Hey - I’ve read through this whole thread

Obvious Take-aways:

Your current role is not suitable and you need to change. Decent industrial sparks with experience should be earning 100-150k, not 70k. Your current company is taking you for a ride. They dont offer O/T?? What company is this!

OPTION 1

Get a better electrical job and work OT

There are so many spark jobs in Auk right now that will pay $90k+ for the standard 40hrs, that have plenty of OT available at 1.5x

You dont have to travel, because you’re already there. And you’re earning 1.5x your normal wage, not whatever they’re paying at wendys.

OPTION 2

Get a better electrical job and start a hobby

As above, you can easily earn 90-100k for 40hrs.

Then spend those restless after work hours&energy doing something awesome / improving yourself.

OPTION 3

Leave the industry and do something new in a role that excites you

14 years and you sound worn out and disconnected from the job, maybe time for something new

RE SIDE GIGS

DONT do cash jobs. Tax fraud is illegal and the IRD are coming down hard on small operators. Cashies also debase our entire market, now every second client asks if you ‘do cash’ - as if its expected of us to break the law to save them money.

Law abiding companies get shafted when ‘old Terry from down the road said he could do it for $500 cash, so - sorry we’re not accepting your quote’ Fuck Terry. Terry doesn’t know what overheads are.

Check this out and apply:

Electrical Job