ghostgirl

The British friends I've made here have all said their farming work was where they made the most money and the best friends. I'm still reluctant to do my farm work, and if you saw my manicure you would understand.

Well then it looks like my time in this country is up. And unfortunately, I don't even know whether I will ever even come back on holiday. It's definitely not the country my grandmother loved so much she took Australian citizenship!

Jobs on a WHV are only supposed to supplement your travels, that's why I took a 'lesser' job than I had back home. I have not come here looking for a career because that is almost completely unachievable. I am sorry you feel this way because I think Sydney is amazing, I didn't come here expecting it to be like the UK.

Must be that then. Although working for the minimum wage could you also have been the cheaper option?

uuh they pay everyone at my level the same?

Employers hire folk for many reasons and ability is only one reason. Of course there are folk put ahead of others who are prepared to work for less, or are more attractive, or smile at the boss the right way, or are from the old country, or just plain lucky.

Well in my experience I really was just the better option, don't mean to blow my own trumpet but I have a few years of experience within the same company in the UK which is more than any Aussie could possibly have since the company is brand new in Oz. not luck in my case, just 4 years of hard work back in the UK.

And my point is that the citizens should try a bit harder because an employer is only going to hire the best candidate. WHV people make a lot of money for the country, we are essentially tourists after all. I got my job over Aussies in a group interview, because I was the best option.

Thats a bit different. I took it to mean an ad for a company advertising for Australian workers only, which I don't think any company would do or be allowed to do.

 

I do agree that Australians rightly feel peeved if they are losing out on jobs to 457 visa holders or WHVs.

LKC stated her hubby got a job as a 457 as the company could find no-one in Australia to fulfill the role. I find this very hard to believe, although I don't specifically know what he does.

 

But generally speaking if Australian unemployment is rising over 6% and perm Aussies can't get jobs we really should be stopping all these 457s and WHVs etc.

I really don't agree with this, if Aussies can't get jobs they should maybe try a bit harder. Employees should hire people on ability. There is no such thing as 'job stealing'.

I have been lucky in getting a job so quickly but I took a big step down from what I was doing at home. I know that no company would hire me for a management role because of my work restrictions so I am grateful for the minimum wage job that I have, even though I wouldn't have applied for it at home.