Our Taxpayer Dollars At Work

[MudRiverDan]

Can read it ok, yeah we all have our different experience.
I have just had a bad run the last few month, no big deal.
I am sure there are plenty out there that don't fit the bill.

Dan

[Goldfinch]

I used to employ up to a dozen staff in my business up until 5 years ago. Then I got so sick of the red tape, legislation and employees bulls**t excuses I sacked them all and sub-contracted from there on in. Never had a problem since. They fulfil their obligations on a job by job basis and then adios, not my problem anymore. If they do a crap job I don't re-contract them again, I get someone else. Way less headaches.

You don't want to hear my opinion on public servants.

[Back In Black]

Dave,
I went down the same pathway about 8 years ago. I put all my workers through a labour hire company with basically a day by day contract. Amazing how all the sickies stopped overnight, as no work, no pay.
Tony

[finga]

Yeah and I was branded "not a team player" because I arced up when someone was slouching away in their Iphone chat and wasting time.

I am glad someone has the view of work.

You are so right, at the time, being a team player meant slouching around a lot.
Not saying all workplaces are like this but I have definitely experienced what you say first hand.

Mind you I am not perfect but I am old enough to see stuffing up when I see it.

At this place I worked management did not come out of the office much and they had all these young guys running round each one being a self appointed leading hand, ha you gotta love when everybody assumes they are a leading hand then assumes that their job is to allocate work to everyone while they do nothing, the place was a whole system of self appointed leading hands trying to do as little work as possible.
Problem is if you worked then someone would come and give you orders because they were obviously above work.
You would have 5 guys carrying 15 bludgers.

It seemed management preferred to run the show like this, not sure if they were running the company at a loss on purpose or the lack of any real unity among the workers saved them money by not ever having to address any issues.
Glad I got out really.

Dan

I have to ask......why would you want to work there?

I have never been sacked but then again I've only ever had 3 employers. One at 15, another one at 15-18 and one at 18 to do my apprenticeship.
First one was carrying bread rolls straight out of the oven down 2 flights of steps. I had to quit this job because it was 3 nights a week and my school work was reflecting the nights apparently.
Second one was pumping petrol and cleaning a workshop. I had to quit this one because I got an apprenticeship and had to leave town.
Third was my apprenticeship and I kept on with them for another 6 years.
I've never had a problem with my employers over those few jobs. I went to work, did my job and went home with the boss fully realising if I'm needed after those normal work hours I'm there ready, willing and able.
If the boss said we need a trench. I'd ask from where to where, how deep and where's the maddock and trenching shovel.
Personally I find it easier to get in and do my job then to find a method/reason/excuse to get out of a job. A lot more fulfilling as well.
We had this one bloke at my last place of employment who would expand more energy trying to get out of a job then the energy he would have expanded doing his job. People make you wonder I reckon.
I might be a bit weird but when I went home every day I used to think...what have I accomplished today. Thinking what I've done that day always put a smile on my face.

[pescados]

1. the boat people are not illegal immigrants.

SAY Again !!!!

I must be mistaken thinking that it is legal for people to enter this country with out the appropiate paperwork.
They certainly enter the country illegally.

[Camhawk88]

Pinny is correct pescados. Like it or not, it is perfectly legal to seek asylum and the law agrees that refugees- no matter their mode of transport are not illegal in their actions.

No one has to agree or like this but that is the way it is with the current laws in Australia.

[MudRiverDan]

I have to ask......why would you want to work there?

I have never been sacked but then again I've only ever had 3 employers. One at 15, another one at 15-18 and one at 18 to do my apprenticeship.
First one was carrying bread rolls straight out of the oven down 2 flights of steps. I had to quit this job because it was 3 nights a week and my school work was reflecting the nights apparently.
Second one was pumping petrol and cleaning a workshop. I had to quit this one because I got an apprenticeship and had to leave town.
Third was my apprenticeship and I kept on with them for another 6 years.
I've never had a problem with my employers over those few jobs. I went to work, did my job and went home with the boss fully realising if I'm needed after those normal work hours I'm there ready, willing and able.
If the boss said we need a trench. I'd ask from where to where, how deep and where's the maddock and trenching shovel.
Personally I find it easier to get in and do my job then to find a method/reason/excuse to get out of a job. A lot more fulfilling as well.
We had this one bloke at my last place of employment who would expand more energy trying to get out of a job then the energy he would have expanded doing his job. People make you wonder I reckon.
I might be a bit weird but when I went home every day I used to think...what have I accomplished today. Thinking what I've done that day always put a smile on my face.

Pay bills mostly, wasted a lot of time and resources busting myself for them for six months, even knocked back two other job interviews because I had to committed to this one.

Yes it makes me wonder too, can't say I have accomplished much lately and really starting learn that accomplishment is up to yourself, not some would be company that employs you.

But yes bills have to be paid.

Dan