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Old 16th Apr 2009, 13:34
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surfside6
 
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This Climate?

Is a temporary economic glitch.
Travelling has made me aware that Australia is a place where the cost of living has gone up and wages in real terms have gone down.This the root cause of the ballooning debt in Australia.To live here you need to earn more than the average wage.So most people borrow.
You are saying that a supervisor in some other industry would be happy to earn $26K?If they are 18 years old you might be right.
A mate has been a self employed builder for 25years.He decided he had enough and applied for a supervisor position at a Hardware chain.His starting base wage $62K.He has other perks such as substantial discounts on instore purchases,generous leave entitlements,sick leave and a staff canteen.
This is the real world.He readily admits that he has less responsiblity than me .
I dont know which world you live in but it aint mine and it aint his
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