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Do you like to be ridiculously cold for five months, surrounded by a horrible smell the whole time? Have I got a job for you! (www.smithsonianmag.com)
submitted 10 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/mildlyinteresting
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[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe. But wouldn't you rather be paid if you have to shit in an outhouse while endlessly smelling penguin shit for five months while you deal with a bunch of idiot tourists who think a cruise to Antarctica is a good idea?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Nah, I do it for the love of the game. No need to sully it with greed.

[–] FlyingSquid 8 points 10 months ago

Respect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

7 months is a long time without any income though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Where are you gonna spend your income in Antarctica anyway? I wouldn't mind this. I worked on a cruise ship and, while I did get paid every week, most of the time was out at sea and since all the restaurants and shit on the ship were free to me, I wasn't spending a dime until my contract was up and I went home.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

You would likely still have to pay rent for your home that you are leaving.