Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10392163)

well me and my friends still have good paying jobs. a new migrant friend got a job. i personally know no-one without a job. there are jobless people out there for sure but at the moment i don't know anyone in my circle of friends and acquaintances. in fact the previously unemployed are now employed full time.

Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10392241)

Sydney to be precise.

Originally Posted by commonwealth (Post 10392277)

i dont know about other places. i cannot speak for wollongong or esperance.

Originally Posted by Pit Bull. (Post 10392294)

Well all my many friends and relatives in Australia say works still plentiful where they are, not jst as great, but still far better there than in Blighty. To be fair there are places here where unemployment is low, in these areas it's similar to Oz.

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 10392383)

How do they know? Are they looking for work in both countries? That's the only way they could possibly say. Having been unemployed for 18 months, I can tell you jobs are fairly thin on the ground. (In my very personal, on the ground, experience of course).

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 10392383)

How do they know? Are they looking for work in both countries? That's the only way they could possibly say. Having been unemployed for 18 months, I can tell you jobs are fairly thin on the ground. (In my very personal, on the ground, experience of course).

Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 10393865)

dont you know that jobs are plentiful in Australia ?

Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10393881)

Mainly because Australians are allergic to "hard" work

Originally Posted by chris955 (Post 10393890)

Not saying I agree but wouldnt be the first time I have heard that said.

Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10393881)

Mainly because Australians are allergic to "hard" work

Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10393964)

A moving truck was temporily blocking parking bays outside the office this morning.

No dramas, just parked 400 metres down the road and walked back, logged on and went outside to visit the local cafe for coffee.

Mean while the 2 cars who arrived same time as me are still waiting for the truck to move:blink:

Originally Posted by moneypenny20 (Post 10394209)

Which obviously confirms 100% that all Australians are bone idle. Your comment is as valid as the rubbish press in the UK banging on about how all Brits must be bone idle or the Polish wouldn't come in and take their jobs. Complete bull and totally patronising. Imo obviously.

Originally Posted by RedDragon2008 (Post 10394265)

Across 25 large Australian corporates in 7 different industries I have seen enough to know who is patronising.

By the way the guys that jumped out were not white