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Article: HR on 'The Ice': in the extreme conditions of Antarctica, there is no place for weak HR practices.(Employee Relations)
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- HRMagazine
- Article date:
- June 1, 2004
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The workweeks are long--at least 54 hours, often more. Many of the jobs involve hard, even grueling manual labor. And the living conditions are rudimentary. Two employees share a room with bunk beds. In the most luxurious accommodations, community bathrooms are down the hall; in the most primitive living quarters, they are in the building next door. Outdoor temperatures range from cold to bitter cold with whiteout conditions. In the summer, the sun never sets, making it potentially hard to sleep. In the winter, it is dark 24/7 for months on end.
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These kinds of conditions--and the very name of this place, Antarctica--might lead you ...