camaro Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Starting a new job on April 30th. Started in retail as a young lad and worked there for 26 years. Applied for hundreds of jobs over the last 3 years and got maybe 3 or 4 interviews. Applied for this one in Jan '17 and got the phone call yesterday. Complete sea change from everything I've ever done before but exciting none the less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddstoys Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Great to hear and good luck with the new Job. Only real jobs I’ve ever had were retail (servo) and it sure is a drain. Always think about a change but that and pinballs all I know Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigredbird Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Congratulations on the new job @camaro I hope everything goes well for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbak Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 So what type of job is it? All the best regardless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro Posted April 12, 2018 Author Share Posted April 12, 2018 Congratulations on the new job @camaro I hope everything goes well for you. Have been trying for so long it was an absolute drain and thought it'd never happen. This role is still part of a bigger plan (hopefully) but a major step towards it. Not something I ever considered previously but a friend put me onto it and then all of a sudden heaps of people I have known told me they've been there for years and love it. The role is a correctional officer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Bumper Pete Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn70 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Congrats. A job is a job. If you enjoy what you do and it pays the bills, then awesome mate. Hope it all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkb Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 I have a couple of mates working in this industry and the both enjoy it . Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 You used to hand out merchandise in retail, now you hand out discipline. Not to far a stretch. Congratulations mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintage Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Screw, interesting choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve2000 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 A person I worked with years ago who had worked in the industry said never do a crim a favour. They will use you and it will snowball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sriley50 Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 Well done on the Job change, but we lose our occasional computer deals!! I'm looking to go from a Computer tech for the last 25 years to buying a Pub, scary stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny_galaga Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Now that’s perseverance! Well done :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfer pinball Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 I’ve been employed by corrections for over 15 yrs best job I’ve ever had Crim’s are easy to manage it’s other staff that will screw u over lol Just be fair and reasonable not all respect my authoritar !!!! Reserve that for the filthy animals you will come across Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camaro Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Screw, interesting choice Public service bubble. Once you're in it it's easier to move across to other departments ( the hard part is getting into any public service role). In the meantime pay is great (with the public service benefits as well) and unfortunately we will always have prisons so pretty secure A person I worked with years ago who had worked in the industry said never do a crim a favour. They will use you and it will snowball. Yeah I have a friend who works in the same prison and he has given me a heads up on some of the stuff that happens and what to watch out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angs1957 Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Good luck with your new job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micky Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Good luck with your new job! I tried like you for 2 years to get a new job with only a couple of interviews and never hearing anything from most applications. It definitely wears you down a bit. But now your set with a decent public service job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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