Just reading job ad was exhausting
A Te Anau based tourism operator has posted a job ad on Trade Me looking to fill at least three jobs with just one person. PureSalt are looking for a PR & Marketing Manager/Guide/ Crew/Cook. The lucky person who gets this job will be writing for all the company's communication channels, plus nurturing relationships with the media and "implementing marketing & communications strategies". Other responsibilities include: "Managing guest bookings. Maintaining timely communication between our management team, booking agents, flight operators, and our guests. Assisting in transporting guests and gear from our base in Te Anau to Milford Sound, Doubtful Sound and various other locations." Phew! Ok. But wait there's more, you must also be "a nature guide, housekeeper, chef, watch-keeper, and multi-tasking hospitality machine. Daily duties include cleaning, housekeeping, and maintenance of cabins, galley, store rooms, and deck." Oh and you'll need to be a good cook who can provide "inspired and delicious meals for our guests with a focus on local seafood. Adaptability when cooking for various dietaries and food allergies". You will also be required to instruct diving, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing, and bush walks and be responsible for "passenger and crew safety", have a current first aid certificate and current passenger endorsement on your driver's licence. It would be handy if you are also, "a dive instructor/master or a keen Scuba or Free diver, tourism guide, with engineering or mechanical skills and marine qualified". And last but not least you must be "passionate about life and everything in it and keen to have fun".
How can you get mad after this
"Returning from Dubai on an 18 hour flight I was fortunate to secure an emergency exit row seat but less fortunate to be situated next to a couple of babies in the bulkhead area," writes Paul from Devonport. "But don't despair! On my seat was a note and some Suchard chocolates from the parents of a lovely French couple returning to their college studies in NZ and keen not to antagonise their neighbours. What foresight!"
