也许与这些‘候鸟’有关吧。* I O. t/ [6 R8 h+ I) J
Newfoundland's oil ripple effect: As prices fall, commuting workers stay home 4 I% R& Z; O' u) X& r' IFor years, thousands of Newfoundlanders commuted back and forth to Alberta's oil patch, working three or four weeks at a time and bringing home plump paycheques. Many of them aren't going back this fall. 5 a7 ^/ _9 B/ uNewfoundland有数千人来往于阿省与Newfoundland之间, 目的就是paycheques。$ V" a0 u" S% j5 i
听听这位仁兄是怎样说的( V: ~, B% g& ]
Darryl Day used to fly from Gander to Alberta and back — 22 days out, 13 days back home. He was recruited at a job fair in Newfoundland six years ago to drive heavy machinery for a hydraulic fracturing company. Those were the "good times."5 C4 A7 Y, I [. \9 d
22天在工作,13天回家休息。
本帖最后由 量子风水 于 2015-10-6 17:34 编辑 & i% e8 ?, ^, R0 g # d( g+ N- D, T2 v这位仁兄还算走运,在家门口找到一份工,只是钱大大的少了, 只有在阿省工作时的三分之一。 * g" ^( y/ }" ?4 ADarryl and Bev Day are better off than many. He got a new trucking job nearby, earning about one-third of his pay in Alberta. They had put some of their "oil money" away, unlike some younger workers, who went cheque to cheque.