Out of work again

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Originally Posted by CraigE

Thats BS and a very near sighted view. Why should I relocate again, when we have settled where we are? Why should I uproot my wife and kids again that have lives where we are to go back to a country town with no facilities..

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I was reponding to a rather pointed post put on this Thread pertaining to Baby Boomers and their ability to get work in the current climate , my responce was what i would do , and did do when out of work from one side of the country to the other .

The choice is up to the individual in what they do or are prepaired to do , life is full of challenges and sometime the rails get greased and all you can do is deal with it .

"Why should I uproot my wife and kids again that have lives where we are to go back to a country town with no facilities.." The obvious answer to that is "Don't".
You've got a sound base so why not go away to work? The on/off cycle is that short these days it sounds to me and no doubt others who were away for months to be easy.
I was offered a job at Newman many years ago but that involved relocating with 2 teens in high school and I wouldn't do it. Back off I went to working away again on short shut down stuff until I got sick and gave it away.
Maybe not the nicest way to earn a living being without the family but at least it enabled me to pay the mortgage off 30 years ago and haven't owed a cent for years.
Of course all the money saved on mortgages I spent on beer..... [bigsmile]
AlanH.

Fair enough, We have lived in remote towns, 24 years in Kambalda, 4 years Esperance and 2 Years Newman, so done our share. Never say never but not at the moment.

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Originally Posted by Fatso

I was reponding to a rather pointed post put on this Thread pertaining to Baby Boomers and their ability to get work in the current climate , my responce was what i would do , and did do when out of work from one side of the country to the other .

The choice is up to the individual in what they do or are prepaired to do , life is full of challenges and sometime the rails get greased and all you can do is deal with it .

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Never too far from a pub or two then so not exactly what one would class as "remote". [wink11]
You'll be OK soon I'm sure as with your experience they'll jump at the chance to employ you. Now, with my experience and their experience of me, most jumped at the chance to get rid of me for some reason. [bigsmile]
AlanH.

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Originally Posted by CraigE

Well,
Here we go again. FQML are shutting down the Ravensthorpe Nickel Mine, so redundant again (no redundancy though as been there less than 12 months).
The search begins again, starting to be a little more than over it though.
Just got everything back up to a decent operational status after being run down and neglected for some time.
[FishSlap]

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Canadian owned, the dollar is the bottom line, as in any business,just ask the workers in the car industry.

First Quantum to shutter Australia nickel mine in September

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Originally Posted by bob10

Canadian owned, the dollar is the bottom line, as in any business,just ask the workers in the car industry.

First Quantum to shutter Australia nickel mine in September

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Canadians are an evil lot .

Well the dollar is what it is all about for any business...can't expect them to keep going at a loss, just to employ people....that is centrelinks core business! [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by Gordie

Well the dollar is what it is all about for any business...can't expect them to keep going at a loss, just to employ people

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No one said that.

No one may have said it but from what I've read over the last few years when companies have changed shift patterns, or laid off excess staff, you'd think they were obligated to keep things the same just to satisfy those earning unsustainable wages or doing non jobs. By that I mean many of the excess HR, OHS lot and the eco advisers.
Over manning is the job of government (of which we have an enormous amount) not the job of private industry who rely on making a profit to keep going.
AlanH.

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Originally Posted by ATH

No one may have said it but from what I've read over the last few years when companies have changed shift patterns, or laid off excess staff, you'd think they were obligated to keep things the same just to satisfy those earning unsustainable wages or doing non jobs. By that I mean many of the excess HR, OHS lot and the eco advisers.
Over manning is the job of government (of which we have an enormous amount) not the job of private industry who rely on making a profit to keep going.
AlanH.

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Exactly alan. I made an substantial loss a couple of years ago because i liked my staff and wanted to keep them employed, it nearly ruined me! In the end i had to lay off 4 great guys because i just could not afford to pay bills and put food on the table.
Once i had laid them off, i started to make money again, well enough to pay our way anyway.
Its not always about the worker! Its starts at the top