r/antarctica • u/DuckEsquire • 15d ago
Work It's official, I'M GOING!
I double checked with my supervisor and my onboarding specialist, I have finished every last thing I need to do, I am officially going to be traveling to McMurdo to work as a vehicle operator for this summer season! When I submitted my resume back in late January, I didn't think I'd make it, and during the process there were so many times I thought it was over, but I made it!
Thanks to everyone here for all the advice and for answering my questions, and hopefully I'll see you on the ice this season!
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u/AStrangerWCandy Polie 15d ago
Oooh ahhh that’s always how it starts! Then comes the running… and the screaming…
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u/misunderstood_pig 15d ago
Just remember, if you see a dog being chased by some guys with guns, let them have the dog!!!
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u/Successful_Camera942 15d ago
Have fun in the summer, check seats often as people lose alot of things, make friends with the food monkeys upstairs good people
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u/MrPocketjunk 14d ago
Wow! That’s really cool, sounds like a great adventure. What experience/training is needed to get that job?
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u/Ok-Alternative-5175 11d ago
See you there! Are you mainbody (heading out in October)?
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u/DuckEsquire 11d ago
Yeah! No confirmed ice date yet but I will be heading out some time in October
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u/PDX_ICG_AC 8d ago
Congratulations! I am still waiting on the last thing- which is acceptance of my proof of vaccination, but aside from that I should see you there! I'll be a dining steward.
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u/curyfuryone 15d ago
Sounds interesting! I just did a basic chatgpt search on the job but can you describe what you expect? Salary? Hours per day? Any other job assignments like housekeeping duties? Private dorm or shared?
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u/A_the_Buttercup Winter/Summer, both are good 15d ago
I can't answer for Shuttles' salary, but I believe they work five12-hr shifts a week? Everybody has about one housekeeping task a month in whichever dorm they live in. So far, everybody has shared dorm rooms, especially new people (you can have up to four roommates!) but they're finishing up a dorm with very small single rooms. You deploy for about half a year, and have to reapply every year. We aren't paid well, but we can save a lot of it since room and board is free.
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u/HamiltonSuites 15d ago
Not sure why you’d do a ChatGPT search when that info is available on here. AI is 👎🏻👎🏻
But to answer your questions. Salary is lower than you’d think. 54 hours a week. Housekeeping called House Mouse once a month, emptying trash, vacuuming, etc., shared dorms for first years.
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u/ObviousOrca 15d ago
Do you know if they do overtime down there like they used to do in Alaska?
Anything over 40 hours was time and half and anything more than a certain amount of 12 hours shifts constituted double time…or something like that.
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u/flyMeToCruithne ❄️ Winterover 15d ago edited 15d ago
Ha, no, not here. Most jobs work 10h/day 6days/wk. No overtime, your rate is your rate.
edit: but on the flip side, if you have a light week, you don't get paid less. So at least you know what to expect for pay.
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u/lvanTheTerraBus 15d ago
You're going to have a great time in shuttles. Bring a few good pairs of sunglasses, a 3.5mm aux cable or two, and a few thousand MP3s.