Another 70 hour week
Aug 15th 2003, 7:30 pm
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Another 70 hour week
Do painter & decorators have to work so many hours in Oz just to pay the bills. Please tell me they don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
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Aug 15th 2003, 7:32 pm
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by liz and mark
Do painter & decorators have to work so many hours in Oz just to pay the bills. Please tell me they don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
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Do painter & decorators have to work so many hours in Oz just to pay the bills. Please tell me they don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
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My mate whos a plant fitter calls me a softie because i work a 32 hour week full time lol
Aug 15th 2003, 10:33 pm
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by liz and mark
Do painter & decorators have to work so many hours in Oz just to pay the bills. Please tell me they don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
Brisbane in 10 weeks
Do painter & decorators have to work so many hours in Oz just to pay the bills. Please tell me they don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mark
Brisbane in 10 weeks
Aug 15th 2003, 10:49 pm
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by dotty
Depends what you want to earn, a basic crappy wage, stick to 7 to 4 and youll get by probably same as UK. Those who want money work 6/7 days a week or 12 hours a day. OZ offers no magic wands, same applies here as the UK really. No shortage of work tho, with the housing boom.
Depends what you want to earn, a basic crappy wage, stick to 7 to 4 and youll get by probably same as UK. Those who want money work 6/7 days a week or 12 hours a day. OZ offers no magic wands, same applies here as the UK really. No shortage of work tho, with the housing boom.
Aug 16th 2003, 3:03 am
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Don't know about decorators but here in the Financial sector things pretty much suck.
Am currently working 14 hour days just to keep my head above water.
Was here until 10pm last night (Friday) and here I am again today for most of the day.
Am currently working 14 hour days just to keep my head above water.
Was here until 10pm last night (Friday) and here I am again today for most of the day.
Aug 16th 2003, 3:19 am
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by Amazulu
Had an interesting conversation with an Aussie builder who is doing some work for us on one of our sites. He said that he had left Australia (NSW) because there were so many builders there with so much competition that he found it hard to make a living. He's done really well in the UK, started his own company & now employs about 10 guys & he's flying. He said that the shortage of tradesmen in the UK (anyone trying to get work done will know about this) was a big plus & that there were a lot of builders in Australia chasing a smaller market making it easy to get work done at a fair price. Don't know what the situation is like now though.
Had an interesting conversation with an Aussie builder who is doing some work for us on one of our sites. He said that he had left Australia (NSW) because there were so many builders there with so much competition that he found it hard to make a living. He's done really well in the UK, started his own company & now employs about 10 guys & he's flying. He said that the shortage of tradesmen in the UK (anyone trying to get work done will know about this) was a big plus & that there were a lot of builders in Australia chasing a smaller market making it easy to get work done at a fair price. Don't know what the situation is like now though.
Aug 16th 2003, 5:23 am
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by Amazulu
Had an interesting conversation with an Aussie builder who is doing some work for us on one of our sites. He said that he had left Australia (NSW) because there were so many builders there with so much competition that he found it hard to make a living. He's done really well in the UK, started his own company & now employs about 10 guys & he's flying. He said that the shortage of tradesmen in the UK (anyone trying to get work done will know about this) was a big plus & that there were a lot of builders in Australia chasing a smaller market making it easy to get work done at a fair price. Don't know what the situation is like now though.
Had an interesting conversation with an Aussie builder who is doing some work for us on one of our sites. He said that he had left Australia (NSW) because there were so many builders there with so much competition that he found it hard to make a living. He's done really well in the UK, started his own company & now employs about 10 guys & he's flying. He said that the shortage of tradesmen in the UK (anyone trying to get work done will know about this) was a big plus & that there were a lot of builders in Australia chasing a smaller market making it easy to get work done at a fair price. Don't know what the situation is like now though.
Aug 16th 2003, 6:42 am
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by Megalania
Mr Who? Time travel can be a broadening experience.
Mr Who? Time travel can be a broadening experience.
Aug 16th 2003, 7:43 am
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by Amazulu
Just telling you what the man said.
Just telling you what the man said.
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Aug 16th 2003, 7:59 am
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by Megalania
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
The Times They Are A-Changin'
And the first one now
Will later be last
For the times they are a-changin'
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Aug 17th 2003, 3:09 pm
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Re: Another 70 hour week
Originally posted by PeteY
Blimey !! Thats twice what I work in a week.
My mate whos a plant fitter calls me a softie because i work a 32 hour week full time lol
Blimey !! Thats twice what I work in a week.
My mate whos a plant fitter calls me a softie because i work a 32 hour week full time lol
32 hours! Part time here!lol
Aug 17th 2003, 5:24 pm
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I am usually awake 70 hours a week minimum. Tough life but someone's got to do it.
