ADVANTAGES AND INCONVENIENCES

Advantages and inconveniences relating to living and working conditions to be specifically considered before applying for any job on offshore oil rigs.

Working on an offshore oil rig offers a series of advantages and inconveniences that must be taken into account and evaluated before deciding to search for a job in this sector.

ADVANTAGES

• Very profitable conditions coming from the combination of interesting earnings and the lack of expenses, because you don’t have to spend any money in lodging and feeding.
• Opportunity to travel the world and see exotic places continuously and for free.
• Time off to enjoy a ship designated with the luxury and amenities of a five stars hotel, and to visit the exotic ports of call all around the world as if you were on holiday.
• Chance to meet very different people from all around the world.
• Possible promotions.
• The cruise ship industry is so wide that, once you are in, there are plenty of opportunities to find another job.

INCONVENIENCES

• Long shifts and extensive working days (12-14 hours a day and 7 days a week).
• You could suffer from seasickness (nausea, dizziness, etc).
• The personnel are always on. Although there is a time off, the employee is expected to be ready to work twenty-four hours a day.
• Small and very modest lodging, very far from the amenities of the life at home, shared by, at least, two persons, which demands mutual understanding and coordination.