Hey guys, you reckon $20/hour is bad... some companies in WA are still paying their 1st year apprentices around $9/hour. In fact that very same company started me as an AME just after the last recession on $12.65/hour! Needless to say I didn't stick around for long. There are some real cockroaches out there (those in WA will know who I'm talking about) that don't care about attracting and keeping good staff, they just want to line their own pockets and try and conquer the world... or so they think
Find an operator close to home that's going to look after you mate, not just try to sc**w you over.
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