The Career Lessons That OUTLAST Any Job Title | Jobbers Ep. 7

“Send Jobbers Podcast a text”The Career Lessons That OUTLAST Any Job Title In this episode of Jobbers: American Energy, host Jason Case sits down with Charles Strait, Technical Services Manager at ROC, whose decades of experience stretch from global oilfields to small-town steel mills. Raised in a fourth-generation ranching family and shaped by military service, he reflects on how early lessons about grit, responsibility, and using your mind instead of your back still guide his work today. This is a story of leadership without ego, technology built in top-secret silos, and legacy built one job at a time. • Your back or your brain, what his dad told him at 16• Why the steel mill shaped his work ethic for life• How failure at Star Wars tech led to GPS as we know it• Lessons from mentors who lived through Vietnam• The difference between big oil and family-run operations• Why culture beats compensation in career decisions• What lamb’s liver in Morocco taught him about teamwork• His personal mission to mentor others the way he was mentored• The real cost of time, and why it’s the rarest commodity• Why restaurant work should be required training for future professionalsBEST MOMENTS00:03:23. “The TV series that impacted me the most was Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.”00:06:01. “My dad took a supplemental job swinging a 35-pound sledgehammer for 50 hours a week.”00:11:30. “Find something that you can get paid to do using your brains that you really enjoy.”00:16:01. “My dad said, you weighed all the pluses and minuses and chose a path different from our family.”00:26:02. “They said if this ever gets out, you’ll be in Leavenworth breaking big rocks into little rocks until you die.”00:33:16. “Why make a product just like the one they made 30 years ago? There’s gotta be a better way.”00:47:13. “Do no harm is the most important thing, because they want to pass this down to their children.”01:17:18. “Whether we catch fish or not, it’s going to be a good time for us.”Thank you for listening to Jobbers: American Energy, the podcast that captures the real, unscripted stories of the people powering America’s fuel and energy industries. Every month, we go beyond the headlines to share the grit, leadership, and legacy of the workers who keep this country running.📌 For more episodes, resources, and behind-the-scenes updates, visit: www.jobberspodcast.com📺 Watch full video episodes and exclusive clips on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Jobbers-AmericanEnergy📲 Follow along on social for extra content, updates, and sneak peeks:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jobbers_american_energy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61562625762810 X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jobbers_AE🛢️ Jobbers: American Energy is hosted by Jason Case, the CEO of ROC, a third-generation family-run wholesale energy distribution company. Learn more about Jason and the work behind the show at www.jobberspodcast.com/about.Real people. Real stories. Real American energy.