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[ithika]

Aaaanywaaay, I'm now working at the Co-Op Bookshop at UWA, officially, as patternsofchaos's James (sorry, I've forgotten your username... >_< and yes, am too lazy to find it on my friends list) found out today! Yay! I'm not unemployed anymore!

I had the interview on Wednesday, and apparantly it went well. I went in for training today, and it was easy and good. Basically exactly the same as working at a video store, 'sept with barcodes and a distinct lack of fleas.
Oh, aye.
And books! Glorious books! You know I walked in and saw no less than 7 highly desirable books? Something along the lines of
Oliver Twist
The Iliad
Something about Thylacines
100 Egyptian Heiroglyphics (very cool looking)
The Complete Works of Edgar Allen Poe
The Complete Works of (the guy who wrote Alice in Wonderland)
A History of Warfare
Awesome History book
Awesome History Book
Awesome History book, ye olde.

Okay, so more than 7. Most of which are worth more than $40 each. Le sigh. But I have an income again! JOYOUS!
And I'm getting paid at something called "Award Rate", which has to be better than "Minimum Wage".
YAY!

Yeah, I'm pretty happy.

Plus, me driving-man said that the only thing that would make me fail my test on monday would be a silly mistake brought on by panic, plus my test is in the early morn' so I won't have to worry about idiots, plus it's in Midland which is where I have done zomg all the driving in the world, so I'm feeling good about it. Although the car will cost me $120!! (This includes a lesson, but here, do some maths with me....
One lesson = $40 for 45 minutes.
Yes? Yes.

Test = 30 mins plus up to 5 minutes talking, 5 minutes sorting things. = 40 mins. Yes?
So, logically, Test = $40.
Yes?

No.

Test = $80

Test with Lesson = $120.

*weeps*

Oh well. It's only money...

...

However! I get to see Gavin this weekend also so things are good.

And I watched Pirates of the Caribbean again tonight.
OH, how I have missed that movie of Piratical one-ness.

Goodbye!

Comments

[berserkir.livejournal.com]

Sorry to ruin the magic but award rate is the new name for minimum wage. It's what I get :)

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! :(
Ah well... Still sounds prettier :D
(but why call it award rate? How silly..)

[infamyanonymous.livejournal.com]

I was gonna suggest they pay you in trophies :(

"Have a trophy, The Ghan."

[flye.livejournal.com]

Lollercaust. You are teh funny, Kayem!

(Lewis Carroll wrote Alice in Wonderland)

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

(thankee XD I knows it now I hears it... heheh)

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Hhehe :D
That would be moste excellent.

[nicholii.livejournal.com]

I believe that it is called the award rate, because it was "awarded" by a Tribunal or something. Anyway, the unions and the employer/industry groups argue their cases before a Tribunal or Arbitration board, or whatever it is, and that body "awards" certain standards of employment, including minimum wage, working conditions etc.
I don't think that you can actually call it "the minimum wage", because I think the award rate differs between industries.

But this is just what I understand from reading the newspaper and watching the news, it is not an expert opinion.

[bloodied-aura.livejournal.com]

Sounds logical enough, though. :)