Yr right, yr rong
It is not nearly so simplistic as your union bashing solution suggests.
As someone deeply embedded in the Australian maunfacturing industry I cannot accept your facile claim that this is all to be blamed on those who actually do the work. It is much more complex and issue than you blythley elucidate.
Sunfish has a deeper understanding, although i would suggest he is as much confused as to the WHY behind the scenes as I am.
I for one do not earn the $90k you suggest is the norm, my wife wishes that i did, but sadly that does not reflect average wages, or even salaries in manufacturing.
I close friend of mine, a specialist tradesman, was recently retrenched from GMH and neither was he in the order of magnitude you suggest. He was a part of the R&D team which has gone bye bye.
As Australains we are our own worst enemy when it comes to capitalizing on innovation.
R&D is the key to innovative products and manufacturing. It is actively discouraged in this country, not just unrewarded.
Thanks for your opinions and participation inthis thread, atbleast it gets some of these common misconceptions out in the prunish arena.
Cheers HD
Last edited by HarleyD; 4th Aug 2014 at 07:39.
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