You might have noticed this depressing little pie chart I put
up on facebook a while ago. In the process of
gathering my work data for taxes
I threw together this very telling chart of ‘Where I spent my life in 2013’. You’ll notice I
spent 53% of my year on the rig last year. That’s a lot and also not so much. I
had some training time in there, which was nice. And most magnificently, I also
had quite a bit of vacation/days off. Why do I subject myself to spending 53%
of the year on the rig? For my career? Obviously. To gather valuable experience?
Clearly. For the money? Well of course.
To earn enough days off so I can take a month long vacation? Bingo.
This year I agreed to work Christmas and New Years and then
take off the entire month of January. I pitched it to my boss as though it was
coming from a deep rooted need to help out in a time when we were shorthanded,
but actually ticket prices were significantly cheaper by waiting until after
New Years and I was able to do a lot more travelling.
