People whine about GA and I keep hearing stories about the mystical mate of a mate who earns $120k a year holding stop signs for road works.
The reality is that it's tough out there.
IT and Accounting are stuffed because of all the overseas visa holders here glad to earn $40k instead of the $4k a year they's earn at home.
Similar situation for manufacturing or retail.
Mining boom has been and gone.
There are way too many teachers, and any jobs are contract or casual.
Quite a few jobs in Aged Care etc, but you'd be wiping wrinkly bums for $18 an hour.
We are heading the USA way, with a shrinking middle class.
Running a GA business is tough, and being mean is probably the only way to survive. Running a GA business would be depressing, knowing you employees don't give a **** about you and are just using you as a stepping stone to the airlines.