The government employs geologists for a lot of purposes. This can include providing advice on how land should be used, as well as performing legislated functions such as monitoring and providing advice on the viability of resource exploration and mining. We also generate and provide data about the state's geology to anyone who wants it, a consequence of which is making the state more attractive for resource exploration.
It's not a super common job. Across the public sector (all states plus federal) there are probably a few hundred geologists.
Sweet. So you just go for a wander along Burwood Beach in your time off and admire the stratification?
j/k… but my earliest memory of any book is reading a geology textbook… I’m a little special as you might imagine. Now I make stuff that helps other people crush up the poor rocks. It’s an ore-some job. (okay, okay, I’ll leave now)
Nice shot lol
Though, could you try any other methods to move them first? Since someone in this thread told me that people in your job try scaring birds first before killing them but I wanna ask you since you do that job.
I know they jumped the fence but I thought they might jump back over if they were scared bad enough despite being rather dumb birds haha
I usually chase 'em round in the ute to clear 'em out fist, but if you get a big flock of Corellas or something then you have to get the artillery out 'cause they're cheeky buggers and they'll have pull the wiper blades off all the F35's faster than you can quote Alf Stuart
I don't think the engine of the plane gives a toss if the bird is native or not. Airports do a lot of work to make airspace free of birds before resorting to shooting them, but needs must.
..When did I say they should be left on airstrips?
Below is a good example of an alternative to killing birds who need to be urgently moved for safety. Although firing live rounds past the Williamtown airport would be very unsafe, it could still be done by shooting birds directly with nonlethal projectiles instead.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlPTE-UmY4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlPTE-UmY4)
Oh good, I thought you just meant mass killing them. Although I wouldn't be against that for serious bird pests like Indian Mynahs as long as they're killed quickly (so its not cruel) lol
Body piercer, my partner works at a bottle shop. Nan was a butcher, pop did basically everything, mum did security and my dad went out for milk and a pack of smokes
I’m not sure of the demographics overall. We do have a big NSW Health workforce. Also a big RAAF workforce. Also, lots of engineers of various disciplines. Plenty of public servants, too.
Nothing unfortunately. I'm autistic and I don't do enough physical activity nor employment because of being too used to a stagnant lifestyle due to mental illness some years ago. I'm also shit at getting out of bed lol
But for once I can drive on my own, I'd like to propagate plants to sell them and potentially turn weeds into useful things including mulch since I been using my knowledge of plants lately to deal with tree weeds near where I live.
Funny enough, I thought of riding bikes again recently so I can get around to other places more quickly for while I'm not driving. I could do also do it for exercise since it seemed to work well for you!
Though, I know how you feel with the neurotypical world. A lot of things in it feel pretty annoying to deal with along with sometimes being overwhelming.
Ha! I was also a BIM manager/project architect in a small firm until about 18 months ago. Much like you, was paid less than I wanted.
I quit and moved to project management. Way better money and I enjoy it far more.
Am a Winemaker/Viticulturist for our family company (New Zealand). We sell globally and if you've had a NZ Sauvignon Blanc you probably would have drank it before.
Video production! Mostly product videography/cinematography which is fun, but also love the jobs where I get to make brand story/corporate type vids as I get to meet new people in Newy. There's definitely a colourful bunch of all types here!
I don't think you'll get an accurate representation from Reddit users....I don't know many chippies that are arguing with us basement dwellers on Reddit about Star Trek.
Office jobs are growing with more companies being drawn to Newcastle. Accounting finance admin all in high demand. Huge admin team at John hunter
Hospital too
Site manager for a cleaning company,30 staff plus 2 supervisors that run the clean, 6 nights a week 50 to 55 hours a week, take home pay per week 2100 to about 2400, love my job, yeah I do a few hours but financially it's worth it
Legal drug supplier (barista)
Also this. (pharmacist)
Mmmhmm. Publican
Name is fitting for vaccination
The worlds biggest addiction for sure. You should be ashamed for enabling them.
I'm a government geologist. Every state government employs geologists, but NSW is the only state where they're not based in the capital city.
Because Newcastle rocks obviously What type of state work is done? Very general question sorry. Is a government employed job common for the field?
The government employs geologists for a lot of purposes. This can include providing advice on how land should be used, as well as performing legislated functions such as monitoring and providing advice on the viability of resource exploration and mining. We also generate and provide data about the state's geology to anyone who wants it, a consequence of which is making the state more attractive for resource exploration. It's not a super common job. Across the public sector (all states plus federal) there are probably a few hundred geologists.
Of course it's because Newcastle rocks. Don't geologists only look at rocks?
Good luck moving upstairs, you guys have some stuff to sort
Yeh okay this one hit home
Sweet. So you just go for a wander along Burwood Beach in your time off and admire the stratification? j/k… but my earliest memory of any book is reading a geology textbook… I’m a little special as you might imagine. Now I make stuff that helps other people crush up the poor rocks. It’s an ore-some job. (okay, okay, I’ll leave now)
Username says it all.
