Fantasy for an August day: HR in the South Pole
Posted by Maureen Crawford Hentz at 2:34 PM

Ever have one of those bad days where you really think about chucking your company and packing it in? I saw a job today that really tickled my fancy: HR person at the South Pole. Listed on SHRM, the position is for Raytheon Polar Services and is a real true job.

Sitting here in August, I imagine running HR from a nice cold igloo. Ah! Nirvana. Then I remember that it's always cold there. At least here I can put on a sweater or go outside to warm up from our Antarctic air conditioning.

Then I think how nice it would be to just work with a small group of people, who are probably all sincere scientists with no complaints at all. But then I remember that I work with a nice group of sincere scientists who have limited complaints and who all go home, far away from the office, at 5pm. I imagine in Antarctica, they just snowshoe off to the next igloo and I see them at dinner, and then at breakfast, and then at the office.

Still, it's a good job for somebody and I think Boston.com readers should go for it. After all, we have been through enough frozen winters. Go to rayjobs.com and look for req number TSC110693. After you get hired, we'll want reports from your igloo.