The drilling crew was divided up into a night shift and a day shift, 12 hours each, 10 days on, 6days off. This work schedule made for some long work stints but was nice because it allowed for workers to stack up hours and overtime, as well as providing enough time (barely) to travel back…
Continue reading ➞ What North Dakota Taught me about Opportunity Cost – Part 3
This is part 2 of a 3 part story about briefly working in the oil fields of North Dakota and eastern Montana. I have a lot of takeaways and lessons learned that I'll share after the story is complete. We continued to drop off applications and resumes at different offices throughout town and started putting…
Continue reading ➞ Job Fulfillment and Opportunity Cost in North Dakota part 2
This is part 1 of a 3 part story about briefly working in the oil fields of North Dakota and eastern Montana. I have a lot of takeaways and lessons learned that I’ll share after the story is complete. Owning my own business has always revolved around about the opportunity it provides rather than the…
Continue reading ➞ What North Dakota Taught Me About Opportunity Cost – Part 1