tqft's Journal: Where it is harder to get a motel room than a job

http://blogs.reuters.com/the-deep-end/2011/06/14/no-room-at-the-inn-but-maybe-a-job-in-the-outback/
"During interviews for this story, questions about the exorbitant salaries of those in the mining and oil and gas industries prompted half-joking speculation that I might be considering a career change, as with this exchange with Mark Blayney, the owner of Carr Civil Contracting in Karratha:

Blayney: Do you want a job?

Reuters: Iâ(TM)m not an engineer.

Blayney: Doesnâ(TM)t matter.

Reuters: Oh, really, what could you offer me?

Blayney: Probably better than what youâ(TM)re making right now. ...
Blayney: Are you keen to learn? And youâ(TM)ve got the right attitude, weâ(TM)d start you off probably $100,000 minimum plus accommodation and flights and then just give you the experience and how far you go is up to you.
"

You also get free flies, dust and absence of amenity. But the pay is good.

The story she wrote:
http://old.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110614/wl_nm/us_australia_labour
"For long-distance commuters such as Perth-based Lucille Lievaux, their temporary mine accommodation is usually an air-conditioned shipping container with a single bed. But even regular visitors like her will create demand for more labor. "