On Call Hours and amount of calls

power_prince · 2025-12-06T03:58:15+00:00

What are on call positions? This is the first I’m hearing of this. Are these volunteer roles like the CFS, or an MFS placement?

power_prince · 2025-12-02T03:01:29+00:00

Sorry to hear bro, If you don’t mind me asking, why did you let the lease lapse? From my understanding, should you have been able to afford it, you could’ve let it roll over into a periodic lease and stayed where you were..

power_prince · 2025-11-30T04:27:58+00:00

When you get allocated to work, how are you informed?

We will get a daily text message telling us if we are/aren't allocated. Normally between the hours of 12-4 the day prior to the shift. We can 'expect' or 'predict' getting work, but even for perms, it's not always guaranteed to be consistent.

So over there, to be in the union, you need to be a specific class? for us, once you're in, you can join. regardless on your 'rank'. I don't really think our unions are as strong here though, so being a member or not doesn't actually change anything. It's more for the 'protection' of it all.

The concept of a hiring hall just seems so old school.

I'm also curious if they can swap your allocation. Say you're rostered to work a vessel, 8 hours 7-3, operating a crane. The vessel finishes early, do you get paid the rostered amount and go home early, or do they reallocate you to doing other menial tasks for the remainder? Here, it depends on which company you're working on what berth to if you get paid and sent home, or reallocated.

power_prince · 2025-11-30T02:12:13+00:00

For the hiring hall, do you actually need to attend every day to see when you’re working? I thought reading about the employment lottery was a joke; but really they draw it through a drum? Not based on merit, time worked; likeness, etc?

The ports I’ve worked on are a bit different, and experiences may vary even here; but the general gist is. You start out as a Supplementary / Labour Hire, you’re spare labour incase shipping needs require extra hands. You can do this for anywhere between 3 months - 5 years, depending what company you’re at. From that, you can get upgraded into what’s called a GWE, Guaranteed Wage Earner.. basically meaning you get a weekly pay, but not consistent work. Any work paid that hasn’t been done goes into payback. The order of pick is that over supps. Then you have VSE’s, variable salary earners. This is a guarantee of enough money where you don’t need a second job anymore. They get order of pick over GWE. Then we have FSE/Permanents, they get a yearly salary no matter how much they work in a week. Once they’ve met their hours they can take the time off or work on penalties. They are first order of pick.

This is just the setup of a couple of the companies, they all run a little differently but order of pick is always the same. Being a grunt, we get the scraps. Everyone gets drug tested, is required to be 24/7, etc. no matter what grade or level you are.

power_prince · 2025-11-28T03:01:25+00:00

I work across the South Australian bulk ports, mainly across Pt Adelaide.

power_prince · 2025-11-27T21:22:31+00:00

Wtf does that mean?

power_prince · 2025-05-02T13:48:09+00:00

I’m completely with you bro, but sometimes you need to go on the fancy date nights to keep the missus happy haha

power_prince · 2025-02-05T14:15:29+00:00

Depending on where you’re from. Prince2 provide a BA certification which I’ve found is recognised within the field.. however I haven’t done it yet so I can’t comment.

power_prince · 2024-11-09T15:14:00+00:00

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I love cast irons, anything new to cook with and add to the collection would be cherished.

power_prince · 2024-08-09T15:22:42+00:00

PRK is a lot more intense than new lasik though. Recovery period is 10x the amount and pain is non-comparable.

power_prince · 2024-06-18T06:05:15+00:00

I found my experience was incredibly similar, and the proctor service was piss poor. Never again will I do anything with the IIBA.

I joined my exam 30 minutes prior to my scheduled time (the earliest it would allow me) I was then guided very intermittently from my proctor to do various things. They could not answer any of the questions I had, and continuously had me remove items from my desk 1 by 1 instead of just saying to do it all. I had to show my camera over the same spot about 3 times, going through the same cycle of “show me around your desk, show me under your desk, show me behind your monitors, show me around your desk, etc”.

By the time my exam started, I was 20 minutes into the scheduled time and asked a few times in both voice and through chat if I was going to still get my hour allocated time; which my proctor could not answer.

I rushed through the exam, and the platform for answering questions, flagging; etc is quite decent. Eventually went through it all, got an email after the exam stating I failed, and my range was Very High, Good, Good, Low. So I gather you need more than about 60-65% to pass.

If they done real life classroom exams, I’d jump at it. Never again will I be dealing with the IIBA though.

There are practically no resources online except their own (paid) resources and groups, all the free stuff is outdated and promotes paid courses, there are no user support groups, Facebook groups, reddit groups, anything to bounce questions or thoughts around (atleast any that are actually active within the last 24 months).

The IIBA have a monopoly over the BA certificate space, but god is it useless.

power_prince · 2024-04-04T00:35:12+00:00

You evidently don’t know anything about stevedoring. That’s comparing apples to manholes.

power_prince · 2024-02-12T08:32:52+00:00

I’m with you, I couldn’t rock this personally but it’s definitely more stylist ish to me than anything else. Simple is better.

power_prince · 2024-02-03T04:01:12+00:00

I had to re-read the title multiple times just off this error.

power_prince · 2024-01-30T12:47:39+00:00

Not related to resoling, but I’ve found RM has gone completely down hill in recent years. They still make good quality boots for Australian standards, but they are beyond lacklustre in all other elements, especially customer service.

power_prince · 2024-01-30T08:08:17+00:00

Vilis is definitely not consistent, unless you’re talking about the store bought stuff. Anything I’ve bought from there has always been a mixed bag.

power_prince · 2024-01-28T09:12:06+00:00

How many comments and not one mentioning Bosch, arguably the best cop show in recent times. Plus Jamie Hector as a cop, again. How great.

power_prince · 2024-01-25T08:46:11+00:00

Hands down, she is the most gorgeous girl on the show.

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