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Created by mjm108 > 9 months ago, 5 Jan 2009
mjm108
WA, 18 posts
5 Jan 2009 3:10PM
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can someone offer me some career advice please? i'm getting sick and tired of missing windsurfing sessions due to being stuck in my office job. what job is reccommend that provides 2 things-

1) maximum time on the water
2) enough money to buy new gear and travel around the place looking for wind and waves.

thanks.

Zed
WA, 1274 posts
5 Jan 2009 3:13PM
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mjm108 said...

can someone offer me some career advice please? i'm getting sick and tired of missing windsurfing sessions due to being stuck in my office job. what job is reccommend that provides 2 things-

1) maximum time on the water
2) enough money to buy new gear and travel around the place looking for wind and waves.

thanks.


Your best bet is to work as an instructor for a UK company such as Neilson/Mark Warner etc at one of their resorts. It's pretty easy to get jobs and if you're a higher level instructor you will get a better chance of a high wind resort. You will need to do your RYA instructors course. i did it in the UK, 5 days for your level 3, which includes the Powerboat course. Don't bother with the Ozzie version, can't remember what it's called. I'm not even sure European companies recognise it. Also the money is dire, but you will have enough for your p!ss*

*local cheap wine not boutique beers!

wormy
QLD, 679 posts
5 Jan 2009 4:21PM
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Someone before long will say roof plumber as when it's too windy you can't work so you can go windsurfing, trust me, it is a load of crap, only 20% of the job is putting on roof sheets as there is plenty of other stuff to do ie; fascia, guttering cutting in, screwing etc. And believe me Ive had to work on plenty of roofs in 20kts or more.
The benefit of building industry jobs is that it does usually offer early starts and early finishes allowing arvo/after work sessions.

nobody
NSW, 437 posts
5 Jan 2009 10:44PM
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Sounds like you want to be a 24 hour shift worker. Especially with 12 hour shifts, you get more time off as you only work 3 or 4 days a week.

Jobs that usually have shift work are mining, utilities and critical services like hospitals, fire, ambulance and police. There are further sacrifices to be made though as they are generally not what many would consider to be low stress or easy jobs generally. The 24 hour part adds another burden of poor health too. You might be better off where you are.

sharkbiscuit
820 posts
5 Jan 2009 9:09PM
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Australian Public Service

Richiefish
QLD, 5612 posts
5 Jan 2009 10:13PM
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criminal mastermind, sex worker, assasin, poker machine jockey, jazz musician, OR a combination of said careers........

CROWEMAN
VIC, 268 posts
6 Jan 2009 12:05AM
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Aussie opening batsman

Bondalucci
VIC, 1580 posts
6 Jan 2009 12:27AM
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CROWEMAN said...

Aussie opening batsman


trouble is you've gotta be at the ground later in the day ready to field!!!!

curac
WA, 1160 posts
6 Jan 2009 10:49AM
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Farms you start and finish early. And if it a vineyard it's easy as bru

Rabs
81 posts
6 Jan 2009 8:47PM
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Get into sales! Then you're not stuck in an office and being on the road working to your own agenda means you can windsurf whenever...

Revhead
ACT, 372 posts
6 Jan 2009 11:33PM
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The public service is not a job, its a death sentence.

shark
WA, 361 posts
6 Jan 2009 10:43PM
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curac said...

Farms you start and finish early. And if it a vineyard it's easy as bru


and passing on a farm to your children is recognised as a form of child abuse :-))



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