Any problems getting a job when you have arrived

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May 27th 2003, 5:24 pm

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I can see him comming down the drive and lock the door and hide.

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May 27th 2003, 5:44 pm

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Originally posted by aussie bloke
I can see him comming down the drive and lock the door and hide.

Too close too the truth!!!! lol (that's my mate!)

Big headache here with our building... it's not funny! You would not believe the problems we have had
and are still having with the building of this house
cheers

May 27th 2003, 6:02 pm

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Originally posted by lynn kennedy
I agree on getting brits to do the building work (not just cos i am one) when we moved into our house we wanteda few things doing, our neighbour (who is an aussie) said he only ever employs brits now cos every time he an aussie had done the job (whenever they turned up) it was never right.

PLEASE no getting at me for insulting aussies, I am just stating a fact, and it appears that as you have to have a load of trade papers and references etc to get accepted at least the brits you employ know what they are doing.

Yes Lynn, it IS a FACT. My husband did some work for an Australian couple a while back, and they said "thank God you`re English - at least we know you`ll turn up, and also that you`ll do it RIGHT. They admitted that the Aussies were reknowned for being unreliable and doing a "she`ll be shite mate" job!!!

May 27th 2003, 6:29 pm

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Re: Any problems getting a job when you have arrived

Thanks for all your replies they have been most helpfull.
Sorry that some of you have had problems with trades men, we have that problem here too. The thing is that you get the cowboys that make it bad for the rest. Thankfully here I have a good name in the trade and dont have to look for work it comes to me, hopefully I can do the same in Brisbane,

Thanks again

Liz andMark

May 27th 2003, 6:43 pm

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Re: Any problems getting a job when you have arrived

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Originally posted by liz and mark
Thanks for all your replies they have been most helpfull.
Sorry that some of you have had problems with trades men, we have that problem here too. The thing is that you get the cowboys that make it bad for the rest. Thankfully here I have a good name in the trade and dont have to look for work it comes to me, hopefully I can do the same in Brisbane,

Thanks again

Liz andMark

Mark - a word of caution...

My husband had an excellent reputation in the UK, and like yourself, found that "he didn`t have to look for work, it comes to me" as you put it.

However, it is a totally different story here. It will take a long, long time for you to build up the kind of reputation you enjoy in the UK, and added to that, is the Aus equivalent of the "old boy network" - generally speaking jobs go to people who know people here. Example? My husband did some work for a garage a few months ago, just after we arrived. The owner was very, very impressed with the standard of work, and said he`d use him again. After several weeks passed, and nothing came of it, my husband phoned and was told "yes, your jobs were the best we`d ever seen, but the bloke who`s doing our work now is a friend of the Manager...."

Obviously this also happens in the UK, but please bear in mind that things happen VERY SLOWLY here - be prepared for a long, uphill struggle to attain that "work comes to me" position...