far out, you got quite a lot of opinions there mate! I'm gonna give one too cos I can, I worked as a boiler maker for about a year...dont do it, other trades maybe I dunno, but boiler work will mess your body up and I dunno about everyone else but by the time I finished work 10 or 12 hours work at 4pm I was barley awake enough to drive.

$33 ph x 50 hr per week - about 30 percent tax (prob more) = 60 grand a year with no days off or holidays, sounds good now, but when your busting your ass the whole time you'll get pretty sick of it. especially when you have had to work 4 years initially at half the pay to get the qualification.

I got a mate 27 yo, works Aus summer (with some water time) then travels 4months at whatever euro country takes his fancy, just got back from egypt. doin this for 4 years now, structural engineer...lucky bstrd.

teacher could be a good call too, but only if your passionate about teaching kids, my old man did it for 20 years and that is what he thinks.

Uh oh I gave 2 opinions...is that allowed?

Hey Steve,
ahhh okay, I was just going to say you'd be welcome to hollar in the back of my class if u wanted to see the difference bruh.

That was why I hated OSHC; this OSHC job is wayyyy better =]

The best thing is, male teachers are pretty much guareneteed a JOB! So don't worry there!!!
4 years of cruisy uni, with what, a $15 000 HECS debt, but I've done 6 extra electives than needed for my degree, so about $12 k then.
I mean, uni this semester, I am there 2 hours on monday and that's it!....

Ask away... =] We get $48 500 first year out. More would help, but here they are blabbing about paying depending how successful and good they are; yeah how is that fair for anyone!? lol
Lizz =]

teaching - DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE

if u gonna be a teacher, be a uni lecturer, know your stuff, walk in, walk out - no rolls to mark and only half the paperwork of primary / highschool & TAFE + minimal audits

Been a plumber(ok job,good money),a roof plumber(good for windsurfing,average money),still a firey(great for windsurfing,below average money).
Get an engineering job(petro,chemical,mechanical).If you want a new Evil Twin you just go and buy one and anything else you want as well.If you pick the right job your hours can be flexy too.
Stay at school as long as possible to maximise all your options.

Haircut said...

i agree lizzy b

but for ease of job vs money earnt = best to be a uni lecturer @ $85 an hour i reckon

oh yeah! Once you get to that point, its so worth it!!!
You have to write journals and publish a certain number of articles throughout a semester/ year. [}:)] But if its you and comes naturally, then woot!

Esp. when you publish a book, and still twenty-five years later, the royalties of $10k are coming in per year!.... ooOoo ...

aaahhh haircut, I just know what happens at Griffith; no idea about any other uni; I assumed it was the same.
The drop-out rate for Education students as a whole (at all unis) is terrible, but GU have the best Education program around.

You can be employed as a tutor without a Masters, but they prefer and insist you get one/ but it is not mandatory.

Lecturing you have to have done a PhD.

This is just what I've learned from working for them and having coffee and lunch with them helps

club vass instructor

playboy magazine photogragher ? Freelance porn star ? windsurfing /resort reviewer ? Rockstar/moviestar? Criminal mastermind ? House gigalo in a catholic girls boarding school ? so many careers and just one life.....

Do something you enjoy, If you cannot think of a career- think broader, eg can you see yourself tied to a desk/computer min 8hrs a day, or do you like to be on your feet/doing something physical.

I worked in finance for about 6yrs and just couldn't stand living in the city and dealing with public transport every day- felt like a penguin waddling to the office in my suit. The money was sweet, but the lifestyle sh1thouse. I took a 50% paycut and moved to the coast to study again. Never been happier and not stuck behind a desk going through financials all day.

Mobydisc said...

Teaching is a good job for a windsurfer. You can normally leave work around 3.30pm. Every summer you get a month off and another six weeks a year. Get a job in a fancy private school and then get windsurfing to be part of outdoor education. Plus you will get around another month off school through extra holidays.


Windsurfing could be used to teach students about the weather, water state, tides, navigation etc etc.

Edit: A fireman or policeman would be a good job too. They do something like 4 day shifts then have 4 days off.

Hey Moby. You are obviously not a teacher yourself!

Most teachers will tell you that they rarely leave work before 4.30 - 5pm, unless its really windy that is...

Fireman, Police and Ambo's get great flexible hours and a lot of days off if you are the risk taking type.[}:)]

sailquik said...

Hey Moby. You are obviously not a teacher yourself!

Most teachers will tell you that they rarely leave work before 4.30 - 5pm, unless its really windy that is...

Fireman, Police and Ambo's get great flexible hours and a lot of days off if you are the risk taking type.[}:)]

I was a teacher for a few years and now work in a non teaching capacity at a private school. When teaching I'd be at work at 7.40am for a 9am start and finish at around 3.30pm. I'd take work home with me though. Probably around a couple of hours every night.

Maybe its different in Victoria but in the schools I've worked in most people leave the place pretty quickly after the final bell for the day.

I'm thinking about getting back into a teaching position as I miss it.

Mobydisc said...

I was a teacher for a few years and now work in a non teaching capacity at a private school. When teaching I'd be at work at 7.40am for a 9am start and finish at around 3.30pm. I'd take work home with me though. Probably around a couple of hours every night.

Maybe its different in Victoria but in the schools I've worked in most people leave the place pretty quickly after the final bell for the day.

I'm thinking about getting back into a teaching position as I miss it.

So true; put the hours in during the morning, and you get to leave asap. Our school clears out of teachers by 4 at the latest. Work is taken home! =] Easy.
lol

Ahhh speaking about kids... I'm off to my Year 7 kids Restaurant Night- lets hope... no food poisoning... LOL !

Just searched for Junior Geologist on Seek... 3-4 years uni, lots of plane rides, frequent breaks, here is the description:

* Grad/Jnr Underground Geology role
* Graduate salary to 90k plus 8k sign on bonus
* Opportunity to move...

If you did this, you could be getting more $$ than the head of your geology school (if equivalent to teaching faculty) with just a couple of years experience.

BTW, DO NOT BECOME A GEOLOGIST

so porno star it is then

Haircut said...

so porno star it is then

But negotiate hard, you don't want to get shafted.

Or go to Wello on a weekday around 2pm when it's happening and ask the guys sailing what they do for a job and maybe ask if they have a vacancy. If you score a boss that sails your set.