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Old 10th Jun 2004, 02:49
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SASless
 
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Bloggs dear fellow...

You tell the other side of the story...except for the money...you have described most overseas opportunities...like the old poster of the leathery faced cowhand, rolling a cigarette, with rain water pouring off his hat...and the caption "...and when I hired on with this outfit...there were a lot of things they didn't tell me!"

The inescapable truth here is AGA does not pay a decent wage and tries to disguise it with smoke and mirrors. When they want to pay so much less than any other operator around and brag on what a grand deal it is...while suggesting homeboys that are underpaid will find it a good deal. That merely indicts both places. Sounds like the Oz guys need to take a lesson from the North Sea pilots and the Gomers.

The lifestyle beats Saudi...the managerment sounds about the same...the equipment sounds better than some other places....but in the end...if you are taking a job that you know is only temporary and will not lead to retirement...then it seems a bum deal that kills any chance of settling in for the long term. If they are destined to have a constant turnover...maybe they need to revamp their program and start a "training scheme" where a young fellow gets his offshore and twin turbine experience and when fully qualified....trains his replacement....then moves on to less sunny climes.
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