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01-08-2011, 09:28 PM | #11 | ||
XBCoupeGuy
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Adelaide, Northern Suburbs
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One thing that a lot of people don't take into account is the amount of hours you have to work, for the money.
I have a few friends who work (or have worked) in the mining industry and they were doing things like 14 x 12 hour days in a row and then 7 days off. That's 168 hours for their 2 weeks on and even if you average it out over the 3 weeks, it's still 56 hours a week. That's still 50% more hours than the average bloke. It's not so much that they're high paying jobs, it's just that the rosters average out to a lot of hours, so you earn more money. But, if you're not a high earner in your current job and can handle the pace, then I guess it's a good option. Personally I'm happy in my 38 hour a week job with a nice office :-) |
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