Criminal is the word

I am an Aussie through and through (Brisbane) but when I was sacked for being to old after working for the same company for 25 years and being in the top three managers world wide I found it hard to get a job I was always told we are looking for some one younger, or we wanted some one who will be with us at least 20 years or more.

In the end I gave up after sending my resume to over 1,000 companies all the jobs I was qualified to do or even better and supported with two degrees one in Business Management the other in Sales and Marketing along with 25 years practical know how.

I then submitted my Resume onto the international market and with in 5 days was approached by a Chinese company to work for them.

Now one year Since I have been here in Shenzhen China working for an Electronics company China Blue Angel I have more then tripled this companies bottom line and what’s more I get paid very well here do I miss Blue Skies and Australia yes, but here I have a future, back home I am to old ...now I am 55

Then a thought came to me why is we can make and sell media players and achieve a good profit on a product like am DVR or a Media Player and yet in Australia and Europe it is sold up to 500 times more than we sold it to the buyer for.

This does not help Australia, looking for work just got harder because of the cost of paying wages to live there

It is criminal when you know how much this company sells the product for and how much you pay in Australia,

Since moving here one year ago I have met more than 20 Aussies in the same boat as me

Why???
Kevin Rudd you need to have a look if you wish to reduce Inflation and increase productivity

Mike

Mike Barnes 21 May 2008, 10:00 - Report