Amalie Lundstad is a 29-year-old woman who has landed one of the best job conditions: 250 days off a year and a salary of more than $1.1 million annually. For the past three years, she has worked as a process engineer on an oil rig on the outskirts of Bergen, Norway.
Her salary can reach between 900,000 and 1.3 million Norwegian crowns (equivalent to between approximately $86,260 and $124,600) when extras such as on-call shifts are included. In addition, the rig offers amenities like a gym, a golf simulator and even a hunting simulator — places to unwind after work.
Highly demanding job
Despite the attractive conditions of this position, the reality is that it is a demanding job, compounded by the fact that she must be away from her family. Although she has plenty of days off to devote to other projects, her work shifts last two weeks, and her workdays begin at 6:45 a.m. or 6:45 p.m. “No two days are the same,” Lundstad says, acknowledging that it is a job that, despite its dreamlike conditions, almost no one wants.
Her workday begins by receiving the responsibilities from the previous shift. Once these tasks are assigned and scheduled, she gets to work. As the area supervisor, Lundstad must ensure that all tasks are carried out correctly and without error: “We always work in pairs, where one checks that the other’s work is done correctly,” she explains. Any mistake can lead to significant risks, as the work involves large amounts of energy.
The young woman shares her daily experiences on her Instagram account (@amalielundstad), where she has almost 90,000 followers.