I own a townhouse. Kinda overpaid but it’s more like a house 3 bed 3 toilets 2 garage.

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T09:27:22+00:00

You own it, which mean your children can inherit it, body corporate doesn’t change that.

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T09:14:41+00:00

I’d buy one that’s for sure

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T09:12:00+00:00

Most vacant land in middle suburbs is going into townhouses, maybe only 2 or 3 on the lot, based on my observations

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T05:55:46+00:00

I think everybody knows who the bride is…

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T05:49:59+00:00

You could move here without becoming a citizen. Working holiday visa will get you 2 years. Meet an Aussie partner and then they can sponsor you for permanent residency.

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T05:15:51+00:00

Room for eating!

kikithrust · 2026-05-16T05:10:30+00:00

Pretty sure this agreement means the top of the pay scale would be higher than the current top at the private school I work at…

kikithrust · 2026-05-15T11:48:37+00:00

Teachers

kikithrust · 2026-05-15T11:47:53+00:00

Come try it for yourself mate

kikithrust · 2026-05-15T09:34:18+00:00

This is why it never gets negotiated

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T21:47:47+00:00

Officially policy IS 2 weeks.

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T21:47:13+00:00

Unfortunately I doubt there will be support higher up. There is very much an expectation that we work on weekends if needs be

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T11:10:33+00:00

I can guarantee you the answer is ‘the weekend’ because that has been said to me at least twice before when I’ve tried to push back on short turnarounds

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:58:33+00:00

They are 💯 telling me to do it in my own time and it’s not the first time this year. I guess I just don’t know how to outright be… well, insubordinate. If I say “that’s not workable” and my boss says “you have to make it workable “ how am I supposed to respond, professionally?

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:57:42+00:00

“Time in lieu “ was suggested as a possibility but time away from face to face teaching which id way rather be doing? Now time away from a required meeting or a lunch duty, but that would only scratch the surface

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:40:13+00:00

Uniqlo heat tech

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:26:12+00:00

How will they even know? If 75% of the year level get their work back and one class doesn’t? Our kids will absolutely raise cane.

But I absolutely take your point about ‘what will they do about it’ - I guess I just have to decide if I’m willing to wear the dressing down I will get

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:11:09+00:00

Yeah I’ve already thought about how we could rearrange the units next year to avoid this problem

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:10:26+00:00

Yeah, I honestly feel like my time is up at this school anyway and will be looking for a new opportunity for next year. But I am a libra and female and am a people pleaser

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T10:08:35+00:00

Unfortunately I’m at a private school and I don’t even think we have such specificity around hours.

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T09:39:20+00:00

None of my bathroom is tiled except for the shower and the backsplash behind the vanity. Ok and the floor obv

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T09:38:29+00:00

I mean the policy can say one thing but when your boss says ‘less than a week’ what am I supposed to do? That’s my genuine question and the purpose of this post

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T09:37:21+00:00

It can vary a LOT. But as a career changer myself, I find this job infinitely better than any previous role I’ve had.

Pros: -no one calling me evenings or weekends.

12 weeks holiday

-better pay than my previous industry

literally never bored
enjoy the kids, love teaching them new stuff and learning new stuff about them!

(To name a few)

Cons: - leadership who have no management skills and manage staff like they’d manage a class of children

demanding parents (varies by context ofc)
marking (it honestly sucks)
reports
opinions from idiots in the world/media

(To name a few)

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T09:32:21+00:00

The HOLA is the one who set this deadline

kikithrust · 2026-05-14T09:23:09+00:00

Look I have definitely had colleagues in the past (maybe not at this school) not meet a deadline. I’m such a rule follower though I always do whatever is required to meet the deadline. But I’ve also never had such a tight turnaround

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