Thread: your RDO's

geez louise...

I am meant to work mon-fri - fixed hours are 8:30-18:00, so 42.5 hours a week (on salary).
I actually work mon-fri 8:30-till I walk away for the night... sometime as early as 19:30, ususally later...

You guys are in a dreamworld with penalty rates, RDO's, long service leave.....

Originally Posted by EchiDna

geez louise...

I am meant to work mon-fri - fixed hours are 8:30-18:00, so 42.5 hours a week (on salary).
I actually work mon-fri 8:30-till I walk away for the night... sometime as early as 19:30, ususally later...

You guys are in a dreamworld with penalty rates, RDO's, long service leave.....

Did that for years in my current job. I built up 85 days annual leave and 30 days worth of flex. Got to the point where we had ti lie about my hours. Now I only do the standard except for the odd day. I also have remote access and work from home sometimes.

just finished 4 nights at 7 am
back on days tomorrow at 7 am for 4 days
then 7 days off

Every second friday
Prefer to work the RDO if possible,time and a half for the first 2 hours then its DOUBLE BUBBLE for the rest of the day
RDOs come in real handy at long weekends and holidays,you get 4 day weekends,and they stretch your holidays out real well.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

You retired guys have to spoil it for us workin people don't you!

Diana

Ooh! Green eye. Never mind, work hard, lots of o/t, save your pennies and pump up your super and maybe one day you too can take early retirement as soon as you think you can afford it. I did, and recommend not staying in the work force one second longer than you have to. Don't die on the job or shortly after.

normal hours are 2-10pm mon to fri, so i accumulate 1 rdo a month (unpaid). i have never taken one as i work it and get OT. Working every sat arvo overtime is starting to get to me aswell, holiday soon.

I'll be able to tell you when I've got a job again.

I told them what to do with their job in November and have been working at home for SWMBO since then. Past 7 years has been pretty much Monday - Friday 10 - 12 hours per day, plus on call 24/7. Might go back to fly in / fly out again - at least then your days off are really days off.

But I'll probably enjoy another couple of months or so doing my own thing before I start looking again.

My previous job let me accumulate extra hours over a base 35 hour week to take a max 1 leave day per a 3 week cycle. Thems the perks of government jobs, certainly don't see much of that in the private sector!

I have just left that though for self employment, so now I get to choose whatever hours I work!! Don't get paid for the holidays though You just have to load your hourly rate to cover your "down time".