2:45 a.m. First of all, who wakes up at 2:45 a.m.? It’s been eight weeks of waking up early and I can’t wait for a night shift. I leave my house around 3:30 a.m. and head off for my 40-minute drive. This gives me time to listen to some music…
Kristin Cernat, 36, has been with bp for four and half years at its Whiting Refinery in Indiana. She works on the Coker unit which is split up into Coker, VRU 400 and Structure. She is qualified on all three jobs.
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