[kalamani]

In the oilfield, workers generally have rotational schedules.

Something like 2 weeks on, 2 weeks off.

The 2 weeks on is intense. 84+ hour work weeks, and still hitting the bar and partying every night. When you're on site, all laundry/meals/etc. are taken care of for you. Toolpushers (project managers) have budgets to cover booze (off-site), entertainment, and so on.

The 2 weeks off is to go back home, spend time with family, go fishing, and whatever else you to have to do to relax and be refreshed for your next 2 weeks on.

The workers usually get double occupancy rooms. One person works the day shift, the other works the night shift, both working on the same thing. During transition periods, they update each other with statuses of what's going on.

As far as I can tell, this is the most ideal way of pushing limits on how to maximize output without burning everyone out completely.

If someone had that kind of business model setup, I'd sign on in a heartbeat.

[voltagex_]

Sounds like something you can only sustain when you're young and healthy.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-18/fifo-work-can-lead-to-...

https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/fifo-lifestyle-poin...

[reggieband]

Tree planting was another inspiration for the idea and it has similar 6 week on, 2week off schedules based around camps. I have friends who talk about it like it was the most gruelling difficult work of their lives. Yet they look back on it and talk with a nostalgia like it was some of the best times of the life.

There are lots of examples of these types of work environments but none with the "coddled tech worker" sort of vibe.