My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
Jul 6th 2012, 6:20 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
Jul 6th 2012, 6:59 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
Jul 6th 2012, 8:59 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
If you came for a holiday and a, 'look round and see what's going on' then fair enough you can just walk away and more or less say, 'nevermind.' Chances are, at that age, you have probably got at least one parent or relative to return to.
Jul 6th 2012, 10:00 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
If you (general) know people like that, I would suggest you (general) find other people to hang out with. I can't imagine and thankfully don't know, anyone having that reaction to someone elses 'misfortune'.
Jul 6th 2012, 10:38 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
100 days is a long time to be unhappy
well the 1st 50 would have been greatish
i remember someone returned after 2 or 3 weeks and they got pelters for not giving it a go
also heard of someone who didnt even manage to get to the end of the street the airport was on and turned back
im sure you know if its not for ya!
but i would also say that i would never have came here without one of us having work
its not a risk i would have taken
i know expats who came here with a couple of grand and struggled for 5 years till they found their feet. they are happy now
I also know plenty of expats who came here loaded, lived it up for a few years and went home broke claiming it was too expensive here
most expats i know have had to take a financial step back when they get here and build from there. we expected that and were ready for it
but we researched it to the death and still got a lot of things wrong
good luck to anyone taking that gamble now, the harder you work at it the luckier you get
well the 1st 50 would have been greatish
i remember someone returned after 2 or 3 weeks and they got pelters for not giving it a go
also heard of someone who didnt even manage to get to the end of the street the airport was on and turned back
im sure you know if its not for ya!
but i would also say that i would never have came here without one of us having work
its not a risk i would have taken
i know expats who came here with a couple of grand and struggled for 5 years till they found their feet. they are happy now
I also know plenty of expats who came here loaded, lived it up for a few years and went home broke claiming it was too expensive here
most expats i know have had to take a financial step back when they get here and build from there. we expected that and were ready for it
but we researched it to the death and still got a lot of things wrong
good luck to anyone taking that gamble now, the harder you work at it the luckier you get
Jul 7th 2012, 12:51 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
Must admit ive never struggled finding work here....quite the opposite actually 
Jul 7th 2012, 6:44 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
If 'here' is the UK then I agree, I must admit I have never had much trouble finding work anywhere. Ironically where we lived in Brisbane the unemployment rate was 9% whereas here in Herefordshire it is 4.6%.
Jul 7th 2012, 9:07 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
Nope i meant Melbourne.
Jul 7th 2012, 6:22 pm
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
In the uk I have total confidence that if I was fired today I'd be starting a temp to perm position by Tuesday. In Australia... Well I'll be finding out shortly, but we have a critical financial bail out figure at which point we will be returning with our tails between our legs never to be seen or heard in BE again 
Jul 7th 2012, 11:25 pm
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
It very much depends and changes. For the last few years my job in Oz has been booming and the biggest pain is fielding off calls from head hunters. But, in the last 6 months the vacancies have fallen by 80% at the same time they have risen by about the same amount in the UK
No not at all .... I'm just saying that in certain parts of the UK right now it is hard to find work and that Australia in general, is a little more boyant right now and work is easier to come by.
Saying that I have done the old "turn up and find a job" twice in London and once in Australia. I remember one particular time in London back in 1999 I'd spent 2 years in Australia and expected to turn up in London with no trouble finding work. It took me 5 months to find something in my profession. In the meantime I worked as a painter and decorater. Not ideal but it kept the money rolling in. I actually found it quite enjoyable, not sitting at a desk all day, but did my back hurt. After 5 months a job came my way and it was once of the best jobs I have had and probably the one that I look at with the fondest memories.
Anyway each to their own. I know how demoralising it can be when you can't find a job.
Saying that I have done the old "turn up and find a job" twice in London and once in Australia. I remember one particular time in London back in 1999 I'd spent 2 years in Australia and expected to turn up in London with no trouble finding work. It took me 5 months to find something in my profession. In the meantime I worked as a painter and decorater. Not ideal but it kept the money rolling in. I actually found it quite enjoyable, not sitting at a desk all day, but did my back hurt. After 5 months a job came my way and it was once of the best jobs I have had and probably the one that I look at with the fondest memories.
Anyway each to their own. I know how demoralising it can be when you can't find a job.
Jul 8th 2012, 7:13 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
I must say that since being back in the UK we have noticed there does seem to be plenty of work around, that isnt to say that in certain areas the unemployment rate is very high but that of course is the same anywhere.
It very much depends and changes. For the last few years my job in Oz has been booming and the biggest pain is fielding off calls from head hunters. But, in the last 6 months the vacancies have fallen by 80% at the same time they have risen by about the same amount in the UK
Aug 11th 2012, 10:08 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
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It's a fine piece of work, but 100 days?! I think I could knock that up in a couple of hours.
It's a fine piece of work, but 100 days?! I think I could knock that up in a couple of hours.
Aug 12th 2012, 1:08 am
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Re: My Friend Quits Australia after 100 Days
If your used to working and have never been unemployed, that 100 days would probably seem like a hell of a lot longer. Especially in a foreign country with no idea of what the future holds. I reckon I would jump for safety in that situation as well.
Unless you've been unemployed for that long, then it's difficult to comment on the mindset of these people. One of the worst times of my life was when I took redundancy from the Gas and Fuel at age 40ish and couldnt find work for 6 months.
Being unemployed becomes a real worry after a period of time... then you start to slowly give up.
I've got a lot of empathy for these people.
Unless you've been unemployed for that long, then it's difficult to comment on the mindset of these people. One of the worst times of my life was when I took redundancy from the Gas and Fuel at age 40ish and couldnt find work for 6 months.
Being unemployed becomes a real worry after a period of time... then you start to slowly give up.
I've got a lot of empathy for these people.