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View Poll Results: What is your occupation?
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 118 12.90%
EMERGENCY SERVICES/MEDICAL 27 2.95%
MILITARY 19 2.08%
GOVERNMENT 39 4.26%
CUSTOMER SERVICE/RETAIL/SALES 61 6.67%
LEGAL 7 0.77%
TOURISM/HOSPITALITY 25 2.73%
COMMUNITY SERVICES 8 0.87%
ADVERTISING/MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT 25 2.73%
BANKING/FINANCIAL/ACCOUNTING 42 4.59%
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY 94 10.27%
HUMAN RESOURCES/RECRUITMENT 3 0.33%
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 136 14.86%
PRIMARY INDUSTRY 10 1.09%
RURAL 13 1.42%
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS 54 5.90%
REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY 5 0.55%
SPORT 5 0.55%
EDUCATION & TRAINING 19 2.08%
ENGINEERING 96 10.49%
MINING 27 2.95%
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 18 1.97%
INSURANCE/SUPERANNUATION 11 1.20%
ADMINISTRATION 11 1.20%
RETIRED/UNEMPLOYED 42 4.59%
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Old 06-10-2005, 02:26 PM   #301
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I'm a store manager/designer for one of Sydneys well known family jewellery chains.
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Old 06-10-2005, 03:02 PM   #302
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Old 06-10-2005, 03:08 PM   #303
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Im an Loss prevention officer I get to walk around shops in plain cloths and spy on people staling then arrestem as they walk out! he he he i love my job!
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Old 06-10-2005, 03:08 PM   #304
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I build 100 foot + racing yaycts out of Carbon Fibre. So the big boats going in the Sydney to Hobart, I help build. Alfa Romao, Shockwave, Wild Oats, Ragamuffin, Nicorette. I know where my money will be. :
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Old 06-10-2005, 04:13 PM   #305
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I make all of ALDI mince for Queensland. I also make superbutcher mince, some Action mince and a lot of hotels, pubs, restraunts etc. mince. I am classified as a cold store labourer.
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Old 06-10-2005, 04:19 PM   #306
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I build 100 foot + racing yaycts out of Carbon Fibre. So the big boats going in the Sydney to Hobart, I help build. Alfa Romao, Shockwave, Wild Oats, Ragamuffin, Nicorette. I know where my money will be. :

Raggamuffin was a sweet boat... Do you get to test the boats aswell?
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Old 06-10-2005, 04:30 PM   #307
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Old 06-10-2005, 09:13 PM   #308
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Old 09-10-2005, 05:43 PM   #309
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Old 09-10-2005, 07:41 PM   #310
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Old 09-10-2005, 08:24 PM   #311
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I build 100 foot + racing yaycts out of Carbon Fibre. So the big boats going in the Sydney to Hobart, I help build. Alfa Romao, Shockwave, Wild Oats, Ragamuffin, Nicorette. I know where my money will be. :

who do you work for?
i am a sailmaker, we do ragamuffins stuff, and alot of nicorettes crap to.
the new nicorette boat was a peice of crap though
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Old 10-10-2005, 12:47 AM   #312
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wheres the option for fast food employee...not that i...um..work there or anything..um for others that might:$(A) gulp :P
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Old 10-10-2005, 11:15 AM   #313
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who do you work for?
i am a sailmaker, we do ragamuffins stuff, and alot of nicorettes crap to.
the new nicorette boat was a peice of crap though
You're a sailmaker on the central coast? Are you at Kariong? I know someone who works there.
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Old 10-10-2005, 02:53 PM   #314
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I am a geologist with an Australian mining company so I get to go out bush a lot and play with me drilling rig :

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Old 10-10-2005, 05:35 PM   #315
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U left off security industrie....

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Old 10-10-2005, 08:54 PM   #316
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I left my career in I.T. to work for the govt. I sort of miss I.T. and miss the money :(

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Old 10-10-2005, 10:51 PM   #317
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Old 11-10-2005, 06:04 PM   #318
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You're a sailmaker on the central coast? Are you at Kariong? I know someone who works there.

i live on the coast, but work in sydney.
i know where you are talking about thoughh.
who do you know there? as i know a few of the guys there.
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Old 11-10-2005, 06:56 PM   #319
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i live on the coast, but work in sydney.
i know where you are talking about thoughh.
who do you know there? as i know a few of the guys there.
I have no idea what the name of the place is, but a dude called Gills... hes a young bloke (around 19) and hes as dumb as a brick.
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Old 13-10-2005, 10:16 PM   #320
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I have no idea what the name of the place is, but a dude called Gills... hes a young bloke (around 19) and hes as dumb as a brick.
nah, cant say i know him.
im assuming Gills is a nickname.
if hes only a trainee i wouldnt know him. is he a mate of yours?
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Old 17-10-2005, 11:22 AM   #321
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Old 17-10-2005, 01:16 PM   #322
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im a printer ' WOW BIG DEAL ' it pays excellent and gets me
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Same here, in my 3rd year of my apprenticeship.

What type of printing do you do? I am in Flexographic printing.
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Old 18-10-2005, 09:53 PM   #323
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Forgot to say... I am in customer service at the moment.

Career wise, I would like to get into the Ambulance Service & Army Reserves (Medic).
Good choice.... I am a Paramedic with the NSW Ambulance Service & love it
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Old 19-10-2005, 04:53 PM   #324
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nah, cant say i know him.
im assuming Gills is a nickname.
if hes only a trainee i wouldnt know him. is he a mate of yours?
yeah Andrew Gillan is his name I guess you could call him a mate... lol
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Old 20-10-2005, 10:30 AM   #325
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Old 20-10-2005, 11:14 AM   #326
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Old 20-10-2005, 02:44 PM   #327
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Old 20-10-2005, 02:53 PM   #328
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Work in Personal Insurance Underwriting. Specifically Motor Vehicle Insurance.
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Bodat
Sorry to go off the topic. But Bodat, you have to answer me this question. I was recently hit, wit the left side of my car beign destroyed from the start of the front door. Now insurance is telling me that because the road is unmarked, that it is my fault and i should have slammed on my breaks at 60km/h so she could turn into a parking spot from the left hand side, even though i was infront when she turned into me.

The question is, did you create this crappy rule? If you did, could you please change it? I have had enough of threatening letters for something which is not my fault.
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Old 20-10-2005, 04:41 PM   #329
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My job changes from "Administration Assistant" to "Administration and Quality Control Manager" in 12 days. Our Office manager resigned and they expect me to just cover everything she did plus my own job as well. That is 2 full time jobs!

However they will not pay me for any more than 38hrs a week despite the fact that it will take at least 50hrs full on without lunch breaks just to keep up, they wont revise my ASSISTANT pay rate until i've been doing both jobs for a whole month, and they also told me because i will be 'so busy' in the first month i wont be able to think of taking any days off work or getting sick because no-one knows how to do my job and cover me. Basically i'm going to be running the place, on a receptionist's wage. And in that first month i'll accumulate enough time in lieu from doing overtime that i could take a whole week off... but the problem is that i will not have time to take any time off, or leave, or any of the so called 'perks' that the full time position offers...

But hey... i can call myself an "Administration and Quality Control Manager" right?

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Old 20-10-2005, 05:57 PM   #330
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As of the 5th of December my job will change!

Accepted a new position today as a business development manager, resigning from my current employer tomorrow. YAY!!!!

Even though I will have to hand back the company car and most importantly fuel card, the ease in stress and more flexibility will be worth far more than having to pay for petrol. Aaahhh, the price of being happy, $1.30 per litre!!
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