Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 1m 12d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 01/08/13 11:36 PM Share Posted 01/08/13 11:36 PM dags - i had to sit in dubai airport for 4 hours for the transfer flight.Yeah these holidays are a right bitch....have had to sit here all morning drinking my coffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixy Angel Expert Donating Members 9,132 Member For: 19y 9m 29d Gender: Male Location: North Jamberoo, NSW Posted 01/08/13 11:41 PM Share Posted 01/08/13 11:41 PM tough morning dagssweet view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 01/08/13 11:51 PM Share Posted 01/08/13 11:51 PM (edited) I’m not at all saying that people should strive for higher wages, what grates me is unions using heavy-handed standover tactics that absolutely fck-over business and governments because there is often no alternative than giving them what they want.Some of the conditions that come out of EBAs or the like are farkin unbelievable. Many places have folded over the years and a few are either going through it right now or outsourcing everything to the injans. Nobody wins out of that.I agree with you Tab. Majority of my friends work in the commercial electrical trade on construction sites and they are getting paid exorbitant amounts for doing bugger all. If something isn't right they were the first to strike and the last to go back to work. Clearing $2700 for a 10hr day, 6 days a week (plus allowances) and then having the nerve to complain about work conditions is absurd. It's unsustainable in the long run and the reason most of them have now had to go regional to install smart meters, solar panels etc for work.Here we get Award plus a little more. If the company does well we get a nice bonus at the end of the year but nothing is guaranteed so its on the workers to be as efficient as they can. Edited 01/08/13 11:55 PM by _Velocity_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never had any say Panda I <3 Floods Silver Donating Members 11,198 Member For: 13y 4m 25d Gender: Male Location: South West QLD Posted 01/08/13 11:57 PM Share Posted 01/08/13 11:57 PM Lol I may be a bit different.. *readys flame suit* Electrical people do deserve a fair bit (alright 2700 a day can be a bit rich).. But the numptys that annoy me the most are operators.. I see some heavy machinery operators get in excess of 2500-3000 per shift and they are only operating at 50-70%.. Fitters and other qualified people on site are getting less than that.. Dude in a grader or dozen is raking it in.. Not the same everywhere but I hate overpaid unskilled people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corzza 777 Member 7,135 Member For: 15y 10m 25d Gender: Male Location: Neutral Bay. Born and Bred in the RSA Posted 02/08/13 12:02 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:02 AM Looking pretty snazzy from up there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 6m 25d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 02/08/13 12:08 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:08 AM So picking on us sparkys day is it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k31th less WHY; more WOT Site Developer 29,061 Member For: 16y 8m 16d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 02/08/13 12:12 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:12 AM Anything over $1000 per day is just outrageously good money... wow... I'm obviously in the wrong industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 02/08/13 12:34 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:34 AM Poor little sparkles. Not picking on you snotters, happy that people get excellent pay packets just not happy when it's automatically expected regardless of whether it's deserved. It also amuses me that the same folk that have undeservedly been on the gravy train for a few years are starting to be thrown off said train after a bit of a downturn and are back in the real world. But winding the conversation back a day or two...anyone looking to still swap work? Buying shopping centres is not all its cracked up to be - happy to design a bridge or garden in lieu if there are any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Velocity_ Bronze Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 8m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 02/08/13 12:37 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:37 AM Not picking on sparky's Jet just using them as an example. I have about 6 friends that work in that industry and it always comes up every time we gather for a poker night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STIFLR Donating Members 572 Member For: 16y 18d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 02/08/13 12:39 AM Share Posted 02/08/13 12:39 AM Morning allTab, transfer the coin you use to buy shopping centres into my account and I'll happily give you these landscapes plans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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