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Re: What is most Alienating about Oz?
Originally Posted by NKSK
Hey, get your own thread this is for moaning about Australia! :D
Back to the nanny state, I'm basing my judgment and I know its subjective but 30 odd years in the UK and I've had more bureaucratic battles in 10 months than an entire lifetime back home. And to me it definitely *feel* a lot more anal when it comes to ticking boxes and supplying papers. (I still don’t have my primary producers’ certificate despite 3 trips to the RTA now. Each time a different set of papers or info required) |
Re: What is most foreign-different about Oz?
Originally Posted by steve`o
try applying for an electricians licence in QLD
they say that they desperately need sparks and then put every obstacle possible in your path to prevent you getting a licence to work frustrated!!!!!!!!! Well get your arse over here and do my wiring and sod their certification. :D It is ridiculous, and its on-going. I've now been told by the foreman who is supposed to take care of the whole project, that he can't do the telstra/foxtel/trench digging thing, it has to be me. Telstra (sorry the sub-contractor they passed me on to) tells me they will ring back in 2 days to tell me when they might be available to come out and look at what has to be done. :rolleyes: THEN I have to co-ordinate a trench digger, and electrician, and a foxtel cable guy to all turn up on the same day as the Telstra guy deems appropriate. This is mad I tells ya |
Re: What is most foreign-different about Oz?
Originally Posted by A dogs life
Well get your arse over here and do my wiring and sod their certification. :D
It is ridiculous, and its on-going. I've now been told by the foreman who is supposed to take care of the whole project, that he can't do the telstra/foxtel/trench digging thing, it has to be me. Telstra (sorry the sub-contractor they passed me on to) tells me they will ring back in 2 days to tell me when they might be available to come out and look at what has to be done. :rolleyes: THEN I have to co-ordinate a trench digger, and electrician, and a foxtel cable guy to all turn up on the same day as the Telstra guy deems appropriate. This is mad I tells ya chill......nd welcome to aus :beer: :D |
Re: What is most foreign-different about Oz?
Originally Posted by A dogs life
Well get your arse over here and do my wiring and sod their certification. :D
It is ridiculous, and its on-going. I've now been told by the foreman who is supposed to take care of the whole project, that he can't do the telstra/foxtel/trench digging thing, it has to be me. Telstra (sorry the sub-contractor they passed me on to) tells me they will ring back in 2 days to tell me when they might be available to come out and look at what has to be done. :rolleyes: THEN I have to co-ordinate a trench digger, and electrician, and a foxtel cable guy to all turn up on the same day as the Telstra guy deems appropriate. This is mad I tells ya One tip for you all and seems to work a treat:- Lie! Lie your hind teeth off. It definately doesn't pay to tell the truth out here. So when trying to buy ring main wire and they ask are you certified just say yes and bobs your auntie, they never check up on you. Works for all other things out here too. If you tell the truth next thing you know the project your working on costs a lot more in both time,people and expense. |
Re: What is most foreign-different about Oz?
Originally Posted by arkon
For me the single bigest thing I find most alienating although I'm not sure thats the right word is:- Adults are treated by authority as children, its an incredibly nanny state and the Australians just bend over and take it with pleasure. I'm all for having laws and rules and regs but here they really do treat you like children.
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Re: What is most Alienating about Oz?
Is that The Red Lion at Avebury? I LOVE that place!!
Originally Posted by Three Legs
The lack of a decent alehouses ...
:beer: ... "hic" ... :beer: ... "hic" ... :beer: http://www.thamesweb.co.uk/pubs/images/redlionog.jpg Nowt' else me duck. ;) Three Legs |
Re: What is most foreign-different about Oz?
Originally Posted by arkon
For me the single bigest thing I find most alienating although I'm not sure thats the right word is:- Adults are treated by authority as children, its an incredibly nanny state and the Australians just bend over and take it with pleasure. I'm all for having laws and rules and regs but here they really do treat you like children.
Working conditions are not good. Most employers are understaffed and you are expected to work ridiculous hours to meet the ridiculous expectations of bully-boy clients who everyone is too scared to say "No" to. :rolleyes: |
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