in a completely different direction from what I was doing.