Quit my job today.

Feeling nervous, quit my steady stable job today, starting a new job in Moomba S.A. Working on the gas and oil plant there as a painter. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off , fly in fly out. Really excited but shitting myself at the same time. So I will now be a resident of both S.A. and Vic.

streuth mate! You won't be working 14 days straight will you? Best of luck to ya - rack up those flyer's points...

good on you for having a go at something new..
i look forward hopefully to the same experience about this time next year.. cant wait!!
good luck n you'll be right..
cheers h

do as much overtime and extra you can, dont hit the bars, and you can make serious $$$

my best mates old man does that, best job he ever had he says.

steve

sounds like something I should do... and keep my 'now' job for one of the two weeks off!

Best of luck, but don't start talking with that funny Adeladian accent......

good on ya josh, all the best!!! i bet that paint shop will be lost without ya🙂

Not much drinking to be done over there, bar is open from from 5-9pm and for an hour in the morning for the night crew, but heavy drinking is really frowned apon. Work 12 hour shifts for 14 days straight plus overtime if you want then they pay 2 days travel time each stint. Hourly rate is almost a joke (good). Hope it works out, cause at the moment im going from real happy to scared to blubbering nervous wreck at the drop of a hat. Anyway I spose you have to have a crack sometimes.

Best of luck. Hope it all works out. :beer
- Adam

You never know till you give it a go!
All the best mate as i'm sure it will all work out for you.:thumb

Career changes can be pretty scary, but once you've been at it for a while you'll know if you've stuffed up or not 😂

Seriously tho, good luck with it! 😀

You'll have to let us know when you're back 🙂

fingers crossed for you...:thumb
Judy

Hey Josh, good luck with your new job, sounds like an adventure.
I just realised that in late december I saw this guy from high school at the pavillion, his name is warwick grace, works at lance dixons. I was telling him I thought I knew someone else who worked there, now I remember!!
Bit of a strange one, he told me "I'll smash you man!", holding up his fist, but he was joking. I don't understand, was it a Lance Dixons only joke or what?

*did* wrote:Hey Josh, good luck with your new job, sounds like an adventure.
I just realised that in late december I saw this guy from high school at the pavillion, his name is warwick grace, works at lance dixons. I was telling him I thought I knew someone else who worked there, now I remember!!
Bit of a strange one, he told me "I'll smash you man!", holding up his fist, but he was joking. I don't understand, was it a Lance Dixons only joke or what?

Nah thats just Waz, hes a bit trippy, but is fully into the whole rat look vw thing so hes alright i guess. I will miss the guys from Lance Dixons but no job is forever.
Thanks to everyone for the supportive kind words. Now I get 6 months of the year to mess around with my VWs and floor painting, and of course my family. Cant be all bad I guess.

I'm feeling a bit the same with leaving everyone and everything in W.A to move to QLD next month, but i guess its the crazy things we do for love.

You'll be fine Josh once you get into the routine and lifestyle! A change is a good as holiday, and remember you get the same feeling in your stomach when your scared that you do when you're excited. Think of it as new beginning for 2007!

Best of luck (but hey, you wont need it)!

Ash x

Hey Josh, All the best mate....When do you start?
Im sort of in the same possition, but not changing company, Just a whole different role, managing a lot more people and shit, and Im nervous, I can only imagine how nervous you are, But Im sure it will work out great....

Nectar

Good on you Josh!!

Best of luck with it all Bud, with two weeks straight off, you'll have to get another project!!

enjoy the new challange. the step is a big one but if it works out you will never look back. and if it is not for you and you left your last employer with no il will they will always take back a good employee. all the best and good luck

Aww, you'll be fine! :thumb

I was apprehensive about the new job I started 2 months ago... but it's a lot more fun than I thought, and they love me. My staff are all happy and everything gets done really quick, which is what it's all about

Best of luck to you, wish I could have half the year off... :P

Hope it all goes well Josh. Make sure your roster lets you get the the dub shows!

Hertz wrote:Feeling nervous, quit my steady stable job today, starting a new job in Moomba S.A. Working on the gas and oil plant there as a painter. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off , fly in fly out. Really excited but shitting myself at the same time. So I will now be a resident of both S.A. and Vic.

bout time you pissed off!
you were starting to shit me anyway!
maybe now your family and friends will finally get some peace!

Hertz - mate of mine's worked up at Moomba for at least the last 10 years that I've known him - he seems to do alright, although he gets pissed off with the rosters over the xmas/New Year period - however, his missus always has a list of stuff for him to do when he has his 2-weeks off, which pisses him off even more as he's got two XC 500 GT's that he's trying to restore and never has the time to spend on them

Kimbo wrote:Hertz - mate of mine's worked up at Moomba for at least the last 10 years that I've known him - he seems to do alright, although he gets pissed off with the rosters over the xmas/New Year period - however, his missus always has a list of stuff for him to do when he has his 2-weeks off, which pisses him off even more as he's got two XC 500 GT's that he's trying to restore and never has the time to spend on them

Whats his name?

Claudius wrote:

Hertz wrote:Feeling nervous, quit my steady stable job today, starting a new job in Moomba S.A. Working on the gas and oil plant there as a painter. 2 weeks on 2 weeks off , fly in fly out. Really excited but shitting myself at the same time. So I will now be a resident of both S.A. and Vic.

bout time you pissed off!
you were starting to shit me anyway!
maybe now your family and friends will finally get some peace!

Cheers Mark!

wow grats how did you stumble upon that ? do you get paid for the 2 weeks off ?? or is that 2 good to be true lol

a change is as good as a hoilday , good luck with it all

THUDKNUCKLE wrote:wow grats how did you stumble upon that ? do you get paid for the 2 weeks off ?? or is that 2 good to be true lol

Nah not that good, but still works out to double my current yearly salary. I was lucky to get the job, lets just say its not who you know its who you know. LoL

Good on you Josh

Its a good thing a change of job will always give you a happy boost. By the sounds of it you'll be hard on hard off. I recon that's a good position to be in, at least you'll know where you'll stand with your time :thumb


nIck

Hertz wrote:Whats his name?

u2u sent

Good on you all the best take care.
Super dubba:beer:beer