Well Tassie's about to spiral into self destruction, do you have an in demand professional qualification? I wouldn't bother coming here otherwise, RIDICULOUSLY spendy place to live for the job availability and average income. About to be mass public sector layoffs, militant anti-industrial protest, draconian new laws, I'm looking to move back to Victoria later in the year.
Big mountain with lots of trails though.
Some good points, but quite pessimistic and not entirely true.
I have moved back and forth from tassie to the mainland maybe six or seven times since I was 18 (now 36) and every time I have moved back here I haven't been out of work for more than a month.
The most recent move back, I landed in Tassie, applied for a Government Job. Boom. Two years later I am still in a reasonably secure public sector job.
Got the job first attempt.
A month ago my wife decided she wanted to start working again. Applied for a Gov Job (Library), Boom. Got approved last week and goes for induction next week.
My brother didn't like his last job. Quite a month ago, applied for a job as a team leader with nearly no experience. Boom, started last week.
Those who say there are no jobs aren't looking in the right places.
I know another rotorburner here who I encouraged to move to Hobart, walked into a bike shop, boom. Instant head mechanic.
A friend of mine, Ange moved here from Melbourne about two years ago. Went for a job at the RTA, a few months later job approved. Been there ever since.
I also had a mate move down from Townsville last year.
He was here for two weeks before he got fulltime work. Boom. No special quals, just a desk job.
Certain areas of the public sector are growing, some are shrinking. As it has always been in the public sector since forever.
The public sector is always unstable, it always has been. Every department is subject to funding shortfalls, dispersion, cutbacks etc, but there is always work in the public sector in Hobart.
Tassie isn't expensive. I have lived in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney and Tassie is by far the most affordable.
There is work in Hobart. Just look at the gazette, at least a dozen job ops for people who don't have quals like myself. Admin, reception, customer service officers etc.
Pay isn't huge, but if you can handle clearing $1300 a fortnight for a four day week then gov admin jobs are a good entry into the workforce here and they are always hiring on a contract basis. I just landed myself a contract renewal until 2016.
Boom.
We don't have an ice problem like some areas of the mainland, in fact ice isn't really something that has a presence here in Hobart.
There are smack junkies, but not enough to pose any serious problems. Not like melbourne or sydney.
We have some great trails, water access to the derwent river if you like to be near the water, only short drives to wonderful world class nature reserves and wilderness.
As I type this I am up the east coast for a weekend holiday at Bicheno. 2 1/2 hrs from Hobart and I am on some of the most pritine beach anywhere.
Hobart is small, so it's small town thinking. We are slow to get anything done and progress is shunned.
There is a gaping hole where there should be great leadership and sustainable modern development, but Hobartians have always been afraid of change and growth, whis in some ways has been a blessing because it has stayed small and not overdeveloped.
It is a beatiful city ad a great safe place to grow up and bring up kids.
The music scene is shit. No good live music but it is very festive in summer and sping and there is lots ofopen air events and festive activities for the fam or the individual.
It gets cold. Like geelong.
If you commute by bike in wnter expect to leave home when its dark and get home when its dark and get used to riding with a frosty nose and numb fingers in the mornings. Despite what everyone says, it's not like that all the time.
Winter can be cold as fuck, but the last winter wasn't so bad. I didn't wear long pants once and only wore a jumper several times. But I'm fat so I can do that.
I encourage you to come down for a long weekend. Bring your bike, see the sights and get a feel for it.
You won't regret it.
