Workers to be flown in weekly to man Minot, ND jobs. Need a job?

so they're undermining unions by providing a lot of benefits that unions fight for without the employees having union fees?

most companies won't give you insurance, 401k, pto/vacation, incentives etc let alone a decent wage.

north dakota is looking pretty good. the other states should take notes from what they've done with the state bank.

too bad it's so close to yellowstone..

Snow Lake, Manitoba..
Winnipeg, Manitoba..
Rapid City, South Dakota...
Minot, North Dakota..

Places not to visit in the wintertime..
If you do.. bring your fur underwear.

U want no part of the Minot winters 80 below windchills white outs so bad u can die on the way to the mail box. extreme howling winds. I spent 2 winters there in the USAF and I would never go back!

Why not Minot!

I deal with people in Minot DAILY.

I dont know if it is the water, or the living, but they are some of the DUMBEST, most UNFRIENDLY people Ive EVER dealt with (keep in mind, I was a basic training training NCO..)


It is COLD

Theyre genuinely excited about their job being sold to Cognizant (look up what cognizant does, they actually believe their jobs are long term)

YES, you CAN live off 26k in Minot.

Its true, in the last year, it has flooded, and had blizzards so bad both times the Minot office was closed.

I work for ING/Cognizant.

IDK if this is "inside information" but Prudential Insurance is looking to switch to Cognizant as well.

BUY their stock.

Like Grandpa used to say:
"No such thing as bad weather, just improper clothing."
LoL.


Snow is fun, such good exercise. Especially the the really wet stuff that weighs 40 pounds a shovelful. ;-`)

I remember a cool day in northern Quebec, where I grew up..
-63F mean temperature in full sun...with a slight breeze to make it more pleasant.

Still wasn't as cold as I felt in Snow Lake.
Esquimos avoid that place.

Like Grandpa used to say:
"No such thing as bad weather, just improper clothing."
LoL.



Snow is fun, such good exercise. Especially the the really wet stuff that weighs 40 pounds a shovelful. ;-`)

Cold weather. negative
flying back and forth. negative
26k. negative
Hardware and Home Improvement store. negative

I thought about it^

Nope. What else u got OP?

So what's the weather like in Minot today?

The last time I was up there I froze my ass off.

sounds good

Good place to work I suppose.....just don't build there unless you like being flooded out on a regular basis.

Many people just won't live where it is that cold. That possibly accounts for the shortage of workers considering the oil boom.

I would find cold like that terrifying and I did manage to live in Illinois for 5 years. Wasn't easy, though.

$500.00 a week? So say 350.00 after taxes? Are they providing room and board? If so I guess that wouldn't be too bad if you didn't have any bills to speak of. Stocking shelves is pretty easy work. Save your money for a year, set up a nice hmmm hmmm. Retire in 15 - 20 set for life.

Hotel is paid for, don't know about food and transportation.

Kinda like 'Company Stores' of the past.
A few years ago I met a bunch of 'Company Store' Frackers in W. Virginia.
The company paid all their bills, hotel, food, drink, booze, cleaning, clothing, transportation.
And after all was reckoned,
they would 'earn'/net 50-100 dollars a week for 50+ hours of labour.

Why not Minot!

Have you ever been to North Dakota in the wintertime?

How can they not find employees? Where I live we have a pretty healthy economy. Despite that, jobs like these would be filled in days.

Its because of the oil boom in western dakota. Who wants to make 13 when you can make 30 plus on a rig.

Minot is surrounded by pretty rolling hills.... of nothingness...

Its because of the oil boom in western dakota. Who wants to make 13 when you can make 30 plus on a rig.