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Fey
3 years ago

Fair dinkum the Bunch running some of our biggest companies leave a lot to be desired. Jetstar let go of 370 of their Ramp/Loading employees due to "Covid" [ I was 1 of them]. Now their 10 year plan has come to fruition with the Axing of over 2000 Qantas Loaders..."Covid". COVID my arse...This Company has been attacking workers rights for a long time. Covid allowed them to get away with it simply because the schedule in this period was only running at 20-30%. Hate seeing on the News its Covid Covid Covid...Just a perfect excuse. At the end of the day the Managers and senior Exec's will reward themselves with even BIGGER FATTER bonuses. Us blokes $25.00 an hour permanent...New lot about $25.00 casual. Lots of people think it's a well paying job??????? Try living on that wage and getting 30 hrs per week which is all our EBA entitled us to. You'd think this low wage guarantees your continued employment....Nope this lot will find a way to even go lower!!!!!!
Way back in the day had 9 years on Ramp with Ansett and I've missed that company every day of my life....You were not a cost, in their eyes you were an asset....Not nowadays!!!!
After 9 years at Ansett and 16 at Jetstar and at 58 years old getting on Seek and attaching this attaching that looking in a monitor and answering questions in a given amount of time.....FARK.
Venting over, time to get the bike out.

paulybronco
3 years ago

Quoting Fey on 01 Dec 2020 11:41 PM
Fair dinkum the Bunch running some of our biggest companies leave a lot to be desired. Jetstar let go of 370 of their Ramp/Loading employees due to "Covid" [ I was 1 of them]. Now their 10 year plan has come to fruition with the Axing of over 2000 Qantas Loaders..."Covid". COVID my arse...This Company has been attacking workers rights for a long time. Covid allowed them to get away with it simply because the schedule in this period was only running at 20-30%. Hate seeing on the News its Covid Covid Covid...Just a perfect excuse. At the end of the day the Managers and senior Exec's will reward themselves with even BIGGER FATTER bonuses. Us blokes $25.00 an hour permanent...New lot about $25.00 casual. Lots of people think it's a well paying job??????? Try living on that wage and getting 30 hrs per week which is all our EBA entitled us to. You'd think this low wage guarantees your continued employment....Nope this lot will find a way to even go lower!!!!!!
Way back in the day had 9 years on Ramp with Ansett and I've missed that company every day of my life....You were not a cost, in their eyes you were an asset....Not nowadays!!!!
After 9 years at Ansett and 16 at Jetstar and at 58 years old getting on Seek and attaching this attaching that looking in a monitor and answering questions in a given amount of time.....FARK.
Venting over, time to get the bike out.

I hear you Fey but the reality is that for the most part it is true. Hospitality actually had their penalty rates REDUCED for weekend and public holidays in a effort to assist businesses remain open...and good old Labor never raised a whimper of protest, just like the toothless but very profitable unions are doing nothing but bleat and chest puff for your industry. Try getting a part time or full time gig in hospitality...not a chance! Everyone is now casual or salaried (slavery were your expected to perform a "reasonable" amount of overtime for your wage) Reality is that COVID has smashed every industry but airlines have been hit very hard with zero revenue.
As for Ansett although they may well have looked after their staff the following extract may explain their demise....Competition from Qantas and a succession of low-cost airlines (Impulse Airlines and Virgin Blue), top-heavy and substantially overpaid staff, an aging fleet, and grounding of the Boeing 767 fleet due to maintenance irregularities left Ansett seriously short of cash, losing $1.3 million a day.
Lesson learned from Qantas and Jetstar hence the reduction in workers. I am sympathetic Fey as i face a similar predicament after 15yrs with my employer, doesnt help either that they now get an $ incentive to employ a younger person! I wish you well Fey, upside could be more rides.

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Sniffenabout
3 years ago

At the time of its demise ANSETT was owned by Air New Zealand who acquired it in Feb 2000. By Sept 2001 Air New Zealand was screwed. The NZ govt bailed out the mothership but cut ANSETT loose to the administrators. Also QANTAS, in competing with ANSETT, flew some routes at a loss as they were cashed up and could afford to run the struggling airline, ANSETT, into the ground in a price war.
But hey...lets just blame the overpaid Australian workers.

And then there was the Howard governments ANSETT ticket tax on all air tickets in Australia. But that's another story in it's self. Estimated to have made a profit of $260m the government refused to use that money to help pay out the former employee entitlements.
Do you reckon the CEO and board members of Air New Zealand missed out on their pay and bonuses for running both airlines into the ground?

paulybronco
3 years ago

Quoting Sniffenabout on 07 Dec 2020 11:44 AM
At the time of its demise ANSETT was owned by Air New Zealand who acquired it in Feb 2000. By Sept 2001 Air New Zealand was screwed. The NZ govt bailed out the mothership but cut ANSETT loose to the administrators. Also QANTAS, in competing with ANSETT, flew some routes at a loss as they were cashed up and could afford to run the struggling airline, ANSETT, into the ground in a price war.
But hey...lets just blame the overpaid Australian workers.

And then there was the Howard governments ANSETT ticket tax on all air tickets in Australia. But that's another story in it's self. Estimated to have made a profit of $260m the government refused to use that money to help pay out the former employee entitlements.
Do you reckon the CEO and board members of Air New Zealand missed out on their pay and bonuses for running both airlines into the ground?

