u/FrostByte2006

28M just started at a small to medium size civil mob as a labourer and later on progressing up the pyramid to hopefully one day be in the seat operating a machine myself. I’ve got extensive labouring experience as I’ve worked labour hire for the last 5 years on and off on residential, commercial and civil.

My question is as a civil labourer how can I stand out and add value to the crew as my capability is quiet limited to the scope of work and fast track my progress to eventually get an opportunity on a machine and repay my boss for giving me a shot?

This is a weird one but I sometimes wonder what the feeling would be like to walk out of your job/career after working 40+ years for the final time and how people feel when the day arrives? What happens on the day etc.

For some context: I work in a concierge roll in a building and the staff have to return their passes when they leave or retire, one of the staff members who has worked here for many years just retired today and she was a lovely lady who had a great reputation within the building and always went above and beyond for her colleagues and didn’t have a bad word to say about anyone.

I have had a fascination with the Caribbean for the last 6-12 months and one day I would love to take my partner there for a once in a lifetime trip as she loves tropical island climates with pristine beaches and beautiful scenery. For some context, we both live in Australia and have been to Indonesia (Bali) twice and have done the pacific islands (New Caledonia, Vanuatu etc) and we’re bored of visiting those places that are closer to our home.

I’ve watched YT heaps and have done some research about all the Caribbean islands but would like some first hand experiences, suggestions, recommendations and whatever you have about them positive or negative.