# I just got offered a job in Antarctica **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 21, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506 "2013-03-21T00:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/1 "2013-03-21T00:55:34Z")
Just though I would share. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/2 "2013-03-21T00:58:48Z")
details?? ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/3 "2013-03-21T01:01:10Z")
Are you sure this is an actual job? And not just a trick to get you trapped in Antarctica? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/4 "2013-03-21T01:02:47Z")
Cool beans. Helluva commute for you. What kind of work? Aren’t you a chef? ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/5 "2013-03-21T01:03:58Z")
Holy cripes, Alaska wasn’t cold enough for you? ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/6 "2013-03-21T01:04:40Z")
> [@April\_R](#): > > details?? I got the offer. I still have to complete all the hoops. Physically qualifying, metal exam, dental, urinalysis and a few other things. I see no probems arising. I will be ging the end of August for 5-6 months or so. I will be cooking. > [@Chimera](#): > > Are you sure this is an actual job? > > And not just a trick to get you trapped in Antarctica? Either way I will be cool with it. But it is a job. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/7 "2013-03-21T01:06:36Z")
> [@fifty-six](#): > > Either way I will be cool with it. Bit of an understatement, don’t you think? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/8 "2013-03-21T01:08:25Z")
Penguin wrangling, eh? Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/9 "2013-03-21T01:08:32Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Holy cripes, Alaska wasn’t cold enough for you? I have also worked on the Arctic Ocean on the North Slope oil fields. And all sorts of exotic and remote places. I love the cold and wish to write a book called the Bi-Polar Cook. This is an essential part of making the book happen. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/10 "2013-03-21T01:11:15Z")
How many people are you cooking for? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/11 "2013-03-21T01:12:56Z")
> [@fifty-six](#): > > metal exam Full or heavy? ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/12 "2013-03-21T01:14:10Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Full or heavy? If it is heavy I am sure to pass. They may have said mental. I hope not. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/13 "2013-03-21T01:14:59Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > Full or heavy? Rare earth. ---
**Author:** ![Tollhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e99b99/32.png) [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/14 "2013-03-21T01:16:31Z")
Will you be renting or buying your igloo? ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/15 "2013-03-21T01:17:38Z")
Congrats! I’m jealous. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/16 "2013-03-21T01:17:42Z")
Exciting news! I would love to visit here, but I don’t think I could live there. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/17 "2013-03-21T01:18:05Z")
If you take the job, have an ice time. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/18 "2013-03-21T01:18:26Z")
> [@Tollhouse](#): > > Will you be renting or buying your igloo? I currently rent. It is a bad igloo market with the global warming and all. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/19 "2013-03-21T01:20:02Z")
I was watching the Attenborough documentary, the Frozen Planet, and it had a follow-up documentary showing a state-of-the-art science facility set up in Antarctica. It looked groovy, comfortable, and modern, like a University. If that’s where you’re working, you’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506/20 "2013-03-21T01:21:09Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I was watching the Attenborough documentary, the Frozen Planet, and it had a follow-up documentary showing a state-of-the-art science facility set up in Antarctica. It looked groovy, comfortable, and modern, like a University. If that’s where you’re working, you’ll be fine. It is gonna be was nicer than my last 8 month stint on a remote part of Akutan. Although I don’t like telling people that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-offered-a-job-in-antarctica/653506.md?page=2)