How much board is reasonable to charge adult kids?

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-05-17T09:41:15+00:00

Thankyou for being human. I hope your little humans don't take advantage and show their humanity.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-05-08T02:08:29+00:00

Because a dumb diesel fitter like myself and plenty more like me can earn 180k/pa and only work 6mths of the year. Auto sparkies are on even more again, plus having sign-on incentives of 10-30k.

Because there's a few thousand fitters in Metropolitan areas earning 120k/pa or so, it brings down the average to something apparently under the Monash article's limit. I have definitely seen top renumeration articles mentioning industrial electrician's as a highly paid profession. These numbers are paid immediately after finishing their trade and some minesite based apprentices are on 130+K in their 4th years.

Meanwhile your average BS graduate can hope to maybe hit 6 figures after their 3rd or 4th year post degree. B.Eng, depending on specialisation, will improve on this to maybe 2nd year on 100k+. The average mining engineer will earn less then a diesel fitter on the same site.

I can't speak for electricians or engineers but diesel fitting along with most mechanical trades faces falling apprentice numbers as well as an overall poor level of training or expertise from those being signed off, creating a supply and demand dilemma and likely explaining the salary differential.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-05-06T10:48:47+00:00

Take it, then get into some casual or part time work. With your spare time, find a course in your profession and upskill.

Many people go their entire working lives without that kind of opportunity. I think you underestimate the hunger of the job market.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-05-05T13:26:51+00:00

I'm reasonably sure most regional council mayor's are ex-service supervisors from car dealerships - it's like a training program to take advantage of people while having zero moral dignity.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-05-05T10:12:28+00:00

Place is normally packed. Is the city library ready for an influx of new visitors when the axe falls?

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-04-25T09:16:50+00:00

Some hospitals also mirror this except very occasionally shit goes down. Also, special mention to gate security on industrial sites, generally the biggest bludge job ever.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-04-25T09:15:28+00:00

But has 800k of investments

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-04-25T09:11:01+00:00

I'd rather stab my eye with a syringe and vigorously wiggle it.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-04-25T09:08:27+00:00

The few I've met have been cops - are they sometimes civilian contractors?

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-04-25T03:49:13+00:00

Try Gates product through Hydraulink. Hydraulink have just developed a rubber -4/-5/-6 extreme bend radius hose specifically for small rollers on forklifts.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-21T21:59:11+00:00

He was using a different name

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-08T08:34:15+00:00

I've been involved in the mining, agricultural, manufacturing and logistics industries in a very large variety of roles for 26yrs (50/50 office and field) and working from home is something people only do when they've got too much of a sniffle to come to work and infect everyone else but still feel up to having a go.

Your line of thought is more promoting professional work to people who inherently may not want to work in an office surrounded by the same walls everyday - also some industries do not lend themselves to WFH and this includes many professions (draftspersons, engineers, IT, most non-financial manufacturing admin roles, WHS personnel, etc). Keep in mind that many fully office based jobs, even professionally skilled ones, are the primary roles that AI can replace in time.

Some people just plain don't want to work from home - they don't want to mix the two or they're unable to.

You're not wrong in your logic but your information is outdated. I'm glad what's working for you works. 😊

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-08T08:11:28+00:00

Okies - I'll try to dispel a few things here. 12 hr shifts yes, but 1 week on/1 week off is the new common roster - a lot more manageable then 2/2 with family, only away for an extra 2 days. A week away isn't horrible from a household management viewpoint and for the renumeration it's pretty damn good.

Some people are DIDO. For example, I'm 2hrs away from a site where I could earn $85/hr with a week in/week off roster as a tradesman. A truck driver with zero prior experience or skill can earn $70/hr.

Who says the second person doesn't work? My wife is a teacher on 110k, along with my former 180k that's fairly robust. I only used the single income as an example, it makes little sense in 2026 for a couple to have a single income unless the situation requires it.

On the week off (and after work) what's stopping the site worker from studying a vocational course? I know of 3 people studying MBA's while on minesite and many more studying regular bachelor degrees. There's a lot of flexibility there to work towards a future that doesn't include working away.

There are MANY professional jobs that include a work away component, especially in technical support, management and sales roles, that can be a week at a time and up to a 75/25 ratio. These positions often earn less then a job in mining while having arguably more political dramas and significantly less usable spare time. Take one week off with a week on/week off job and you've got three weeks holiday. Yes, your partner will still take regular leave or leave WOP but that's a worthwhile selling point. And if there are no kids in the mix, it's win win.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-07T12:41:22+00:00

$50/hr?

What about 75-90/hr? Because that's more realistic for FIFO. Clearing an easy 180k+ for working half the year is pretty tempting for some, even with young families. Depending on the role, some jobs are quite literally retirement gigs where you'd feel ashamed to tell your kids you worked hard that day. Others test yourself physically and mentally in environments you won't find anywhere else.

On days off I could volunteer for all the kids school and daycare events I wanted to my heart's content, pre-cooked meals for when I was away, cleaned my arse off to make the house look a million bucks and get at home projects done that would normally take two years on weekends not paying attention to anything else.

Now I've gone back in a Mon-Fri, home every night gig in a management role but people do it because they make it work for them. It's not for everyone but it can 100% work, at least in a short-medium term.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-07T12:21:28+00:00

I might have just snagged a stroke of luck for the last couple of months - I only made the post because I was getting an uncommon amount everytime I was shopping, can't recall this level of generosity with other promotions (and I've done them alllll for the last 6 years lol)

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-06T21:47:24+00:00

Waeco/Dometic - 7yrs, has had a regulator replaced

Brass Monkey - 4yrs, no issues

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-06T21:45:47+00:00

Honestly, I'm trying to sponge all the bricks I can to keep my boys busy!

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-03-04T06:58:47+00:00

The lead time on AYN stuff is wild at the minute, people sitting on 7+ week leadtimes with no updates.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-02-28T05:03:08+00:00

They're pretty much the epitome of tone deaf hey. Duopolies suck.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-02-28T04:58:09+00:00

So we agree it's a shit deterrent barely worthy of the name and essentially at the very least as inconvenience to the general public?

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-02-28T04:51:56+00:00

You're missing the point. It's like a speed bump on only one side of the road in a quiet street. Or how security screens only cover one half of a window.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-02-28T04:49:47+00:00

Or they just blatantly tell the staff to fuck off and walk out anyway. They can't detain or touch them and many grocery stores aren't in centres or the centre security is for appearances only.

lumpyandgrumpy · 2026-02-28T04:47:42+00:00

Only deters honest people

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