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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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Assasin, $35 an hour? For a Plumber?
You are underpaid.
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Dr Alf Andrews 
Fitzroy Victoria Bowling Club
Joined: 20 Oct 2001
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| Tess wrote: | ... as a couirer there are less people that are willing to have a real go in my industry. I am working at maybe 70 to 80% most days and am still the number one driver at a top Melbourne Courier firm.
People are not prepared to do the "hard" jobs anymore.... it's great! |
What?
Do you mean to say that people these days aren't prepared to ride a push-bike through a red light at city intersections any more?
That's outrageous. Weak as piss, kids today ... weak as piss.
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Eunos
Joined: 07 Feb 2004
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| I withdraw the statement. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
Joined: 17 Mar 2003
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| On your bike Tess |
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piedys 
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Location: Resident Forum Psychopath since 2003
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| Tess wrote: | | Compare us with the drongo Taxi drivers, we (mostly) don't smell, can read a street directory, and we can drive and think at the same time. |
Ah, Dear Tess, but can you apply your make-up at the same time as well?
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zoia 
didak's number 1 fan
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
Location: melbourne/templestowe
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| delivering mail what a job how easy is that |
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David 
to wish impossible things
Joined: 27 Jul 2003
Location: the edge of the deep green sea
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it may seem easy, but like any other job I bet it's a lot worse when you actually have to do it 
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Go_The_Mighty_Magpies 
Joined: 27 Apr 2003
Location: Melbourne
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I'm sure it would get boring driving around all day after a while, and you would have to always be paying attention to where you're going and the traffic.
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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| Pfft, its not the people that go to uni that is causing the shortage, it's the people who don't do anything at all that is causing the shortage. Years ago people on the dole would have jumped at the chance for an apprenticeship in anything, these days plenty are too picky. |
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HAL
Please don't shout at me - I can't help it.
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| I think there might be a few exception. |
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piedys
Heeeeeeere's Dyso!!!
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
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| Go_The_Mighty_Magpies wrote: | | you would have to always be paying attention to where you're going and the traffic. |
Dunno about that Bec - nobody else does! Anyhoo... you'll know what i mean when you get ya licence!
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eddies bank balance
evolving-unlimited-intellect
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Absolutely CORRECT Dyso, early morning after dropping my partner at work then traveling along punt rd,i would like to sit on the speed limit but im forced to drive above it in an erratic fashion, cause if i don’t, i can see myself or someone else been involved in an accident.
...counting the days until its travel time woohoo.
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Blanch 
Joined: 01 Jul 2002
Location: Back in Perth!
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Think back to when we were all a little younger. I know I didn't value my job that highly so my integrity needed some checking. The reason i didn't value it is because I was living at home, no overheads, life was easy. If i didn't earn that much I could just sit back and relax while mum and dad forked out for me. There was no consequence if I didn't put in the extra hours or hard yards and my attitude reflected it. Now, with a mortgage and responsibility my outlook is a little different.
So what did people think would happen once the baby boomers started retiring? It doesn't take a rocket scientest to figure out once they retire there will be a shortage in labour - across the board. This issue isn't going anywhere. It will only get worse over the next 5 years. Simple supply and demand equation.
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Joel
Joined: 23 Mar 1999
Location: Mornington Peninsula
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| I know my brother wants to be an electrican, so he needs to do an apprenticeship. We're on the Mornington Peninsula and atm it doesn't seem like anyone wants to take on an apprentice. There is a shortage, yet some of the people that actually want an apprenticeship find it difficult to get one. Government funding should be increased for a starter. |
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eddies bank balance
evolving-unlimited-intellect
Joined: 27 May 2004
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Joel, get your brother to ring 3AW and ask what apprenticeship's have been offered in the last 2days, 3aw are doing some apprenticeship run type thing... and i believe, someone offered a apprenticeship for electrician.
p.s it was on neil bitchells program.
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