Originally Posted by adamz

You don't want to go to Northern Alberta.

They are paid this because it is a shit existence in a place that is extremely cold 7 months of the year and bug filled sweltering hot for the rest.

Most people don't even understand what work really is - 16 days on, 3 off, 14 hour shifts.

Most of your pay will be eaten by simply affording to live there - the population boom has increased rent in some cases by +1000%, most live in army style barracks as there is no housing available.

I had a friend who hacked it for two years there, came back with some decent money and zero skills beyond working in an oil field.