Where do you work?

[Chris_2593]

Sorry if this seems personal or something. Im just bored and its the off season. So where do you work?

I will start off. Im working at Coles now. But looking for another job at the moment.

 

[FootyJunkie]

Small little software development company in suburban Chicago. I get along with people there, no co-worker dramas, but it is very quiet... kind of miss the more liberal office banter I was exposed to in Oz and the UK.

 

[Rusty22]

Coles

 

[Pepziteric]

I don't

 

[SpaceCow]

Yep, Coles is the shizz.

 

[Silent Alarm]

Worked at Target for a while and absolutely hated it. Getting up on a Saturday morning was terrible. I shouldn't complain, but we all do about the small things. Standing at a register and being treated like a slave leaves you only hating middle Australia.

I have a story about that place as well. The night before the drawn Grand Final of 2010, a few mates and I went to someone's house. It was a decent night. But my parents were out of town, and so, I had no access to beer. Instead made was I to scab some red wine (my parents don't drink anymore, and so, little alcohol existed at their place). I had someone whom I would consider my best friend. He drank some of my wine. He, another friend, and myself, came home to play some FIFA at about 1. By the time the screen had loaded, a controller dropped. Spew flew across my carpeted floor. Blood red and mud thick. It was abhorrent.

I'd had enough of the kid (we actually hate each another now...) and after he had finished vomiting (I lead him to my toilet), I walked him home. Basically he ran back to mine, tried to again come inside (in his drunken state), and was denied entry. Upon this disappointing news, he defecated around the side of my house. Without pulling up his pants, I told him to leave.

So, me and my other friend spent the night concocting liquids. Bi carp soda, vinegar, water, anything... we kind of fixed the carpet.

The next day, hungover (my first hangover, and one of my only) I walked to Target. About an hour in, I looked at the chocolates and felt I needed to vomit. I kept it in. After two hours of my four hour shift, I asked to go home. No was the response. I've no idea why. And I'm sure it's unlawful treatment, or something. Fast forward an hour, countless drink breaks, and another few "look, I really feel sick. As in, I could vomit"s later, and still nothing.

Well, a spew.

All down some aisles, all near the staff toilet. An embarrassing yet retrospectively funny event.

I spent the day of the Granny finishing my clean up at home, and wiping vomit off of my Target uniform.

I hate that place. So, so much.

(I now live off student allowance).

 

[rhinowce]

Another Coles worker here..

 

[Dan Moody]

Worked at Target for a while and absolutely hated it. After two hours of my four hour shift, I asked to go home. No was the response. I've no idea why. And I'm sure it's unlawful treatment, or something. Fast forward an hour, countless drink breaks, and another few "look, I really feel sick. As in, I could vomit"s later, and still nothing.

I hate that place. So, so much.

(I now live off student allowance).

Weak as piss, it's only a 4 hour shift.
It's not like it's a hard job pal.

 

[Macca19]

I work at a winery in accounts and logistics.

 

[Hawthorn40]

Administration for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency.

 

[CrimsonButterfly]

I work at GAME.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

I work at an airline but worked at Coles to get through school/uni. Don't miss it one bit - 4 hours was just torture.

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Seems we all work at Coles haha

get on board

 

[kaysee]

At a leading law firm (not a lawyer though... IT geek).

 

[Roobs321]

Worked at Target for a while and absolutely hated it. Getting up on a Saturday morning was terrible. I shouldn't complain, but we all do about the small things. Standing at a register and being treated like a slave leaves you only hating middle Australia.

I have a story about that place as well. The night before the drawn Grand Final of 2010, a few mates and I went to someone's house. It was a decent night. But my parents were out of town, and so, I had no access to beer. Instead made was I to scab some red wine (my parents don't drink anymore, and so, little alcohol existed at their place). I had someone whom I would consider my best friend. He drank some of my wine. He, another friend, and myself, came home to play some FIFA at about 1. By the time the screen had loaded, a controller dropped. Spew flew across my carpeted floor. Blood red and mud thick. It was abhorrent.

I'd had enough of the kid (we actually hate each another now...) and after he had finished vomiting (I lead him to my toilet), I walked him home. Basically he ran back to mine, tried to again come inside (in his drunken state), and was denied entry. Upon this disappointing news, he defecated around the side of my house. Without pulling up his pants, I told him to leave.

So, me and my other friend spent the night concocting liquids. Bi carp soda, vinegar, water, anything... we kind of fixed the carpet.

The next day, hungover (my first hangover, and one of my only) I walked to Target. About an hour in, I looked at the chocolates and felt I needed to vomit. I kept it in. After two hours of my four hour shift, I asked to go home. No was the response. I've no idea why. And I'm sure it's unlawful treatment, or something. Fast forward an hour, countless drink breaks, and another few "look, I really feel sick. As in, I could vomit"s later, and still nothing.

Well, a spew.

All down some aisles, all near the staff toilet. An embarrassing yet retrospectively funny event.

I spent the day of the Granny finishing my clean up at home, and wiping vomit off of my Target uniform.

I hate that place. So, so much.

(I now live off student allowance).

Simple buddy. Dont get smashed and stay up all night before a shift the next day. Self-accountability.

 

[sabre_ac]

Did the whole supermarket thing while studying, loved it. Could rock up hungover and no one cared, got paid pretty well by the end of it as well.

Currently working in finance for an oil and gas company, not the most inspiring job in the world but its a means to an ends.

 

[Rakuten06]

Right now, I work at a dorm for the university as a weekend office assistant, doing some duties in the office while looking over the students walking by and making sure that they're students or visitors, if so then I call them in and ask them to sign the visitor registration.

I hope in the future that I will become a high-school history teacher for any of the deaf institutes across America

 

[Alesana]

Work at a large Australian national sports organization and my job is being moved to the Philippines

 

[Chris_2593]

Work at a large Australian national sports organization and my job is being moved to the Philippines

Are you going to move there? Or just look for another job?

 

[Alesana]

Are you going to move there? Or just look for another job?

I don't mean moving it like that, outsourcing is what I meant. Will look for another job, it was only casual work, but it's still another Australian job going overseas

 

[jaybarks14]

Mcdonalds

 

[Dan Moody]

Mcdonalds

question for you.
as you work there, what stuff on the menu would you not eat if your life depended on it?

 

[jaybarks14]

question for you.
as you work there, what stuff on the menu would you not eat if your life depended on it?

would not eat anything during 12am-6am
other than that it is all cooked ok just not healthy..

 

[Tiff]

Wow, Coles pretty much runs this place..

I'm a fitter/machinist by trade but currently working as a CNC programmer.

Work in a heavy engineering shop and pretty much love it.

 

[Magnum27]

Work for a shipping line in logistics.