MPI LIFE
Where are the female tradies?
Male domination of trades and trade courses in the automotive, construction, mining and energy sectors is entrenched above 95%, despite the substantial pay advantage compared to other trades such as hairdressing and hospitality.
Tips and tricks for stay at home partners...
This is just a quick roundup of what I think helps for smooth sailing for FIFO life. These are the things that I do to get through each swing. These aren't in any order, just as I have thought of them.
Should you tell your boss you're looking for a new job?
Tread with care. You're job hunting, but should you tell your boss?
Ride with me...
RIDE WITH ME is a fantastic new way to connect and ride with other riders no matter what sort of motorcycle or bicycle they ride.
Are you a first time FIFO worker? Here's what to pack...
So, you've got a great new job on the mines and absolutely no idea what to pack for your first FIFO roster.
Tips for a great FIFO/DIDO Christmas...
In the mining industry, Christmas can mean several different things
How to juggle parenthood with a mining job...
There's no doubt the Fly In Fly Out lifestyle is tough on the families of mining workers.
What life's really like for the partner at home...
It's not a competition. We're BOTH exhausted!
How to beat that all too common mining black day...
There's a FIFO phrase that seems to be popping up a lot lately and it's called 'Black Day'.
I quit my job and it was my biggest mistake ever...
A couple of years ago I decided to quit my job without having a new employment.
Finding happiness at work, all by yourself, on site or on a bike...
I love to ride my bike. There's just something about being out on the road, all alone, with a simple piece of machinery, cranking out miles just to go nowhere/anywhere.
How to get ahead without sucking up...
At every title or level, there are people who feel undervalued, underestimated and under appreciated by their superiors and maybe even by their peers.
Mining is tough - here's a guide to healthy living...
Where do you sit with your health, wellbeing and fitness?
The good and not so good reasons for changing jobs...
The mining game has caused many of us to quit, look further afield and start again” - Lou Adler CEO, best-selling author, created Performance-based Hiring. Recent book: The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired
Are you a shift worker that doesn't get good sleep?
Most of us call it our body clock, though it does have a fancy scientific type name of Circadian Rhythms.
New website to link FIFO workers with rooms for rent
Clever Perth brothers Chris and Daniel Del Borrello have just launched a website linking FIFO workers with rental accommodation. Not surprisingly, it's a hit...
From country mining kid, to mine site worker, to mining consultant. My story: Featuring Brad Thorp.
I've been part of the mining industry all my life. Dad was working at Greenbushes Tin when I was born in Bunbury. Growing up, I lived in some interesting mining locations; King Island and Eneabba to name a couple.
Moving the largest load in West Australian mining history!
Over six days four prime mover trucks towed a fully assembled Liebherr 996 excavator weighing more then 675 tonnes.