Job offer in ND

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TennVols423

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I got a pretty good job offer to work
In Williston, ND, has or is anyone in VN land working on the Bakken Shale and know what I should expect in the "city the recession forgot"
 
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I certainly hope that it is a lucrative offer; this article (Rent in Williston, N.D. tops averages in New York City and Los Angeles* - NY Daily News) says that "The average rent is $2,394 a month for a 700-square-foot, one-bedroom apartment, according to numbers released by Apartment Guide. That beats New York's average of $1,504 and L.A.'s $1,411-a-month tally for comparable space."

I would also ask you the following question: how well do you tolerate prolonged and extremely cold temperatures? "The monthly daily average temperature [in Williston, ND] ranges from 11.0 °F (−11.7 °C) in January to 70.1 °F (21.2 °C) in July; on average, temperatures reach 100 °F (38 °C) on 2.9 days, 90 °F (32 °C) on 24 days, and 0 °F (−18 °C) on 42 days annually. The average window for freezing temperatures is September 20 thru May 20 and for measurable (≥0.1 inches or 0.25 centimetres) snow, October 21 thru April 23. Due to the relative aridity, there are only 4.1 days where 24-hour snowfall exceeds 3 inches (7.6 cm). Extreme temperatures range from −50 °F (−46 °C) on 23 December 1983 and 16 February 1936, and 110 °F (43 °C) on 5 July 1936 (Williston, North Dakota - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
 
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I lived in Grand Forks, ND for 4 years and enjoyed it. That's on the other side of the state though. The western half of the state actually has some hills though which is nice.

The winters are brutal (had 5 or 6 blizzards my first winter) but you actually start to get used to them after the first couple. People literally do go outside in shorts and wash their cars when it gets above freezing because it feels so warm compared to negative temperatures.

The people are generally friendly as well, and you should have a lot of outdoor activities available to do if you enjoy hunting, ice fishing, and winter sports.
 
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from what I have read, the cash is great in ND, but living expenses and bad weather make it not worth it vs working in TX or LA

Also I hear the schedule of two weeks on couple of days off turns into 6 straight weeks on due to the amount of work needed and lack of workers. Renting a place is probably out of the question so id drag a trailer up there
 
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I just moved back home after being stationed in Minot (just east of Williston) for over 3 years. I never spent much time in Williston but that place is growing like a weed. Heard it's a pretty rough place with the oil riggers and all. It's extremely cold, pretty much no trees, and for the most part flat. Montana is cool though and isn't too far away.
 
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Pepe_Silvia said:
I just moved back home after being stationed in Minot (just east of Williston) for over 3 years. I never spent much time in Williston but that place is growing like a weed. Heard it's a pretty rough place with the oil riggers and all. It's extremely cold, pretty much no trees, and for the most part flat. Montana is cool though and isn't too far away.
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Grew up in South Dakota..this ^ is an understatement.
 
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I can't believe someone would pay that much to live in North Dakota. That's just insane
 
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I've been to the Dakotas in the summer months, and I can only imagine how depressing it becomes during the winter months.
 
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A lot of those places have quarters for the employees to work. OP, do you have/need to rent a place there?
 
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SDV said:
I can't believe someone would pay that much to live in North Dakota. That's just insane
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I would guess it's because of the oil business happening there.

Similar stuff in Texas I've heard. Little towns/cities where there's a bunch oil guys working. Motel rooms going for like 300-400 bucks a night. Apartment rent double what Dallas-Houston costs.
 
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Have family in Pierre, SD that I visited during the summer. Not a bad place to live I suppose just not a lot to do and in the summer I didn't get dark till 9:30 or so, so that was kinda cool. Winters were brutal though had snow drifts up to the roof at times.
 
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I work in the oil business in West Texas. We aren't currently drilling the Bakken. It doesn't really matter what you do, the oil business is insanely good right now. It's an industry that's all about the $. If you'll be working on a rig, be careful. Next to Afghanistan, an oil rig is the most dangerous place on earth. Good luck to you.
 
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Williston has gotten a lot better the last couple years, not quite as crowded and places like wall mart and grocery stores are not always congested where it takes hours to shop. The main thing is to make sure the company has housing lined up or you will pay too much, to the point where it prolly wouldnt be worth it.

I work for a large company in Solids control and it sucks up there... then you see your pay check and you just keep doing it. Then i get two weeks off and do whatever i want. Then i go back into hell and want to quit, but then i think about that pay check, and then i get it and i keep doing it.

This is really the best way I can describe what I do. Obviously winter is a lot worse, summers are not bad. You work, eat and sleep. I think its worth it to get 6 months per year off and make around 60k after taxes.
 
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Well sounds like you need to get in the housing business in ND, and let some other idiot work the oil field.
 
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