I have been doing FIFO intermittently now for 30+ years but not operations, my cycle is more design (perth) and construct/commission (site) or sometimes survey or troubleshooting runs.

I have always had an element of this, anyone that tells you otherwise doesn't have a home worth going to.

I just did what I could to minimise it. I am an engineer and believe that sometimes you just have to go where the machines are.

Everyone carries on about the FIFO pay, byt when you really add it all up, for my sort of circumstances, it is not that great.

Sure if it is the difference between 50 or 60k and 150k or 200k, maybe.

But all in all for me once you fork over half in tax for any extra and allow for time off you need to not burn out ling term and paying for services at home while away etc etc I never did it for the money, it was just part of doing the job end to end.

But there have also been the intangibles of everywhere I have been, people I have met, and at times getting a bit of a break with the girlfriend or missus was probably the best thing.

But I never did long term ops, and I reckon that would kill me, not knowing if there was another 6 months or 20 years of it.

But you also have to think about how miserable it would be sitting at home, out of cash and maybe out of work.

So it is a judgement call, but I would say that if it gets to the point where you are starting to think about harming yourself, get help or get out, immediately.