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Exciting news

Exciting news

I didn’t know where  else to put this but I wanted to let my mates know here that I just recently got a promotion at work, I put in the effort and got a good return back 

 

I will be  Lead Gardener when I go back to work from family leave, which means I will still be on the tools but get to help out with a few operational things a bit more including the opportunity to make some more decision around what some of our spaces look like, and also mentor our very small team which will eventually include an apprentice, and we identified a few things I could do with some improving on which they can help me with 

 

One thing I really want to achieve is working with some of the higher up people to have our grounds and spaces reflect culture better, even like artwork on outside walls or plants 

 

Im really happy and this will really help my family as it’s a pay bump and at least an extra day, sometimes two,

maybe I will get my landcruiser one day if I can keep it up 

 

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Hi @ArraDreaming 

Congratulations on your promotion. You must have really deserved it.

Hopefully it will make going back to work better too, something to look forward too.

 

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my dream is to take my kids North, and we need a decent 4WD that fits all the crew AND tows 

it’s my goal to work towards 

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It's always good to have a goal to look forward to @ArraDreaming 

I hope, with time, that you are able to achieve it.

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I hope so 

@elephantear3 

you ever been up north mate 

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Congratulations @ArraDreaming 

I am so glad to hear this great news

It's great that you will be able to have some input into what the spaces you work on look like

All the best with your landcruiser dream, but it's looking good since your dream to include cultural awareness in your work seems to be materialising

Cheers

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I get to work with people who are much smarter and know more about landscaping then I ever will  help them build stuff! 

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Well, I build the stuff they have plan it out

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The thing that I am nervous about how I will fit in my appointments because I will now be working 4 days 

I don’t know how people who work full time do it 

I don’t think I ever will work full time well not regularly after my back 

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You mightn't get to plan it out @ArraDreaming but you get to put up ideas and suggestions is that right? That's what I thought you meant, but may have misunderstood.

So from my perspective, I don't understand how people with young children get anything done, but I've never had children so don't know. It seems quite complex,

Yes it is hard to fit in appointments when you are working. Sometimes I had jobs where I worked, or could work a weekend day, I always put my hand up, because it meant I could have a weekday off to see doctor etc, go to the bank, shop without a million people!

I used to do a lot of planning. When I had cancer I had my daily appointment at the very end of day, so I could work most of day, go off to treatment and then go home and rest a bit. I only had my dogs though, so they are easier to look after than kids!

 

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Well I’m not a landscape architect so I don’t get to design all of it but I get to have an input and create/add to some of the spaces just depends what needs doing
The village I work at is new and is b being expanded