I have had endless disapointment in trying to secure myself a job here in the Illawarra. I have even approached stores out of the area at around 45 minutes away with no luck. I have not tried every single store int he area, but I have tried every avenue where I am experienced in & yet had no luck.
The worst part of this journey has been the fact that only 1 store, in the whole 7 months of looking for work had even bothered to get back to me & tell me that they had passed my Resume on to HR for future reference. I even registered online with Select Education…. & heard nothing back! This is appalling!!!!
The emotional strain job hunting has on a person is already at high levels. The feeling of disapointment is never ending & the negativity that surrounds it all over several months of unsuccessful searching has put me in a place I never wanted to be.
However things have now changed for the best. My SIL Duff works at a Bunnings store in Sydney & travels back & forth every single day, taking her roughly 1.5 hrs in a one way trip. There happened to be a position become available for her to work 9-5 weekdays which is one of the best situations you can get in Retail! Also a position became available for the same hours & days in the Cafe in the same store. So I applied. I had 2 days notice of the position, then attended the Group Screening they offer. Followed by a 2 on 1 Interview. This happened all last Wednesday. Yesterday I got the phone call to say I was successful for the job & I start Induction training this weekend. Then start in the store next week. I will be doing 2 days of Stock Take which I did a few months ago with them.Then into my position in the Cafe.
I find it amazing that I have managed to get myself a job where I am not 100% familiar with the role, nor is it nearby to home. But at the moment I am fairly desperate. So am pleased to just get the work. The bad part is that I will be spending a good chunk (roughly about a third) of my wages on fuel! Paying half the cost of fuel will be better than the full amount, however it’ll still hurt the pocket. So i’ll be working about a day & a half just so I can travel to work. BLEH!
So now I’m back in the workforce. I will be earning my own money. We will be able to plan things on weekends again as a family. Oh how sweet it is!
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7:35 pm
Great news congradulations.
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8:28 pm
I is soo excited sittah!!!!! Choo choo!!!!
11:04 am
wooohhhoooo congratulations!! I worry about how I’ll go finding a job when my kids are all at school, it’s a couple of years away for me, I had ALOT of experience before kids, but who knows how I’ll go….
I hear bunnings are great to work for so all the best to you
1:40 pm
yeah i’ve always heard bunnings are really good to work for and look after their staff. Congrats!
6:04 pm
hey do you still work at Bunnings, please let me know, I need to ask a question re: DIY organisers
5:38 pm
Thanks to everyone & their kind words.
It’s been a good few months for me at the store & I am enjoying my position in the Cafe as Cafe Manager.
Kaz, I am still working with Bunnings but not sure if I can or am too late to help you. The best option is to call your local or closest store & ask to speak to the community events prganiser for that store. You will probably have to leave your details for a call back or may be lucky enough to catch the person on the day.
Good luck
10:31 pm
Bunnings Suck!!! i finished working for them last
night as a team member and would never !!!! work
for them again…
7:03 am
Id have to agree with debbie and say bunnings suck. I contracted in their HO and found that while they went on about us all being team members and giving the individual responsibility, in reality, they treated their staff like 17 yr old school leavers, micro managing even senior staff, going on about us all being ‘team members’ not staff..including contractors (then making a big deal out of giving all the staff a tacky looking ‘bunnings’ logoed christmas gift, in front of the 3 or 4 contractors who didnt get one.
My rate was the lowest Ive been paid yet i had to put up wtih my team manager (who incidentaly woudlnt have know how to do the job we were doing if it was spelt out to her) constantly complaining that i was the most expensive person there and how i was being paid more than my team mates (really professional…NOT!)
I’d never work there again.
4:41 pm
Hey Kim and Debby
I have been at Bunnings for a few weeks now and I LOVE it. Everyone is treated equally and everyone is happy. Maybe it’s just that the both of you didn’t fit in. Sounds like it anyway. And as for the rate of pay I guess you only get paid for what your worth to them. I am getting a better hourly rate than some of our friends.
Goodluck finding a better job with all the perks!
Chin up you’ll get there lol……..