Woman scores dream job working only 24 hours a week on stunning private island

A woman who took a part-time job in another country is crediting the experience as the ideal work-life balance.

Sirirat Nensewicz is a 27-year-old who recently spent two months on Pumpkin Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.

The content creator told SWNS that she works 24 hours a week – cleaning, gardening and bartending around the island’s eco-resort.

In return, the traveler, originally from Hamburg, Germany, received a free berth.

“It was an unreal experience,” she said, adding, “I got to live on a beautiful island, working just 24 hours a week for accommodation and extra pay of over AUD$800 ($540 USD) every two weeks ( every two weeks).

Nensewicz said she only had to pay for groceries and her phone bill — which was roughly $270 a month.

The idea to move to Australia came by accident, in a way, as Nensewicz said she was initially visiting the country on a working holiday visa.

“As a first-time visa holder, I needed to find 88 days of specified work to be eligible for a visa extension if I wanted to stay in Australia longer,” she told SWNS.

Nensewicz said after she started looking for places to work in Queensland, she submitted her resume to more than 100 potential employers with no luck.

While looking for work, Nensewicz came across Pumpkin Island and applied for a job.

Two days later, Nensewicz was an official on the island, which is 8.5 miles off the coast of Yeppoon, Australia, by SWNS.

“I remember arriving on a small shared boat with people who visited the island on the first day and had to unload their luggage,” she said.

She added, “The island was very small with only the managers living there full time and the two previous workers.”

When she wasn’t cleaning bathrooms or bartending during “sunset happy hours,” Nensewicz spent the time “lying in a hammock and swimming,” she said.

Nensewicz’s groceries were delivered by boat once a week – the same thing that would bring tourists.

“The rest of my money was saved or put towards things I wanted,” she said, adding, “It made me appreciate life and the little things a lot more, as the island gave me space to think.

She said: “People were so open-minded and they have a great work-life balance.”