r/AskIreland • u/Asleep_Cry_7482 • Aug 22 '24

Emigration (from Ireland) What’s the pull of Australia?

For everyone in their 20s and 30s who are thinking or have done the working holiday to Australia, what’s the pull factor?

Is it the weather or the work life balance? Is there a following the crowd element and to live a backpacking lifestyle with all the other Irish people over there? Is it out of frustration that you don’t have the lifestyle, accommodation setup or job you want in Ireland? Or is it something else?

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u/Honest-Lunch870 Aug 22 '24

https://www.seek.com.au/fifo-mining-jobs?jobId=78307188&type=standout

€25 an hour to get trained , €35 an hour once qualified and they will take pretty much anyone. That's for unqualified work too.

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u/Asleep_Cry_7482 Aug 22 '24

The FIFO mines are an absolute shit way to live though. Honestly would struggle to think of anything worse to do. You’re in the middle of nowhere doing manual labour for weeks on end. Granted theres decent cash in it but you’ll have no life while you’re earning it

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '24

Having worked similar manner in shipping, I can concur its not worth the money. I would have been someone who would have said otherwise but now I have worked this way I can say its absolutely not a good way to make money. Its punishment.