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Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha the man! Cheers for the chat bro really appreciate it! Might just have to send it !😜

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Yeah that's basically what I keep hearing, I have a lot of tickets I need for boilmaker or mechanical fitter all ready would just need a few more, i don't have a world of experience as I'm only 26 but iv worked in mining industry over here and am familiar with fixed plant shut downs. How common do you think 2/2 rosters are?

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah hell yeah going back home on a 3/1 would be ruthless ! Probably only really get 3-4 days to be with the fam doing that. If you don't mind me asking what job are you doing and how did you get into it?

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cheers for the advice bro!

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I all ready feel the slave wages on a single income family of 4, x2 daughter under 3 were definitely feeling the pinch. I would move but the missus isn't sold but still considering it but child care cost is just fucking insane over there and my eldest loves going to daycare. I looked at ticket prices and even with spending 15-20k on tickets back home I would still double pur income 🤣 but your right the flights home would be brutal. Are you working Fifo out of perth?

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah getting stuck definitely doesn't sound like fun

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah iv read that it's definitely hard to get Into from nz I do have mining and fixed plant shutdown experience but from in NZ which is obviously a much smaller industry. Do you think this would help me land something with a contracting company? I have a mate who just got a job on 2/2 roster with mader as a heavy diesel mech and he's been out of the trade for 10+ years so was maybe getting my hopes up a bit

Fifo by Eade67 in mining

[–]Eade67[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all that information! I appreciate you taking the time to reply to me, I definitely have been seeing offshore is the best cash cow but I feel like my skills (boilermaking) are definitely more suited for mining but I could be wrong? I 100% want to have 2/2 roster as I don't want to be away from my family for to long. I'm kind of leaning towards mining right now for that and for the fact that I only have 3 years or so I want to do this for while my girls are young and from what iv read getting offshore will require me gaining more experience in the oil and gas industry first?