Author Topic: What's it like working for an Australian ?? (Read 6751 times)

scooter trash · « **on:** May 24, 2005, 08:13:09 AM »

Mick,
My wife went on a job interview yesterday. It was for an Executive Secretary position. It seems this couple is from Australia. They started a business in New York; it became very prosperous so they sold it. Now they are here in Virginia Beach, VA starting up a new company. My wife Susie knows they are from Australia because the wife had mentioned that they just returned from Australia because they had to put her mother in a home for the elderly. Now the questions Susie had was what is it like working for an Australian? What are their work ethics like? Susie is a very organized person. She can walk into a pile of shit and have it organized and running smoothly in a matter of days. I told her if they are anything like Aussiebandit you are going to love working with them. Of course she said a business is a lot different than joking with your Bandit friends. I said I have no idea what it would be like but in the morning I’ll ask Mick. So there you are Mick. What are Australian’s really like?? And should I tell Susie to brush up on her Kiwi jokes??

Thanks,

Larry (Scooter Trash)

aussiebandit · « **Reply #1 on:** May 24, 2005, 08:51:52 AM »

Hey larry refer to the PM I sent.

B6mick · « **Reply #2 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:00:35 AM »

Aussie aint answered you yet so I'll give you my insite.
There are 2 types of Aust Businessmen/woman.
One becomes sucesfull by being an absolute prick, by treating his workers like crap, and by having the gift of the gab, and totally BS him/herself to the top.
The other is the salt of the earth, looks after his/her workers and pays them well, almost to the point of profit sharing, calls a spade a spade, (as in the card type) and is down to earth, will go to extreme lenghts to never let talent leave his company. And is generally a really nice person.

The second however is rare as rocking horse shit, and should these people have these qualities, please send them straight back here, we could do with some real employers once again.

aussiebandit · « **Reply #3 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:06:25 AM »

Yep, that's about what I said. I've worked for Aussies, Poms, Germans, Italians and Greeks. Some have been good, some have been pricks.

But generally, in my experiance, you do the right thing by them, they'll do the right thing by you. Again, generally.

I also told him Aussies don't like 'fakes', we appreciate 'real' people and we certainly don't suffer fools or arrogance easily.

scooter trash · « **Reply #4 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:08:19 AM »

Thanks B6mick.

scooter trash · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:11:30 AM »

You guys crack me up. Think I'll go over there and work for you. Anyone need a slightly overpaid Designer ?!?!?!?!?!?

aussiebandit · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:15:36 AM »

Bugger, I was hoping you'd say Accountant. The financial controller where I work resigned today.

You know how we said there's the 'salt of the earth' 'good bloke' type boss, then there's the real prick. Well, this bloke could be a real prick, the sad thing, for him, is that he looks like Mr Bean, so no-one took him seriously anyway.

scooter trash · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:24:05 AM »

Aussiebandit,
I sent this out as a post because my PM's to you were getting error messages.

I guess we'll both come over then, Susie can do your accounting and support me while I ride the Bandit through the country. Now that would be the life.
Of course she'll want to ride her bike too, so I will probably have to get a job. But what if I came over with lots and lots of Bandit parts for the Aussie's and wellingtons for the Kiwi's. I would probably be well off till the parts and boots ran out.

B6mick · « **Reply #8 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:26:01 AM »

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Think I'll go over there and work for you. Anyone need a slightly overpaid Designer ?!?!?!?!?!?

Sorry Bloke, I'm am The Orginal SIR PRICK ( as opposed to just Mr or Master Prick), I treat every one like crap not just my workers, I don't have the gift of the gab, and I couldn't BS myself to the top to save myself.

scooter trash · « **Reply #9 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:28:36 AM »

B6mick,
Checkout the latest post in the clubhouse. I think you'll enjoy it.

B6mick · « **Reply #10 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:37:54 AM »

Yes I did indeed enjoy that,

Oh does this prove that I'm a Sir Prick now

scooter trash · « **Reply #11 on:** May 24, 2005, 09:42:38 AM »

If the shoe fits !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

victor55 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 27, 2005, 05:39:35 AM »

Now listen here Scooter - stop hijacking our site

aussiebandit · « **Reply #13 on:** May 27, 2005, 05:59:31 AM »

Hey Marty, fairs fair - we've taken over the Pommy Forum.

B6mick · « **Reply #14 on:** May 27, 2005, 06:19:22 AM »

But scooter may be an aussie one day.

There is some hope for him yet.

We aint taken over the pom forum, any way we is poms