Everyone makes it sound like Australia is the greatest place to work for. What is it that makes this place so enjoyable to work in? Do you have fewer hours a day, or do you maybe earn huge salaries? I want to hear from the locals what it is about the work nature or culture that makes it so desirable.

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Do they ? I was under the impression We just need money. Anywhere nice to work gets smashed by wet season or cyclones & outback either freezes your butt or cooks your brain in summer. 47+ degrees no shade no clouds working everyday throughout a heat wave. Always watching your back incase a moron kills you or your poisoned by a venomous creature. Choose your climate. Every years different. Every 200km seems different lately.

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Who said..atleast in my company it is not much of a difference..9-5 but now almost all countries are sort of bringing that rule...RTO has also started so that is all happening everywhere...pressure is also there like everywhere...but yes in terms of work alone it is the same.cost of living is very high so a high salary wont result in huge savings..a few months of no work...savings would drastically reduce.

Yeah I'm not sure where you've heard that. I think it's all the same here in Australia. I definitely think its a little more relaxed than it is in America but not a huge difference.

I think it’s the mindset of “work to live” rather than “live to work”. Most standard permanent roles are 40 hours per week, and there are plenty of work setups that accommodate a morning surf, afternoon school pickups, or evening/weekend sports teams.

However, the cost of living is getting so crazy across the country that it’s becoming hard to live on the salaries of those standard permanent roles, and impossible to buy a house (which is the Australian dream). More Australian are having to work extra hours or a second job just to get by.

If I hadn’t married an Aussie who had a career opportunity that we couldn’t say no to, I would 100% have stayed in the US. Even as dual relatively high-income earners, the budget feels tight because housing costs are so exorbitant. I also find “work to live” means horrendous productivity at work from permanent employees. There’s no incentive to do anything more efficiently when companies can’t easily fire you for bad performance.

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