A bit more upmarket in a nice area - $2600 per month US
chops_a_must said:Yep. Overheard on the news tonight that workers will not come to Perth because rents are ridiculously high. No new skilled workers = top in economic growth.
You cannot use exchange rates as a comparison. They earn the same in USD as we do in AUD if not a helluva lot more. (unless unskilled, then wages crap)tech/a said:AU$3400/mth---$785/week.
tech/a said:Comparable home 30 miles out of London was around 6000 pounds a Month
Or $15,000.
An exciting property, in a fantastic location, with numerous features, including indoor pool, roof terrace, conservatory, triple garage, 7 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms and expansive private grounds
leading to the Windsor Great Park.
We are talking, in some cases, $600 p/wk for basic rentals.tech/a said:Mate in Perth building Industry paying his labourers $24/hr 50 hr weeks
In Adelaide we pay $18 /hr same hrs.
Take a skilled operator.Perth $30/hr Adelaide $23/hr
At $7/hr diff or $350/week. Even $ 150/week more in rents not a problem.
tech/a said:Mate in Perth building Industry paying his labourers $24/hr 50 hr weeks
In Adelaide we pay $18 /hr same hrs.
Take a skilled operator.Perth $30/hr Adelaide $23/hr
At $7/hr diff or $350/week. Even $ 150/week more in rents not a problem.
nioka said:Work longer hours or get a second part time job if that is the only way. A lot of us did that to get where we are now.
If you don't then you are either a winger or a loser. The only one who can help is yourself.
I once gave a job to an ex POW (Burma Railway). He lived 10km away. I asked him how he was getting to work after he had been there a week. His answer was walking. He also was cleaning at a hospitol at night and said he would be able to buy a car in a few months time.
And you are complaining. Please excuse me if I seem cranky but you young ones these days seem to want more than you are prepared to give.
Not really.Go Nuke said:We only get about $23/hr here in Brisbane for that. Queensland has some of the countries lowest wages along with Tas and S.A
Its all relative. People in Perth are earnign big dollars with the mining boom..hence the high rent. You just cant do that to people here in Queensland or expect to get the same rental return.
chops_a_must said:Not really.
The only jobs in Perth that are paying more now thanks to the boom are Engineering type jobs. Everyone else is being paid much the same as what they were before and that's the problem. The boom hasn't really helped anyone apart from those directly employed by the industry.
But once again, it depends on what sector you are in. Public servants for instance, have had an abysmal time of it. Wages in my profession and associated areas haven't moved either.Freeballinginawetsuit said:Thats not correct. If youre an employer looking for quality staff, you have to pay appreciated rates to get them.....if you can at all.
If you have skills or a work ethic that employers seek (and their are plenty seeking ATM) youre in a good market to be remunerated accordingly.....simple supply/demand scenario.
Wages haven't increased for the Drones not prepared to get out of their box and chase the work....most of those are happy in their box, if employed at all!. What a waste of an opportunity.
Agreechops_a_must said:But once again, it depends on what sector you are in. Public servants for instance, have had an abysmal time of it. Wages in my profession and associated areas haven't moved either.
And the problem is, if you don't have a skill set the employers want at the moment, bad luck. They're all chasing exactly the same people in a very narrow range of expertise.
chops_a_must said:But once again, it depends on what sector you are in. Public servants for instance, have had an abysmal time of it. Wages in my profession and associated areas haven't moved either.
And the problem is, if you don't have a skill set the employers want at the moment, bad luck. They're all chasing exactly the same people in a very narrow range of expertise.
wayneL said:Agree
I have a friend, a Phd with a very crucial and responsible position in biological safety, who would earn way less than a chippy or truck driver or something. Very little opportunity outside her chosen field.
I'm so glad to be a self unemployed trader (soon to join the ranks of the working masses). I'd hate to be trying to earn a crust with my particular skill sets.
Freeballinginawetsuit said:A simple basic work ethic has a place in the market ATM, obviously skilled labour is sought after, but their are plenty of T/A or manual work for those that are prepared to grasp an opportunity.
Problem is the work ethic and anyone worth some salt is snapped up.....Quick.
A simple call to an employment agency such as PVS etc will reveal whats left dosen't want to work, or is basically unemployable.
Probably are many in other mediums that are lowly paid, maybe they want to be highly paid but aren't willing to move outside the comfort zone.
In principle I strongly agree, in the real world, things can be very different as I detailed in the above post. In the real world, folks may have extraneous circumstances which can prevent them moving to greener pastures. (family considerations, intellect, physicality, race, disability etc etc etc)Freeballinginawetsuit said:A simple basic work ethic has a place in the market ATM, obviously skilled labour is sought after, but their are plenty of T/A or manual work for those that are prepared to grasp an opportunity.
Problem is the work ethic and anyone worth some salt is snapped up.....Quick.
A simple call to an employment agency such as PVS etc will reveal whats left dosen't want to work, or is basically unemployable.
Probably are many in other mediums that are lowly paid, maybe they want to be highly paid but aren't willing to move outside the comfort zone.
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