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| Member Since | 04/02/2016 |
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| Last Seen | 12/01/2024 |
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| Location | Melbourne |
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never going to happen.. someone famous once said ( yes it was PK) 'In the race of life, always back self-interest - at least you know it's…
Do you get to vote in China ? Just wondering..
Yes to a point. NBN should have been handled as a nation building type project, rather than what it turned out to be. Political…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on What Jobs Pay $200k a Year?
I know people at NBN who where on 200k plus in 2013. I may or may not have been one of them. most no longer work for NBN, but sub contract…
Thanks for the response. Very Interesting. From what I have read there is a degree of "mania" (?) attached to these high achieving…
Are more intelligent/creative people prone to mental health issues ? Or certain types of mental health issues ? As a very amateur history…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Movies So Bad They Are Actually Good
Battle of the Bulge.(1965 release ) An all star cast : Telly Savalas Henry Fonda Charles Bronson Robert Shaw Robert Ryan To name a few..…
Do I have to wear a mask when I am playing golf on my own ?
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Flying to USA January 2021
I have always wanted to go there for research purposes, but with the civil rights issues, Politics, covid, gun proliferation, lack of…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Outrageous Cost of Kids Braces
The proliferation of braces is something which as only happened in the last 10 yrs(??) or so. Prior to that it was done for structural…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Early Access to Your Super
I took out some super as I am not working at the minute. Will be going back to the well again in 1 July if I haven't picked up another…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Is It Ethical to Ask Someone Who Just Came Back from China Recently to Not Come to Work/School?
Yes. A school I know of shut down completely for a few days last year after an outbreak of Gastro. Why should it be any different for this…
Don't get too financially committed. The more commitments you have the more difficult it is to change direction. Don't have a family either…
Maybe he doesn't want anything ? I'm close to 50 and my wife has asked me if I want a party/nice gift and I was not particularly…
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brendanm on Australia to Ban Cash Purchases above $10,000 (Submissions Close 15 Nov 2019)
brendanm on Australia to Ban Cash Purchases above $10,000 (Submissions Close 15 Nov 2019)Tax agent looks after it... I have never set up a mygov account. I have no contact with centrelink, I have some contact with medicare…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Australia to Ban Cash Purchases above $10,000 (Submissions Close 15 Nov 2019)
I don't like this at all. But I would ask how many people complaining are registered for Mygovt ? I am not. I also have large amounts of…
Preface this post by saying I don't like basketball. My next statement is controversial: Basketball is still a second tier sport in this…
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Is There Such a Thing as a Sexy Job?
A job which pays heaps of dollars is "sexy" to a lot of people..
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Tipping in USA
So its interesting that in Australia in general we don't tip. BUT we have this recently breaking huge furore over "wage theft" in the…
There is a pyramid effect however, where the higher you get up the "ladder" the less roles available, that are suitable or that you'd be…
I had that when I was mid twenties. I still got asked for ID when i was in my 30's. Not now though. Too much grey !
I'm not applying for anything ATM..If I was it would be equivalent of my current role. Middle management. So nothing that I had't done…
That taking direction well line is amusing. It could well apply to anyone in the workplace, or in reverse.
Hmmm maybe for some and also in some roles??..But in the job market I work in it is set by the role requirement and indeed the marketplace.…
Chubbsmcfatflabs posted a forum topic Is Ageism Real When Looking for Work ?
I'm getting close to 50 and have found in recent years in the IT industry, harder to get roles suitable for my Program/Project management…
Lets hope that people do spend it. The world economy, and in fact Australia's economy is going down the gurgler so the injection of $$…
I thought the book was a bit condescending..and I find his attitude to be the same to any one that questions his methods..
Chubbsmcfatflabs commented on Insurance Implications - Car accident where at fault driver fled the scene and unable to be identified
Had a similar thing happen. My wifes car got hit from behind. Driver of other car speeds off. No footage from nearby CC's. Police report…
Ahh it is your money. It was legislated that employers put that money away in 1992 under Keating. Prior to that there was no such thing as…
"inevitably run out of money" really ?... "....your poor decisions"?? Troll comment that.. Personally I won't run out of money. Others may,…
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