Woohoo!
Mar 23rd 2011 | 4:35 pm
#16
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Re: Woohoo!
Congrats on the job 
Mar 23rd 2011 | 4:40 pm
#17
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Re: Woohoo!
congrats on your news 
Mar 23rd 2011 | 4:43 pm
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Lekker Boet
Mar 23rd 2011 | 9:52 pm
#20
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Re: Woohoo!
Fabulous! Well done, Mrs P! do we have a new shiny bum in our midst? (vernacular for public servant in case you were worried!)
Mar 23rd 2011 | 10:31 pm
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Re: Woohoo!
Major congrats Mrs P.
Mar 24th 2011 | 12:01 am
#22
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Re: Woohoo!
happy days! onwards and upwards! congrats paul
Mar 24th 2011 | 7:52 am
#23
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Re: Woohoo!
Well done Mrs P.
Mar 24th 2011 | 8:25 am
#24
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From: Adelaide
Re: Woohoo!
Congrats Mr & Mrs P
Mar 24th 2011 | 8:31 am
#25
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From: Blue Mountains, NSW
Re: Woohoo!
I bet that's a huge weight off your mind 
Fingers crossed it's just the start of good things for you all.
Fingers crossed it's just the start of good things for you all.
Mar 24th 2011 | 10:55 am
#26
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Re: Woohoo!
Thanks everyone, one down one to go 
. It's indeed a big and positive step towards making Australia our permanant home. 
Mrs P has done well. Meanwhile, I'm delegated to the role of house husband. 
. It's indeed a big and positive step towards making Australia our permanant home. Mrs P has done well. Meanwhile, I'm delegated to the role of house husband.
Mar 24th 2011 | 11:12 am
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Re: Woohoo!
happy for you mate,
all the best
all the best
Mar 24th 2011 | 1:01 pm
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Mar 24th 2011 | 3:35 pm
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Re: Woohoo!
An awful thing has happened. My OH telephoned this morning to confirm acceptance of the job offer but before doing so she notified the employing manager that she's scheduled to fly to Malaysia for two weeks in June to attend her mum's 90th bithday celebrations and asked if it would be okay (I think my OH would have cancelled if it had been a problem). The reaction was "Why didn't you mention this at the interview?", "This is unacceptable!", "I'm immediately withdrawing the offer of employment!". 
Obviously C and I are gutted, our hopes were raised and then dashed. But having spoken with some of our friends about it and who know the manager (she's associated with the ACT migration programme), it turns out that she's a very unreasonable and unpleasant person to work for, so my lovely wife might just have had a lucky escape. But I'm still fuming about the way that she's been treated.
Obviously C and I are gutted, our hopes were raised and then dashed. But having spoken with some of our friends about it and who know the manager (she's associated with the ACT migration programme), it turns out that she's a very unreasonable and unpleasant person to work for, so my lovely wife might just have had a lucky escape. But I'm still fuming about the way that she's been treated.
Mar 24th 2011 | 3:49 pm
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Re: Woohoo!
An awful thing has happened. My OH telephoned this morning to confirm acceptance of the job offer but before doing so she notified the employing manager that she's scheduled to fly to Malaysia for two weeks in June to attend her mum's 90th bithday celebrations and asked if it would be okay (I think my OH would have cancelled if it had been a problem). The reaction was "Why didn't you mention this at the interview?", "This is unacceptable!", "I'm immediately withdrawing the offer of employment!".
Obviously C and I are gutted, our hopes were raised and then dashed. But having spoken with some of our friends about it and who know the manager (she's associated with the ACT migration programme), it turns out that she's a very unreasonable and unpleasant person to work for, so my lovely wife might just have had a lucky escape. But I'm still fuming about the way that she's been treated.
Obviously C and I are gutted, our hopes were raised and then dashed. But having spoken with some of our friends about it and who know the manager (she's associated with the ACT migration programme), it turns out that she's a very unreasonable and unpleasant person to work for, so my lovely wife might just have had a lucky escape. But I'm still fuming about the way that she's been treated.
