Hi
Both my DH & I work in the Oil & Gas Industry, we were both doing FIFO 14 days on 14 days off - living in camp environment so no expense that whole time except for a few beers etc, that is if it's not a dry camp where quite a few are. The camps don't really have a single man's lifestyle as they have to work 12 hour days and be 0.00 on reporting to work next day.
Due to GFC my role was made office based back in the city but DH is still working out there. I must admit after living that lifestyle for 2 years it is a very big struggle to work 5 days a week again, especially when DH is home and I have to get out of bed at 6 every morning and he gets to sleep inMy DH knows no different, he's been doing it for 13 years.
There is big growth in the industry out Roma way where you can either move to or choose to FIFO depending on who you work for and most of the companies out there do work the even time rosters. A truck license is pretty much a must (saying that some companies are willing to provide and/or subsidise some of the training to get one) and having forklift & front end loader ticket would work in his favour.
Like the others have said I wouldn't be paying $200 to any recruitment agency.
Don't think I can post link to specific website but if he's interested he can google oil field jobs & a link with a similar name comes up
It's hard sometimes when he's is a away but then the 2 weeks goes so quick. I'm wondering how I will go when he's at work and peanut is born and I'm home on my own but then I keep telling myself he'll be home for 2 weeks at a time and since he can't use work as excuse can do night feeds (i'm investing in a breast pump ) lol
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