The high wages and top heavy management were a part of the demise along with the other contributing factors mentioned at no stage was it suggested it was the sole reason.
You have misrepresented the Aust governments "ticket tax" as this was a "bond" for the $350mil they loaned the administrators to pay the entitlements along with the $150mil that Air NZ chipped in to stop ASSIC from looking at corporation breaches. Every worker got 96% of what was owed.
As for the CEO and board members of Air New Zealand missing out on their pay....who knows.

paulybronco
3 years ago

Its interesting that a range of industries are about to get wage reductions and we aint going to be able to stop it. Hospitality have already had the penalty rate reduction a few years back. Jetstar are now appealing to the remaining rank and file to reduce wages in order to save the airline, sadly this has come to late for the original poster Fey.

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrisons-insane-plan-to-take-money-from-workers-pockets/news-story/582b8f29d041a90d77f6ef1c0f8dff20

fatbat
3 years ago

For many of us, the good Australian life we’ve been used to is gonna decline, no ifs or buts about that. Many jobs have had either no real wage growth or negative wage growth relative to inflation for numerous years. Manufacturing, mining and agriculture industries have all had hits too. Tourism has obviously taken a big hit. And now retail, hospitality and services, which is mainly what we do here now, are impacted by negative wage growth too. The Indonesian fella who predicted Australia would become the white trash of Asia wasn’t too wrong. Except it’s not white trash now but a multicultural blend of trash.

I’m still optimistic things might change. The current state of affairs with China might see many countries band together and start becoming more self sufficient but it will take government courage and assistance. And it’s a big adjustment to all of us if we want to buy non Chinese made stuff at a higher prices when our real wages are in decline

Of note, I worked for Ansett in their head office whilst putting myself thru uni. This was in the early-mid nineties and it was no surprise it folded. Some of the stuff I saw and experienced was unbelievable

Ratbob
3 years ago

It’s a great notion to boycott Chinese products, problem is, too many products only come from China. I reckon Kmart/Target/BigW/JBhifi/Harvey etc etc outa be called ChinaMarts
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.

paulybronco
3 years ago

Quoting Ratbob on 12 Dec 2020 09:21 AM
It’s a great notion to boycott Chinese products, problem is, too many products only come from China. I reckon Kmart/Target/BigW/JBhifi/Harvey etc etc outa be called ChinaMarts
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.

Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.
And bare arse as well as most the womens knickers you wear are also from China but the great news is your gimp mask is from Thailand...

Soapbox2627
3 years ago

Quoting Ratbob on 12 Dec 2020 09:21 AM
It’s a great notion to boycott Chinese products, problem is, too many products only come from China. I reckon Kmart/Target/BigW/JBhifi/Harvey etc etc outa be called ChinaMarts
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.

Quoting paulybronco on 12 Dec 2020 09:54 AM
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.
And bare arse as well as most the womens knickers you wear are also from China but the great news is your gimp mask is from Thailand...

these are my thongs

Boomarangz thongs
has Australian owned printed on them

Au owned claim

Thongs

Ratbob
3 years ago

Quoting Ratbob on 12 Dec 2020 09:21 AM
It’s a great notion to boycott Chinese products, problem is, too many products only come from China. I reckon Kmart/Target/BigW/JBhifi/Harvey etc etc outa be called ChinaMarts
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.

Quoting paulybronco on 12 Dec 2020 09:54 AM
Tried to buy some thongs, (no not for my ass) and all were made in China so I’m going barefoot.
And bare arse as well as most the womens knickers you wear are also from China but the great news is your gimp mask is from Thailand...

Jeeze Pauly, you been peeping in my window again? 😖

bloodog
3 years ago

I just waited 6 weeks for a tool I ordered of amazon USA, I got a full refund, but now I have to go and order again and wait for delivery all over again. Makes you wonder did they send the item at all and will it arrive this time.
This shit pisses me off

fatbat
3 years ago

Quoting bloodog on 12 Dec 2020 08:46 PM
I just waited 6 weeks for a tool I ordered of amazon USA, I got a full refund, but now I have to go and order again and wait for delivery all over again. Makes you wonder did they send the item at all and will it arrive this time.
This shit pisses me off

Hey bd, what was the tool?

bloodog
3 years ago

fatbat
3 years ago

I thought you could buy all that kind of stuff at Bunnings and hardware shops. Bugger....

bloodog
3 years ago

This kit is rather good for the work I am doing ATM except I had to wait 6 weeks and now nothing
Yep of to Bunnings to pay double and one piece at a time

FBUser42
3 years ago

Fuckin thieving cunts bunnings
.20 litre off house paint $320. I got the paint at another shop $145... Tv antenna wall plug. Cunts wanted 14.95. Jay car. 4.95. Adelaide prices

gidgi
3 years ago

same shit happened to me, Ordered some fork detachable clamps for wind screen on 30/11/2020 I just recently checked the tracking info they sent me .. Fuckers cancelled order on the 1/12/2020, after numerous Emails to shipping com. they told me Seller cancelled & then seller tells me Shipping com lost it, for fuck sake , anyway I got a refund but now after 2 weeks I have to order some where else

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bloodog
3 years ago

Fuckin thieving cunts bunnings
.20 litre off house paint $320. I got the paint at another shop $145... Tv antenna wall plug. Cunts wanted 14.95. Jay car. 4.95. Adelaide prices

Adelaide prices ? well its the best state for AFL and has the Rundle Mall would fetch a good price Id hate to say FUBser

gidgi
3 years ago

LOL
(a name like bunning )

bloodog
3 years ago

rick I am touching up the paint around my house
I take a sample of the paint to bunning and its just luck if the tint is correct ( I have acutely given up on them )
Now I go to a paint shop here in Cairns / Smithfield and they are perfect on tint and price

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Fey

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Ratbob

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Soapbox2627

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bloodog

fatbat

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