>It was one of the strangest of job alerts: a call to run the world’s most remote, coldest post office – on an island with no permanent residents – and count penguins in almost continuous daylight.
>But bizarre or not, it struck a chord: 6,000 people applied for the four jobs on Goudier Island in [Port Lockroy](https://www.ukaht.org/heritage/port-lockroy-a-brief-history/), and now the winners have been announced: a newlywed, who will leave her husband behind for what she is calling a “solo honeymoon” and three other British women, who are equally thrilled by the adventure ahead.
>The [UK Antarctic Heritage Trust] site has not had visitors for more than two years because of Covid but usually welcomes about 18,000 people a year, between November and March, the Antarctic summer.
Are penguin like sheep in the counting stakes? Get to 100 and you’re asleep.
Maybe that’s why it needs 4 of them.
Articles like this are always good for adding to that block list.
“What, no man was in the top 4? Pc gone maaaaaaaaaaaaad.”
Youve never heard of this, have no idea about it but you think a man should be there cos…penis?.”
Tell me more about how this is sexist but you arent.
Edit – clearly ppl havent been on reddit much to see how these convos can go. Theres a reason certain topics restrict responses folks.
Ok? So, 4 people were chosen to fill a role, why is it news that it is all women?
I can’t believe the country just points at 4 people to pick them as Penguin counters, we’re really living in a Hunger Games world 😔
The only post office without a 20 person long queue. Probably has all four tills open at the same time, and does not close one at lunchtime.
Economy In shambles , a shooting war In Europe and the gender of penguin counters is a news story? British media at its finest right here!
Let’s all hold hands together and rejoice about this wonderful news. Such a beautiful story to start of my morning. I feel refreshed and invigorated.
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Amelia Hill, *The Guardian*:
>It was one of the strangest of job alerts: a call to run the world’s most remote, coldest post office – on an island with no permanent residents – and count penguins in almost continuous daylight.
>But bizarre or not, it struck a chord: 6,000 people applied for the four jobs on Goudier Island in [Port Lockroy](https://www.ukaht.org/heritage/port-lockroy-a-brief-history/), and now the winners have been announced: a newlywed, who will leave her husband behind for what she is calling a “solo honeymoon” and three other British women, who are equally thrilled by the adventure ahead.
>The [UK Antarctic Heritage Trust] site has not had visitors for more than two years because of Covid but usually welcomes about 18,000 people a year, between November and March, the Antarctic summer.
Are penguin like sheep in the counting stakes? Get to 100 and you’re asleep.
Maybe that’s why it needs 4 of them.
Articles like this are always good for adding to that block list.
“What, no man was in the top 4? Pc gone maaaaaaaaaaaaad.”
Youve never heard of this, have no idea about it but you think a man should be there cos…penis?.”
Tell me more about how this is sexist but you arent.
Edit – clearly ppl havent been on reddit much to see how these convos can go. Theres a reason certain topics restrict responses folks.
Ok? So, 4 people were chosen to fill a role, why is it news that it is all women?
I can’t believe the country just points at 4 people to pick them as Penguin counters, we’re really living in a Hunger Games world 😔
The only post office without a 20 person long queue. Probably has all four tills open at the same time, and does not close one at lunchtime.
Economy In shambles , a shooting war In Europe and the gender of penguin counters is a news story? British media at its finest right here!
Let’s all hold hands together and rejoice about this wonderful news. Such a beautiful story to start of my morning. I feel refreshed and invigorated.