--As with any job on the North Slope, you're working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 weeks or more on end. And sometimes you have to stay a week or two longer than your scheduled tour because your alternate may have personal or health matters to take care of
--Saturday's safety briefings need to be short and sweet, not 2 hours long in some cases
--Getting on with the company is not easy, due to low turnover