re: What are the best plants to work at in South LA?

You need to define "best." Every unit within each plant has its own culture. I know people I hired in with that hated their areas so much that they quit. Some of them hated the workload, some hated the people, some hated the process. It's all so unique to each person. Benefits and pay are identical if you're working at the same place, but its just luck of the draw if you end up liking it where you're at.

I would also say that if you're an inexperienced operator then SNF is more than fine. If you're coming from somewhere like Marathon, Shell, Exxon, etc. then obviously its a different situation. I've been working in plants 10 years now. I got extremely lucky to end up where I'm at.