Some Louisiana oil field workers say that they are being discriminated against while doing work on the West Coast.

if you know anyone who works in the oil field, you know that they work hard and they work very long shifts. In addition to that, many work very far away from home, and sadly some now say they are being discriminated against while in their oil field uniforms.

I recently spoke to someone who works in the oil field and he told me that he’s been working on the West Coast, in California, for a few months now because the pay and opportunities with a new company are very beneficial for him and his family.

However, when I asked what he thought about being on the West Coast to work, rather than in the Gulf of Mexico, he said the travel doesn’t bother him, but the people there are not welcoming.

I asked him to explain, and he told me that those who work in the oil industry are shunned by many of the locals, along the West Coast. He said that because so many in California are in favor of the “Green Mission,” which would all but eliminate oil-based vehicles, they look down upon those there to drill.

The man I spoke to told me that one day he and others were in a ride share when the driver noticed their oil field attire, and that is when the driver of an all-electric vehicle began to chastise them for destroying the environment.

I asked how the conversation ended and the oil field worker told me that after he explained to the driver that about 99% of what he owned is petroleum-based, the driver had a bit of a different outlook on them.

Then, the same oil field worker told me that while in California for work, they could not enter a restaurant with their work attire. He explained some restaurants will not serve those who are there to drill off the West Coast.

Yes, if you are seen in certain restaurants in California with oil field clothing, you will not be waited on and will be ignored by those who work there.

Sadly, some men and women who leave their homes to make a living elsewhere are being discriminated against and it’s all because of what they do to support themselves and their family.

It became quite clear to me after my conversation with this oil field worker that some in California have put their feelings toward the environment ahead of their hospitality to others.

So, the next time you see someone who works in the oil field, thank them and be nice to them, after all, they too are just trying to make a living.