As I've said before, I hate my job. The money/perks/free Shit is nice, but thankfully I've learned at an early age that the old saying "Money can't buy happiness" couldn't be more true.
I hate being a 9 to 5 drone. I hate having a schedule. I hate files upon files of paperwork. I hate real estate. I hate Mississippi. I hate having a job where I feel I've accomplished nothing, ever.
Well... me and my closer friends (which are all in a pretty similar rut) have come up with what hopes to be a solution. My best bud's dad lives in St. Croix, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's offered Nick and myself a job at an oil refinery down there, basically anyways, he can't actually hire us but can guarantee us jobs. Obviously it's not near the money, but for what I have planned it shouldn't matter.
It's one of those random jobs where you might work for 3 weeks then be off for 2, just depending on production and such. Starting pay is $22.00 and hour, plus $100 a day per diem.. which is decent money I guess. It'd afford me to be a beach bum for as long as I see fit. This wouldn't solve my problem of not feeling accomplished, but fUck it.. I'd be living on an island paradise
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That's the entire island. It's 28x7 miles with only two towns to speak of.. and plenty of alcohol, beaches, mountains, and puerto rican women.
The only downside I can think of is ending up in some Shithole part of the island as I'm sure there's a good bit of it with all the Rastahs and the like around. But, with myself and 3 friends combining our incomes I'd imagine we could afford a nicer place.
So.. has anyone ever vacationed there?
Any input as to what to watch out for?
We're all flying down in a month or so to check it out for ourselves, barring a TOTAL disappointment, the move is practically a done deal.