I can either work for my old company and do 40 hours a week and be home every day OR I can FIFO 8 days on 6 days off. Both pay the same.
Which job would you take?
Or I can stay unemployed and wait for the bank to take my families home away from us

Stone Age said...

how does your lady feel about each option??? I would be listening to her.

LMAO...


Oops, you serious?!?

plus if you are gone for 8 days, those 8 days may coincide with special dates (birthdays, an anniversary, etc), where as if you are still at home you can still celebrate those special moments........... (Just a chick's point of view on it)

Been in the same situation (hubby away for long periods) and he said he felt suffocated when he got home and he missed our 1st child's first steps. It was very lonely for me and in the end it was for him too.....

Last summer I was doing 40 hours a week in Perth, right now I'm out in the middle of nowhere on 8/6. Last summer I kited every windy day except one, this summer I'm going nucking futs. If your breaks don't line up with the good days it is a strain, and even when they do if there are more good days while you're away you pine for them a bit. At least I do.

The 6 day weekends are pretty sweet though.

Which job would I take? Probably the stay at home one. I expect you'll be doing at least 12 hour days on site, so that averages out to a 48 hour week anyway.

In fact, what I tried to do was 8/6 in winter and office work in summer, but couldn't score a Perth project this time round. Maybe next year. I've got a sinking feeling I'll be doing 8/6 for most of my working life at the moment though...

it's a no brainer.


besides, i thought you learnt your lesson on FIFO!

All very good points and opinions fellas.
Ive been thinking about it all bloody weekend and its given me a headache.
Found out today too that FIFO will pay 40k more.
GreenPat, it sounds like your the same as me. I cannot bare to miss any wind time.
Just comming back from a FIFO 4 weeks on 1 week off was hard enough and the season hadnt really started yet. Although I did miss my annual Corros trip.
I thought the ultimate FIFO would be an 8 and 6.
Yes this job offers 12 hour days. So that does make it 96 hours a stint which means 192 hours a month and 12 days off compared to... being at home doing 160 hours a month and 6 days off. BUT... FIFO only allows me to windsurf 12 out of 30 days and the job at home will give me 30 out of 30 possible windsurfing days. Oh correction... 26 out of 30 days because I dont windsurf on Sundays.
The flights are only 50mins and FIFO in company time so I get the full 6 days at home. A 6 day weekend sounds the goods. BUT...
no garrantee that there will be wind AND SWELL when Im home and I also will miss my wife and kids.
Being home everyday does sound nice BUT 6 day weekends sounds even better.
I could definately do it during winter no doubt about that!
Sorry Im just typing down my thoughts on this painful decision.
Deep down I know which path Im gonna take.
@#$% Im sooo addicted to windsurfing it bloody makes my life decisions for me.

Dont have my HV but do have experience in HV terminations for transformers etc
No experience on gen sets although I have just done 3 months on the gas turbine power gen for trian 5 and that was one bitchin generator.

Yes A grade but no contractors ticket

Sweet.
Done diddely done

Stay at home.
FIFO yeah good money, but there is more to life than cash.
Kids, Wifey, Wind, Mates
Stay home...you can always pick up the extras/cashies here n there

poor relative said...

Stay at home.
FIFO yeah good money, but there is more to life than cash.
Kids, Wifey, Wind, Mates
Stay home...you can always pick up the extras/cashies here n there

Yeah sounds the go.
Thanks for the advice Reli and others.
Hey Reli, will you be my pimp for the extra cash?

Greenroom said...

poor relative said...

Stay at home.
FIFO yeah good money, but there is more to life than cash.
Kids, Wifey, Wind, Mates
Stay home...you can always pick up the extras/cashies here n there

Yeah sounds the go.
Thanks for the advice Reli and others.
Hey Reli, will you be my pimp for the extra cash?

I would loooorve to pimp for you

Yes it does GreenPat.
I got my old job back.
Start monday.
630am-300pm.
NOICE

I thought FIFO generally paid more money?