Back to uni this week. I get a long weekend every week :D
I'll miss working at Downer EDI though..
About Me
- andy
- I'm like any other uni student. I like clubbing, parties with friends and surfing if I can get a chance. I grew up in Townsville and miss my great friends there, the strand and maggie, but I still get time to have fun in brissie. I'm studying Civil and Construction Engineering at QUT, and I'm finding it a lot more interesting than most people would think. I'm also doing a mining minor at UQ at the same time so that I can work in the mining industry. I hope to work on mine sites once I graduate, because I love the friendliness in small towns, and it's always more fun to brag about being involved in massive projects. Drop me an email at andrea.dale@connect.qut.edu.au if you want to know more :)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Vic Bushfires
At work (Downer EDI) we have been told that not only is the company donating a substantial financial contribution, but also helping to rebuild. Employees have been given a rare opportunity to salary sacrifice (where we can contribute any amount of money, and it comes out of our pay before tax and super etc), so you hardly notice it. It's great that they have made it so easy for us to help out. Downer EDI isn't the only one though, I know many other mining companies have contributed large financial donations. It's great to see that even in this economic uncertainty, that many large companies are still generous to such a worthy cause.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Economic Downturn
Today I had the opportunity to talk about my perspective on the economic downturn at one of the QRC boards. There were many CEO's present, and it was an incredibly opportunity to meet more (VERY) high profile people within the mining industry. They were all suprisingly down to earth, and really friendly.
Thought you might find the following article interesting.
--->http://business.smh.com.au/business/no-good-reason-to-feel-depression-20090127-7qxt.html
It's interesting to see that the most affected will be those of the least education, so even though school might look boring now, it's a whole lot better than the alternative.
Also remember, the papers love only bad news and drama, so they are not telling the full truth about what is going on, and the good news from mining. I've heard of many people being made redundant starting another job of similar level, skill and type within a week. Also, we are used to a boom, so of course it looks like a dramatic change. Look up the websites of industry bodies such as QRC if you want the full story.
Thought you might find the following article interesting.
--->http://business.smh.com.au/business/no-good-reason-to-feel-depression-20090127-7qxt.html
It's interesting to see that the most affected will be those of the least education, so even though school might look boring now, it's a whole lot better than the alternative.
Also remember, the papers love only bad news and drama, so they are not telling the full truth about what is going on, and the good news from mining. I've heard of many people being made redundant starting another job of similar level, skill and type within a week. Also, we are used to a boom, so of course it looks like a dramatic change. Look up the websites of industry bodies such as QRC if you want the full story.
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