• LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Sister had her performance meeting today.

    They just said she has a lot to learn because she’s only been there for a year and she’s the youngest in her team. They gave her no feedback on her actual performance. There are people in the same role who have been there longer and are earning at least 10k more than her. I hope she jumps ship soon and finds something better.

    • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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      20 days ago

      Yep. Been there. I hope she gets out of there soon and finds something she likes. Sometimes these places just can’t see the wider context of why someone is performing the way they are

  • LowExperience2368@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Two more weeks until I’m free from academic jail for the year, and I’m dying to visit some dive bars. Going to force gently nudge some friends and hopefully they’ll be up for it. If not, I shall bring a book so I don’t sit there awkwardly and enjoy the ambience.

      • Nath@aussie.zone
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        20 days ago

        Loads of them in Southbank. Drive around that area around 7-8pm. Prime time of day for people to be home and awake. Entire apartment buildings are 75% dark.

        I’m not certain whether this will be the same. I truly can’t see how they can be valued at $9.5M. Who the hell is going to buy them? 4 Bedrooms suggests families. But any family with that much to spend isn’t going to want their kids on a busy corner and no yard to run around in.

        While it’s derelict, there’s a 4-bedroom house/yard [https://www.realestate.com.au/property-house-vic-south+yarra-146184108](going for $2M) a few hundred meters away. You could spend a Million totally renovating that place and really sprucing it up and still move in before this building is finished. And for a third of the price.

        • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          20 days ago

          Foreign buyers. Simple as that. Buying a property here ensures safety of their money (talking about China specifically). Whether it’s buying through a shell corp or a local agent/entity, those places are not there to be lived in. They’re just there to safeguard cash.

          Not to mention to beef up a property folio for an agency and artificially inflate the value of the building.

          From memory, foreign ownership rules have tightened up, but there’s plenty of loopholes still.

          • TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zoneEnglish
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            20 days ago

            The land tax component is getting severe for property banking of this sort. Most of Melb’s accountants are in panic mode right now with their property investor/developer clients going apeshit over the new requirements. Especially when their trusts need to have a specific ‘no benefit to foreign residents’ requirement bolted on. There are five different pieces of legislation that discriminate benefits from trusts/super funds going to foreign residents - and the definition of foreign resident is very very broad when you look at all the five Acts.

          • Nath@aussie.zone
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            20 days ago

            For sure, that’s the target market - but the trick only works if the property holds that value in the first place. I don’t see 9.3M value here, no matter how you twist and stretch it.

            • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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              20 days ago

              Even if the price drops by 50% when selling, that’s still 4.5 million AUD, which is much safer than the CCP taking away all your assets and liquid funds in China.

              The security is worth the potential drop.

              We may not see it, but banks and buyers will. Those are the parties that matter. It’s an absolute shit show but that’s the unfortunate reality.

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    20 days ago

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  • TinyBreak@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Tinyest’s language comprehension appears to have exploded. Still limited words back, but answers are starting to form. Last night I asked him if he wanted to get out of the bath. He shakes his head and says something similar to “nuh”. I asked if he wants a bottle, he ponders for a second and goes “Yeh” and starts climbing out of the bath. Blew my mind. Didnt realize he was there yet.

  • MeanElevator@aussie.zoneEnglish
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    20 days ago

    Things are getting a bit busy at work, which is perfect timing, as my secondment to a higher position is coming to an end.

    Now I can actually focus on what I’m doing and not sort out other people’s issues.

    Yay me!

  • melbaboutown@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Today sucked for pain but I saw a skink in my house. Which was interesting. I’m glad the Melbaby didn’t see it because even at her age she is a fantastic hunter.

    No idea how it got in. Considered catching/shooing him out to avoid a brutal murder by cat, but didn’t want to traumatise him or make him drop his tail. So I didn’t get any closer. Hoping he finds his way safely out.

  • tombruzzo@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    I had an interview today for the exact sort of time I want at a place I’d be happy to work for. If that works out I’d start at the end of the month, so right when my 2 weeks pay from the old place would go up to.

    If this works out I’m pretty much getting a 2 week holiday before starting work I actually enjoy

  • stevied71@aussie.zone
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    20 days ago

    Looking for recommendations for a good watch repair place in the CBD.

    I replaced the movement but it turns out that I no longer have the eye sight / fine motor skills needed to put the watch hands back on…

    Being in my 50’s is a wonderful thing.

    • Nath@aussie.zone
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      20 days ago

      You want Bob Shao up on the corner of Russell and Little Collins. The store doesn’t look like much, but he’s the guy I took my watch to and was excellent.

      Of course, he’s easily in his 50’s also - so don’t try that excuse on him. 😃

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    20 days ago

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