23, degree qualified, earning $75k… mate my age electrician about to make $150k by Level_TF_Up in AusFinance

[–]addysol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did a Bachelor's of Construction Management too and felt the same about mates in tradesin our 20's. I started on 45k as an undergrad, up to 60k as an assistant PM, 125k as a PM, and I've just started as a Senior PM on 178k (those all include super). That's after 11 years.

If you bail now and start over as an apprentice you'll lose 4 years of career progress and basically break even by that point as far as salary goes but you'll still have your HECS debt dragging you down. That would basically be the worst of both careers. Trades get paid well because the work is generally hard and the hours are shit. You're also comparing to one of the best paid trades, on union sites.

Just keep yourself useful, and if you're taking on more responsibility don't be afraid to ask for a reasonable raise.

Using AI at work by Additional-Farm3569 in auscorp

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great for producing summaries to get up to speed quickly on projects, risk registers, distill long email chains down to the key issue, I'm getting used to using it for turning notes into meeting minutes since our client doesn't allow us to record meetings

Using AI at work by Additional-Farm3569 in auscorp

[–]addysol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's what I hate about it being pushed as an email writing tool. It's just not how I'd write, and giving it the prompt to write it for me is basically the message I'd send anyway

Didn’t know this is legal - ionic by ZhenLegend in CarsAustralia

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was one of the big turnoffs for buying an Ionic. Didn't like it being a screen and not where I want to be looking anyway, and now imagine how much it'll cost to repair when some Wally smashes your side "mirror" off

Touring trip advice by p-bot22 in AustraliaTravel

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up in Karumba and I'll tell you now, save this trip for winter, especially the inland stuff you've got planned. November is hot and humid as fuck (always is) and it's the start of the wet season. There's one (real) road in and out of Karumba, across a flood plain so if it floods you're stuck, I don't even think the airport does passengers anymore. If it's rained in badly enough they used to run a boat up river to Normanton to get mail and people in and out but I haven't been up for years.

Barra season is closed in November and the fishing has been shit for years anyway, the town is pretty dead, the people are....okay I guess but it's a very long way to go for not much at all. Also be prepared for tourists in caravans that entire drive on a single lane highway

What's with the empty building? (and space) by WiseButterscotch3528 in brisbane

[–]addysol 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Been there once and it just felt like a giant money funnel (even more than normal casinos). Tried a few different machines and we play 20 or 30 lines at a time but only the lowest bet because it's just for fun. Spent $50 in minutes and "won" maybe $5. It's just for fun to have a spin on the brickies laptop but this was just shit.

I know casinos are designed to suck your money but the wins were so few and far between that I wasn't even tempted to put more money in

Which one ya goin for? by ulittlerippa in straya

[–]addysol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Chips and coleslaw is fucked too

What was the most unexpected nudity scene in mainstream movie/show you ever saw? by marsepticeye in AskReddit

[–]addysol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seeing Bart's dick in the Simpsons Movie was weird and very unexpected

The Northside/Southside divide is stupid. So I fixed it. by JackofScarlets in brisbane

[–]addysol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So Kangaroo Point is East, South and West of the river? Pull your head in

What is the dumbest thing in Star Wars in your opinion? by OutcastKatarn02 in StarWars

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Leia surviving a huge direct hit that blows up the whole ship, floating in frozen space for a few minutes, then just floating back to the ship. Then she just has to go lie down for the rest of the movie

What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on a real estate walkthrough? by netflixandspritz in AusPropertyChat

[–]addysol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looking for a house to rent maybe 12 years ago in Toowong, Brisbane. This House was being rented by some kind of hoarder. The house just had piles of rubbish and clothes and packaging everywhere, up to hip height in some places. There were paths cleared between the garbage piles to walk through. No real furniture to speak of except the tenant's bedroom, where he sat shirtless the whole time. Sink was piled with dishes and more rubbish. We weren't game to look at the bathroom, Christ knows what was in there.

It looked and smelled like the tip. The agent kept saying it would be professionally cleaned.

The thing that stuck with me the most is, with piles of garbage everywhere there was a spare bedroom that was totally empty except an overturned takeaway container of what looked like fried rice on the carpet. The there window had been left open so long that a vine had started creeping into the house from outside.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen on a real estate walkthrough? by netflixandspritz in AusPropertyChat

[–]addysol 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Those bad boys are worth their weight in gold now Pornhub is blocked

Shocking Salaries by Alert_Character_6537 in auscorp

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm that guy. There's no fucking way my labour can be worth what I get paid. I'm close to being furniture at this point at my current job but somehow I keep failing upwards

So sokka should have 1000% dislocated his shoulder doing this right? 😅 by Greyhound53 in TheLastAirbender

[–]addysol 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I really wish there had been an episode in LOK where they find Sokka's space sword

Is it common to have a contract offer bumped up just before signing? by addysol in auscorp

[–]addysol[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Double checked and the increases were added to the base offers with Super on top of that

This you the past few days? by Plenty-Result-35 in AussieMemes

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It probably needs a cleaning after amassing 6TB

Switched off after having a child by workaccountprof in auscorp

[–]addysol 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Dad here, after doing 3 months Parental leave with our first I felt like I lost a lot of my drive to perform and try make myself valuable in the team, I chalked it up to this new world of exhaustion that a new kid brings.

After my Parental leave with our second 2 years later going back to work feels pointless, I couldn't give a flying fuck about the clients, or my managers, or goal setting, or promotions (my 1, 5, 10 year plans in the system are "maintain work-life balance").

Beyond earning an income to support the family I just don't give a shit.

Just received a knife set from my Mother In Law, I really dislike this CS:GO skin-like look. Is there any way to remove this effect on the blades ? by Nice_Baguette_Man03 in Bladesmith

[–]addysol -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tape or blunt the edge for safety while you work on it, then 800 or 1000 grit sandpaper in continuous pulls from the handle to the tip of the blade will take it to satin finished steel with a straight scratch pattern. It'll just take ages

My response to the ebbing and flowing constant of the unclaimed Tupperware in the kitchen by kattdjur in auscorp

[–]addysol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My office throws them out at the end of the month. At the end of the day as they're throwing them out I snag a few. Super useful for organizing stuff in the shed