First casualty of Campbell Newman

[briann532]

Bloody sick of the public servant bashing at the moment though.

Yeah as usual a few bad eggs give the rest a bad name..........

My only gripe with the public sector at the moment is that it is becoming far too top heavy........
If they want to cost cut, get rid of 90 % of management that doesn't "manage"

Brian

[Bird]

If they want to cost cut, get rid of 90 % of management that doesn't "manage"

That sadly is most business' in AU...
I've never understood why they dont...

[Matto]

Other things have taken a toll on the bank account haven't helped .... paying for a machine for 19months that I haven't seen .... paying for the solicitor to start court action on the said company ..... people dropping their rates to below cost just to survive ... it all adds up in the end .

That sucks mate. Sounds like everything's just built up and up on you. No good.

All the best with it - I do hope you can come up with a plan. Hand the keys of the non-existant machine to the bank, pack up the car and camper, and head off...

Good luck.
Matto

[Eski]

When they cut 5.5 Billion from the Defence budget my contract got the chop even though I was classed as essential staff....

Many others on base went too.  Enquires on base for work showed everyone was down sizing due to budget cuts...

All my contacts were laying off staff too, so no luck there..   The APS jobs list just dried up, died, nothing, gone.

A tradesman today was saying it was getting hard to be payed as about 4 builders a week are closing down...

The future in Australia is going to be interesting. 

[xcvator]

Yeah, it's not just qld, it's all over, I,ve been in this business for over 20 years with a client list running in the 100,s, but my phone has not been ringing for months now. Just glad my plant and equipment is paid for and swmbo is still in a job or we'd be up s**t creek without a paddle, and don't even think about trying to sell the gear atm   Only good thing is I get to sort through the camping and fishing gear a bit   

[rockman]

Yes ... where will it end ... when australia is on it knee's
and when will it end ?
When the government employee's are losing there jobs .. not much confidence out there for the rest of us ...

[Moopla]

I can relate to these posts. My wife works in the qld public service and her contract is up for review. I work in manufacturing in Brisbane and we have our EBA up for
negotiation. With the carbon tax my job security isn't looking great with the cost of importing far better than manufacturing locally.  Things don't sound great for the wife either. Couple young kids and a mortgage. Great times to be a qldr. Fingers crossed.

[Footy Shorts Shane]

Fark me !! What a depressing read.

I recommend that plan B, for a lot of folk, would be a quick crash course on medicine. I see a LOT of people requiring an optorectomy (go on, google it) now and in the future.

Hope you have a better day today. I'm off to finish my half FULL cup of coffee.

Shane.

[rockman]

Fark me !! What a depressing read.

I recommend that plan B, for a lot of folk, would be a quick crash course on medicine. I see a LOT of people requiring an optorectomy (go on, google it) now and in the future.

Hope you have a better day today. I'm off to finish my half FULL cup of coffee.

Shane.

Mate ... I am the ultimate half full guy .
Yes it is depressing read ... but this is reality and what people are going through
This will hurt alot of families very badly in the near future ... myself included .

[xcvator]

optorectomy
This is a surgical procedure to remove the nerve that runs between the eyeball and the asshole, with a desired result of improving the ****ty outlook of the patient

Hey footy shorts, where can I get this done asap