ninja-philbo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 its easyer to find a job when u have one. go for it ul like it to start with then ul get bored hate it and find anouther but u always see tire fitting jobs up so at least ul always find work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedKE30 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) 19 you say? You realise you'll probably be in the area of $250-300 a week. Its not easy living off that kinda money...espcially if you like modifiying cars. 1st year apprentice mechanic award wage is $250 a week, so I can't see tyre fitting being much different. How long is the traineeship by the way? EDIT: If you're not sure if you're going to like it, find a tyre place and ask them if you can help out for a couple of days - unpaid of course. That should give you an indication of what the job is going to be like. Be careful about starting a traineeship if you're not certain about it. You will be asked to sign some kind of contract, although they usually have a probation period in which either party can cancel the contract at any time. Edited March 17, 2011 by RedKE30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy43 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) There's Plenty of traineeships in Telecommunications. With NBN its only going to get bigger Cheers Andy Edited March 17, 2011 by Andy43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Hard work and extremely dirty. Did the occasional puncture repair in workshops. I considered this job before my apprenticeship. I asked the opinion of a mechanic I'd done work experience with. His reply, "a job for those recently released from prison". *note* the opinion expressed here is not my opinion, just the opinion of a 50 year old bloke, 20 years ago!. Edited March 17, 2011 by Bamboo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattress Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Like somebody said, once you have a job its easier to find another. Give it a go, get some cash in your pocket and keep looking for a job you want to settle in to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t18drifts Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 yeah I'm heavy diesel mechanic apprentice its pretty good u just wana be good at maths thats were u wana be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 how about being super strong, getting in awkward positions all day. everything being HUGE and weighing more than you.. I'm a light commercial vehicle mechanic, i hate working on the heavys. don't mind small trucks like canters or any Mitsubishi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamboo Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) how about being super strong, getting in awkward positions all day. everything being HUGE and weighing more than you.. I'm a light commercial vehicle mechanic, i hate working on the heavys. don't mind small trucks like canters or any Mitsubishi from that answer, I just thought you were a MEMBER of rolaclub :lolcry: please note the single l. hola Edited March 17, 2011 by Bamboo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t18drifts Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 i work on 35 ton excavators bobcats front end loaders and massive road train trucks iveco,s macks international and lots of landcruisers and hi luxes :happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towe001 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 how about being super strong, getting in awkward positions all day. everything being HUGE and weighing more than you.. I'm a light commercial vehicle mechanic, i hate working on the heavys. don't mind small trucks like canters or any Mitsubishi from that answer, I just thought you were a MEMBER of rolaclub :lolcry: please note the single l. hola PWNED :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) :lolcry: i don't get it Edited March 17, 2011 by Evan G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowie55 Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Job is a job man don't matter what you do it's money in your pocket to do things you want to do. Trust me my job is probably the worst on here(most disgusting) but it pays the bills for the time being. If its a bad job it gives you more motivation to find another better job. You have to start somewhere. cheers, Crowie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love ke70 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 what do you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corollaart Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Mate if you need a job go for it ,if its any sort of tyre shop there should not be that much gut busting. As when i started every think was manual labor ,that was gut busting.(rag tyre that has been on concrete truck for 5 years ) It should be less gut busting than diesel mechanic as evan said because every think is big heavy,and covered in black sh#t. The only differance is that the mechanic will make more money in the long run. rob diesel mechanic ,tyre fitter,wreaking yard goon,now truckie best job of all :dance: dam I'm old :lolcry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbonboy Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) i lost my f@$king shit at my boss. I'm not a f@$king truck mechanic so why am i doing this shit? I'm lucky to be alive! Moral of the story? If you don't know WTF you're doing, say something. You may feel like a dill & your boss might get cranky but it better than being seriously injured or dead. Less paperwork too :P I'm pretty friendly with the bloke that works at the tyre shop i go to. been there 5 or 6 years, was excited when he got a pay rise to 700 a week :blinks: so yeah, if you just wanna work, do it, but theres labour hire companies you can go with for much better money than trainee wages, and you don't end up qualified in a shit paying industry Mate, a pay rise to $700 a week would be awesome! I'm a 2nd year apprentice & even as a mature-age I'm getting just over half that a week. Hope the job-interview went well at any rate! If the job looks like it could lead somewhere, go hard! If it looks like you'll be stuck doing the same $h1t over & over & over & over again (& if this matters to you), I'd recommend something different. Edited March 18, 2011 by carbonboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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