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Old 06-07-2010, 07:22 PM   #31
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enter the purple circle..??.....
It may be the purple circle, but it keeps the mortgage, car payments, & living expenses rolling in. Checkout Saturdays "West Australian" FIFO,the only way to go!!!
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:02 PM   #32
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construction lingo for up the bosses bums.....
Not just construction at all, every industry has one, it roughly means the favoured few.....
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:09 PM   #33
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As a Commonwealth employee, I can assure you that there are many redundancies/redeployments going on. We lost three people last week and are losing another three by end of July. It's a worry....
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:41 PM   #34
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It may be the purple circle, but it keeps the mortgage, car payments, & living expenses rolling in. Checkout Saturdays "West Australian" FIFO,the only way to go!!!
hahaha.. hey its ok i've been FIFO for years but never entered the 'purple circle'... lol.. no need for circle work..
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:25 PM   #35
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whats a purple circle?
Brown nosing, bit of a suck up never hurt me, it's the only way to move up in my industry(timber and building supply)
that and get tickets, forklift, work in enclosed space, scissor lift, MR, HR, etc. It all counts.
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:33 PM   #36
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I think it's a fairly universal event with many a different name. Most of us have done it at some stage of our careers. Those with mortgages probably more so than others.
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Old 07-07-2010, 01:25 AM   #37
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Ok enough talking about purple circles.. goodluck to the OP with the jobhunt.. if you get stuck the big miners are always looking for IT gurus and they pay very well..
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Old 07-07-2010, 11:15 AM   #38
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sorry to here mate im in the same boat only i left
i left my job in january this year me and the boss had a fight alot of words were said and i walked
im still out of work (no licence)
im a trade qualified retail butcher with 7 years experince in the abs and butcher shops
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:12 PM   #39
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hahaha.. hey its ok i've been FIFO for years but never entered the 'purple circle'... lol.. no need for circle work..
Fair call, I try to get along with the boss, (you may as well have him as a friend rather than foe!!!) but I will not back stab my workmates, nor spend my R&R with the boss or upper management. Hence my climb up the ladder, came to a shuddering stop. I just do my job, try to get along with my workmates & spend my R&R with my family.
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Fair call, I try to get along with the boss, (you may as well have him as a friend rather than foe!!!) but I will not back stab my workmates, nor spend my R&R with the boss or upper management. Hence my climb up the ladder, came to a shuddering stop. I just do my job, try to get along with my workmates & spend my R&R with my family.
mate thats the best idear
imo get ya self a job that pays about $20 an hour 38+ hours a week
stay out of the work place crap do ya job go home simple
oh but if it was that easy
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Old 07-07-2010, 03:48 PM   #41
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Of course the upside (if there is such a thing when put off) is the payout.

From memory it's about one weeks pay for every year worked.
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