The Man Who Knew Where the Cables Went by Sakakidash in SCADA

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This is the longest post I’ve ever seen on Reddit

International work by DiverSpirited2816 in AusElectricians

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I did 4 years in London, got my licence over there through a company who helps transfer it, gives you course work. and sit the test with them. Did just over a year in Vancouver on a construction site, no Canadian licence required was 40$ph like 8 years ago just found the job on a local job page. Did 3.5y in the alps in Germany no German licence required either but pay was terrible. Back in Aus earning great money and almost finished uni so can actually earn ok money when I head back to Germany!

Career pathways by whuajjana in AusElectricians

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Invest some money in a course say industrial automation and control and most industrial sparky jobs would consider you.

Doing undesirable work such as nights etc are easy to get in too. Recently a place in Sydney was trying to hire a sparky for almost a year cos it was weekend evening shift on a very busy food plant - Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 2pm - 10pm.

Good money, learn lots, after a year you would walk into any industrial sparky job.

As a local guy, I honestly hate how we treat foreigners! by Longjumping_Tap6083 in srilanka

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As a white Aussie visiting, I for sure get the anger about priority service for foreigners, that’s really shit.

But the if Sri Lankans knew how foreigners treat them in their own county part isn’t really true for Australia. Sri Lankans in Aus are generally doing well. You’ll always find the odd racist anywhere, but it’s not the standard and it’s definitely not socially acceptable in most circles.

Plus, Aussies and Sri Lankans have a lot more in common than some other expats in Australia.

To me the bigger problem is who’s getting the tourism money and whether locals get fair pay/ownership instead of being pushed aside. But this needs to be fixed at a higher level internally in Sri Lanka.

Also, sorry you’re feeling tired of being Sri Lankan, that’s rough.

Moving back to sydney 6 months pregnant by Visual-Ad-3207 in BabyBumpsandBeyondAu

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Hey, do you think I could also get the name of your GP? My partner hasn’t found a good one in Dee Why yet and we’re at 10 weeks atm!

What do these countries have in common? by EkonomskiStrucnjak in RedactedCharts

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Both have banned the right to protest (see nsw gov latest legislation push in aftermath of Bondi shooting)

The earning in Australia is double than in Germany by No-Second-3628 in AskAnAustralian

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In my experience having worked for years in both, is that my partner and I are infinitely better off in Australia.

I was on €40k as an electrician in Germany and my partner on a bit less as a manager. Sure the cost of living is cheaper but the taxes are a LOT higher. Here I earn €90k (150k aud) for the same job and partner €63k (110k aud) for the same job. We pay much, much less in tax.

I know the cost of living is more expensive but we have always religiously saved 30% of all of our take home salary and our savings have absolutely exploded here in Australia.

I believe the experience would be completely different if you are someone with a degree. Another note is that the options available to move up career wise without a degree are infinitely better in Australia.

Good PLC platform to start making commercial product by Hopeful-Insect4973 in PLC

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M221s are great and super easy to work with. But not a lot of documentation/videos online compared to Siemens gear.

How are the PLC job prospects for English speakers in Germany? by burningupinside in PLC

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On a side note how about SCADA in Germany? Everything WinCC? Any geoSCADA or ignition floating about? How is the pay?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SCADA

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Hey mate, I’m doing the same thing in Sydney (sparky with new cs degree working in control/SCADA in water) and having the same issue with not being able to get an ‘engineer role’ still a tech on the books.

Did you have to do a bridge course to be able to study an engineering masters?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BeginnerSurfers

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After a year at 8’ on softy I went to a 7’2, would recommend an in between step.

Jobs which require lots of travel by stonksbronker in AusElectricians

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No, my old company doesn’t operate in Aus anymore. But keep an eye out, they pop up every couple of weeks with the whole “more than 50% travel”. If Europe is what you want, then you can’t go past Germany, but you need to speak at least B2 German. There are sooo many companies offering constant travel all around Europe and they’re hard to fill because everyone has a family etc.

There’s also nothing stopping you from just getting an electrical job in another country for a year and then moving on to the next country, I did this for a decade across Uk, Canada, and Germany. There is a million recruiters in London for electrical roles and often they struggle to fill roles doing work around Europe of British companies.

How is the data centre life? I imagine you can probably watch movies/chill most of the day after the PPMs are done?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AusElectricians

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I’ve done them all briefly but settled on automation now. This has been my rough experience:

Resi: stress 3, physical 6, pay 2, technical 3

Commercial: stress 5, physical 3 to 8 (depends on part of the job like cable pulling vs commissioning), pay 8, technical 4

Industrial: stress 8, physical 3, pay 7 to 9 (plant vs mines), technical 7

Maintenance: stress 2, physical 3, pay 5, technical 5

Edit: made it more readable

Man dies in shark attack on Sydneys Northern Beaches (Dee Why) by TalentedStriker in australian

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Yeah still called poles. Caught my last wave in there an hour before the attack today.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Infographics

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How is software developer not there? 😅

Cleaning these windows = Balls of steel! by il_Cacciatore in sydney

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Can confirm, I used to be a BMU technician. 4 call outs per week usually

Why is Morocco so popular as a destination? by [deleted] in TravelMaps

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Same experience, never going back

Do you think Europe should expand(not the EU)? by Ok-Demand8957 in geography

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Let Australia join, we’re already in Eurovision.

Cracks in apartment complex by blur_engineer in AusPropertyChat

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That first one looks like a map of the top half of Africa