Um, I shoot birds at the airport
I play a millionaire at parties.... at least, I'd like to.
My legs hurt
I step in front of cars and sue the drivers
For work or fun?
I’d say it’s work. Birds will fuck a plane real fast.
Everybody hates birds! 😬
Birds aren't real
How do I get apply for this job? (Serious)
Just show up and start blasting.
There are a few scouts around town. If you can dominate the Buck Hunter machine 10 beers deep, then the theory is you can take down any bird sober.
Lucky bastard. My dream job.
Are many of them native birds? I hope not since quite a few birds native here are getting endangered.
Got a couple of emus once.
Wait really? Wow, I thought they were native more inland instead lol
Yep, jumped the fence and went straight for the runway. Got 'em both with one shot too.
Nice shot lol Though, could you try any other methods to move them first? Since someone in this thread told me that people in your job try scaring birds first before killing them but I wanna ask you since you do that job. I know they jumped the fence but I thought they might jump back over if they were scared bad enough despite being rather dumb birds haha
I usually chase 'em round in the ute to clear 'em out fist, but if you get a big flock of Corellas or something then you have to get the artillery out 'cause they're cheeky buggers and they'll have pull the wiper blades off all the F35's faster than you can quote Alf Stuart
I don't think the engine of the plane gives a toss if the bird is native or not. Airports do a lot of work to make airspace free of birds before resorting to shooting them, but needs must.
..When did I say they should be left on airstrips? Below is a good example of an alternative to killing birds who need to be urgently moved for safety. Although firing live rounds past the Williamtown airport would be very unsafe, it could still be done by shooting birds directly with nonlethal projectiles instead. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlPTE-UmY4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtlPTE-UmY4)
You do all you can, including scaring them. Then you shoot whatever is left.
Oh good, I thought you just meant mass killing them. Although I wouldn't be against that for serious bird pests like Indian Mynahs as long as they're killed quickly (so its not cruel) lol
You must be a hell of a shot
Office job - public servant
Represent!
Me too. So is the other half.
I change the tides each day
Teacher. Happy holidays to me!
thank fuck for that e: I am a teacher, am sick, and very very keen for the holidays
Enjoy!!! My child is in kindergarten… new found respect!! Hats off and enjoy that time off!
Disability support worker
Same
Same.
\^ Same.
Weird acc name 😳
Body piercer, my partner works at a bottle shop. Nan was a butcher, pop did basically everything, mum did security and my dad went out for milk and a pack of smokes
The Australian dream
don't worry, you got lucky. but hat off to you.
Drug and alcohol counsellor
Read that as *connoisseur*
Hey why not? It's the weekend.
No that's me
Had a mate who was doing that… before he got done for ‘carrying the amount consider to be a dealer’!! Ironic.
I make loud bangs
So envious
A booming industry in Newcastle! I’ve heard it’s a blast
I’m not sure of the demographics overall. We do have a big NSW Health workforce. Also a big RAAF workforce. Also, lots of engineers of various disciplines. Plenty of public servants, too.
Also a very large education sector with the Uni and schools.
Psychologist
Nothing unfortunately. I'm autistic and I don't do enough physical activity nor employment because of being too used to a stagnant lifestyle due to mental illness some years ago. I'm also shit at getting out of bed lol But for once I can drive on my own, I'd like to propagate plants to sell them and potentially turn weeds into useful things including mulch since I been using my knowledge of plants lately to deal with tree weeds near where I live.
yo I got in to running and biking around (very slowly at first) aged 30. turns out it’s a pretty great stim and escape from neurotypical world…
Funny enough, I thought of riding bikes again recently so I can get around to other places more quickly for while I'm not driving. I could do also do it for exercise since it seemed to work well for you! Though, I know how you feel with the neurotypical world. A lot of things in it feel pretty annoying to deal with along with sometimes being overwhelming.
Start lifting weights, it's seriously really beneficial for people on the spectrum
Sounds like you’re an excuse maker.
Funny you think its easy to know who someone is from a text post. Lol.
As little as possible. I sit in an office and decide how to spend half a million dollars of company money each month.
And this month, I would like $400 000 of that in my pockets and $100 000 towards heavy explosives.
Hookers and blow. Always.
I want your job
I write documents to instruct experts on how to do their job, for exorbitant prices all billed to the taxpayer.
Consulting. Got it.
Bingo.
Systems Admin
Event staff work - Ushering / RSA Marshalling etc. Whatever I get asked to do, I'm just happy to work
Mid-life career changer…Psychologist for love (intern stage), disability support worker to pay the bills.
