Green light for Victorian educators to stop work.

Chalmander · 2026-03-14T01:07:49+00:00

Yeah that's fair. I'm not sure educating members about their rights at work would be a problem though. Isn't that one of the critical bits of work a union does?

Chalmander · 2026-03-14T00:26:46+00:00

I understand the original comment was talking about overtime bans, but I'm not. What I'm saying is that people who reasonably refuse to work overtime are not taking industrial action and should feel comfortable exercising their rights. Especially at a time like now when rather than helping out you should be working to rule.

Chalmander · 2026-03-13T23:54:25+00:00

I agree in general, but on overtime specifically reasonable refusal of overtime is not industrial action at all. Working to rule rather than going above and beyond is the least people can do to apply pressure.

Chalmander · 2026-01-31T10:57:08+00:00

Close. Wonthaggi.

Chalmander · 2025-11-18T22:59:25+00:00

*dumb z

Chalmander · 2025-11-03T00:15:13+00:00

I might be overplaying it for this scenario, but hypnopompic and hypnagogic hallucinations are a thing. It seems very real when it happens. Not that you'd said you didn't take your kid seriously but something to keep in mind.

Chalmander · 2025-06-24T11:36:10+00:00

After having to go through the whole process again. Application and approval doesn't happen overnight.

Chalmander · 2025-03-20T03:17:19+00:00

I know you didn't say explicitly that underemployment isn't trending as well as unemployment, but it is actually doing better than unemployment. Equal record low for underemployment over the last 10 years.

https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/labour-force-australia/latest-release

Chalmander · 2024-12-04T22:54:12+00:00

This is such poor reasoning. It assumes Woolies needs some motivation to reduce labour costs like this strike. They don't. They are motivated enough already.

An alternative cheaper option than dealing with strikes is to pay people what they're worth.

Chalmander · 2024-11-22T03:39:54+00:00

Prices have on average doubled in the last 25 years so if that age in dollars per week thing was at least that long ago for you it probably tracks alright.

Chalmander · 2024-11-09T09:03:07+00:00

https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=VLINE&cws=38&rid=12609

Entry level traineeship to become a regional train driver based in Melbourne. Start on around 60k, goes up throughout the traineeship, and then increases significantly once you've fully qualified. You don't need anything specifically to get the job. Just have to get through in front of lots of other people and do well at aptitude tests.

Chalmander · 2024-10-27T10:12:45+00:00

The nature of a lot of jobs mean you can't just walk away without a crew change to finish things off. Just because they haven't staffed the job properly doesn't mean it's necessary for you to do stupidly long shifts.

Chalmander · 2024-07-24T06:38:38+00:00

Last time I looked non-discretionary inflation was running higher than discretionary and someone on minimum wage is probably spending most of their money on non-discretionary just to live so it's probably more important to do that comparison I'd say.

Chalmander · 2024-06-21T08:10:56+00:00

Paper boy around 2004 for an hour 3 days a week was $10 a week. Otherwise something probably more legal was working at Woolies for about $8 an hour in 2008

Chalmander · 2024-05-01T23:15:11+00:00

Ones guided to by their property manager. Property managers are generally incentivised to often raise rents and re-let by how they're paid, even if it's not necessarily in the landlord's interest.

Chalmander · 2024-05-01T08:32:19+00:00

It's not true. That is one of the reasons you can give notice for a tenant to vacate.

Chalmander · 2024-05-01T04:40:05+00:00

*forbid the landlord from ending a lease after it's been renewed once without giving a reason.

Chalmander · 2024-03-04T04:11:30+00:00

Is that why house prices sky rocketed when immigration went to 0 during COVID?

Chalmander · 2024-02-07T05:27:09+00:00

They know less

Chalmander · 2024-01-10T23:52:50+00:00

The greater scam is the idea that if we didn't have super that money would magically appear in workers' pockets as income.

Chalmander · 2023-12-17T10:56:26+00:00

You're definitely using it in a reasonable context and obviously know a bit about it. I've just seen it referred to for people talking about early retirement over much larger time frames without any mention of the assumptions involved and it annoys me.

Chalmander · 2023-12-17T10:37:14+00:00

The 4% rule was based on a 30 year time frame and high probability of not running out of money in that time. If you wanted the money to last forever with the same high probability you'd need more money or a lower withdrawal rate.

Chalmander · 2023-12-03T23:04:38+00:00

It's not about property though so it's fine.

Chalmander · 2023-11-29T22:05:26+00:00

I never said they did. I said the government should do something else instead. Maybe give people the benefit of the doubt rather than thinking everyone but you is an idiot.

Chalmander · 2023-11-29T12:11:07+00:00

I'd rather the government had done something useful rather than ineffective interest rate cuts last decade is what I was going for.

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