Just thought I’d put a post out there because I’m continually surprised by how few people on mine or construction sites have discovered the benefits of Skype. So many of you have laptops and access to the net but continue to use the phone to talk to the people you’ve left behind. What a waste [...]
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As I’ve stated previously, this blog is largely intended to be about the personal, REAL experience of the fly in fly out worker. Something I’ve noted many times doing this sort of work is how the long hours and isolation impacts on individuals.
Men who’re tough and used to the lifestyle suddenly experience a crisis in [...]
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For those of you who might read this that are thinking about getting into the mining game please think very carefully before you do. Whenever I tell people what I do for a living they instantly presume that I’m making a stack of money. Truth is I’m not. The payoff for me and many others [...]
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Being new to a site can be tough. I’m currently half way through my third swing. The first swing was by far the hardest – you are introduced to about 200 people who all wear the same overalls (with no name embroidered on) and it’s impossible to remember them all. Which makes it a bit [...]
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