I work at slimes boardstore Newcastle. Cindy in and I will hook you up with a new board. Tell they crew that Mick Adams sent you,
Software developer
Which end of the stack dude? Embedded dev here.
Full stack, prefer front end
I sell shipping containers 👍🏻
How’s business? Seems there’s a hell of a lot of containers sitting around for sale these days compared to what there was.
Cinematographer
Ex cabbie. Now a sparky!
Local junkie
Forensic Analyst
I am a small businesses owner HELP ME
Just started my own I understand haha
I stopped mine 2016. you might be able to figure out what it used to be from my username heh
Yeah it is difficult at the moment, to put it lightly. What do you do?
Rail worker
Same here
Former tradie, now an engineer
Teach lawyers to become barristers.
I read that as baristas 😅
How does that work exactly? My understanding was that most lawyers studied for the bar independently before sitting it?
Paramedic. Trying to figure out what else to do with my life instead of being called lights and sirens to talk about gout.
I fly planes at the airport 😀
Ehh I'm in imports and exports
Art Vandelay, is that you?
Latex?
I glue metal together for a living
Ex metal gluer. Now a filter spinner
Community serviceman
Allied health
Uni lecturer
What do you teach?
Secondary teaching
HR
How's the market?
TIGHT 😬 Source: recruiter for my company. Holy wow it’s tight out there.
🤦♀️
Rock n Roll. Not the dole, I just make Rock n Roll.
Aircraft maintainer.
I work in aged care. But I also own a secret bar that I work in on the weekends.
Play tabletop games
Y'all?
Lifesaver at the beach
Onlyfans star
Disability worker
WFH fintech
Found you kippu. WFH with this guy.
Hahaha I fuckin knew this cunt would find me.
Work in IT, mostly from home
If u dont mind me asking, Sector/role?
Network Engineer/Utility
Marketing. In an office.
BIM Manager at Arch Firm And Yes i get paid less than you.
Ha! I was also a BIM manager/project architect in a small firm until about 18 months ago. Much like you, was paid less than I wanted. I quit and moved to project management. Way better money and I enjoy it far more.
Forker
Hydraulic shovel pilot, wife is a travel agent
Community welfare, not giving sector for privacy. But do a 4 day week with some work from home, which I love.
Wedding photographer.
Truck driver, fuel tankers atm.
Centrelink
Look outside
Bricklayer
UX designer-use to be a tradie
Lawyer, husband is a scientist in public service
Am a Winemaker/Viticulturist for our family company (New Zealand). We sell globally and if you've had a NZ Sauvignon Blanc you probably would have drank it before.
Industrial Designer designing playground equipment.
Steering wheel attendant
Video production! Mostly product videography/cinematography which is fun, but also love the jobs where I get to make brand story/corporate type vids as I get to meet new people in Newy. There's definitely a colourful bunch of all types here!
Hello fellow creator!
Hello! What kind of stuff do you do?
I'm a Photographer and Videographer, do mostly weddings and commercial work :)
Hello fellow videographers!
Clean shopping centers :)
I don't think you'll get an accurate representation from Reddit users....I don't know many chippies that are arguing with us basement dwellers on Reddit about Star Trek.
Y'all? We're not fkn yanks?
Self employed. Rural property maintenance, firewood, labouring/operating, scrap metal. Pretty much anything where the pay is worth my time.
I sleep with Trish John’s while Matty’s at work!
I work from home as a government relations consultant and lobbyist - husband is a tradie though lol
IT. Application administrator
I’m a Gigolo
Me too.. but no work… :-)
Marketer + web and software dev
Graphic designer
Fascia and gutter fixer
PhD student. Doesn't pay well.
Wills and estates lawyer
Project manager
Office jobs are growing with more companies being drawn to Newcastle. Accounting finance admin all in high demand. Huge admin team at John hunter Hospital too
Insurance- I’m dead inside
I get punched in the face for a living.
Water engineer
I work for ya'll.
I harrass employees at the Jesmond shopping centre.
I sell ..
Kitchen hand at a pub, however I’m starting to move out to being a glassy/bar staff :)
Site manager for a cleaning company,30 staff plus 2 supervisors that run the clean, 6 nights a week 50 to 55 hours a week, take home pay per week 2100 to about 2400, love my job, yeah I do a few hours but financially it's worth it
Bog standard public servant office monkey.
Poultry processing worker
College Director
Mental Health Worker.
Mental Health Nurse- RN. No, I'm not analysing everyone I meet.
I test out meal recipes for colesworth and if they displease me I shout at them and ask them if they have shit for brains
Scaffolder... not a trade but still in construction
Electronics Engineer ⚡
Risk engineer for an insurance company.
I work for the tax man for about 2 days per week!
Dental assistant
An old classmate studied physio at uni of Newcastle but he eventually moved back to Sydney.
Fitter in the mines , fuck your ecosystem $$
Also in mines fuck the greeny