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    What does a consultant actually DO??

    As an engineer, I avoid management consultants, IT /change management consultants and accountants. and I know why I used to be one of them for a while. What a game. It seems to me the weaker professional they are the quicker they make it to the above.
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    Raise expected ???

    I remember many years ago a comment made by my young boss: Why should I be paid more year on year if my job has not change? ie I am doing the same thing. working for 5 years means 1 year experience multiplied by 5 times and not 5 year experience......capici?
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    Regalia you are gonna like this: The other day I met a friend of mine that just returned from a business trip in New Zealand. Somehow along the lines it came out of the discussion that a majority of large companies in NZ are now in foreign ownership mainly Australian and American.....Americans...
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    Closing Business and relocating to USA

    Being an employee in AU is better than in US (my view) more job security, less stress a better lifestyle all around.( education, medical etc .( With kids I would prefer AU)(Without kids and single: US - in places like south beach or daytona beach....hihihihih) In business though I believe US...
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    Closing Business and relocating to USA

    Being self employed in AU is way better than being an employee in US. Although I would like the US lifestyle up to a point though, the corporate politics is just to much.
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    Advice re: Obtaining AWS Certified Welding Engineer...

    on a funny not for REidh : probably there out there plenty of unemployed "presidents"
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    anti - globalization movements clashes in Germany. I wonder why? capital is moving around, jobs are moving around but the freedom of movement is diminishing.......... they obviously have a point
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    Expansion vs. doubling shifts

    the typical way I saw in many american businesses is : keep as many staff on the cheapest rate possible and use overtime. cheap staff is easy to downsize or recruit ( flexible workforce) investing in capital requires long term commitments that reduces flexibility the new paradigm is...
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    Mechanical Engineering jobs with overtime

    ARTISI with your kind of attitude sure thing I would not like to work for you. the problem with some employers is that they think they make you a favour by giving you a job. Most of the time in such cases turns out the job was no worth 2c in the first place......
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    Thanks I wish the yankees stay home and don't steal our jobs.
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    GregLocock, could you introduce me a high paying job in WA?
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    my 2c the root cause is this: on a dollar to dollar basis/comparison and accomodating the exchange rate: the US engineers( in general) make more that everybody else (except maybe Japan). In addition the cost of living is apparently lower ( again on general basis). That suggest that the net...
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    THE H1B visa is called/based upon The American Competitiveness Act, the Australian citizens are eligible for E-3 Treaty Professional Visas
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    THE AUSTRALIAN WORK VISA IN USA and .... I know of the Ford CEO but he did not last long. any other senior director was only given a job just to facilitate some sort of takeover. Many australian co were bought lately by US firms. By the way a special visa is available for Australians only to...
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    S. 1092, The High-Tech Worker Relief Act of 2007

    scottyuk only difference is when company C cames in the country A to takeover but the gov says No as it is against national interest see Unicol . Do we want free trade agreements or not or only a partial pick and choose?

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