Tradie Talk
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Sunday 15 March 2026 22:51:43 GMT
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Cereal Killer :
First year plumbing apprentice here. 25 an hour. Working 60 hours a week without penalty rate. No sick leave no paid holiday leave. Couldn’t get any other job because of the mature age.
2026-03-17 08:02:34
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Ev M :
My son has showed an interest in getting a trade, however he has autism & ADHD so hearing this worries me.
2026-03-17 06:14:01
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the_heritage_artisan :
guys. I was born in 1990 & im a carpenter, why do people think its me ? & im Italian
2026-03-17 10:25:00
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h8inctvwfi3 :
I love doing trade work but I hate working with tradies especially my apprenticeship years. I hated every moment of it. I would just sit down before I put my shoes on and sigh for 30mins before heading off to the door and still sigh during my trip to work. I would sigh and just count down the hours till home time. the best feelings were finishing work, weekends and public holidays.
2026-03-16 13:41:10
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The worlds gone mad :
I hated every minute of being an apprentice. I was basically treated as cheap labor. I haven’t been in my tread for almost 20 yrs.
2026-03-17 01:01:08
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BARRA :
What’s your opinion on leaving the company you finished your apprenticeship with? Maybe u could do a vid on that
2026-03-16 12:23:08
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Jordy🩷 :
Used to genuinely get in my car and cry after my shifts at one of my old jobs😃so unnecessary
2026-03-17 08:25:05
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S :
To anyone reading this, please try getting your apprenticeship directly with government building. You’ll learn a lot more and you’ll be looked after. I started mine with them and I’ve already been given over 6k worth of tools for free, free boots and uniform, a few goodies and a laptop. You’ll be their top priority if anything goes wrong
2026-03-17 09:07:09
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Maso :
small business owners do this its actually hectic how abused apprentices are
2026-03-16 09:30:59
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Katie Mavin :
Thank you for raising awareness ❤️lots of us have young sons going into apprenticeships & we expect & hope they’ll be safe at work.
2026-03-17 06:58:54
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Tradie Talk :
To all the messages and comments asking who it is … I really wish I could say, but unfortunately it’s not my place. It’s exactly why we’ve built Tradie Talk though, a free platform so tradies can post reviews themselves and warn others about bad operators and clients.
2026-03-17 05:21:07
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Harley ⋆ ° 。⋆ ☆ ° 🎀 :
I’m a mum, this is heartbreaking 😭
2026-03-17 11:29:32
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Anonymous :
This makes me so sad.
2026-03-17 12:09:17
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zzzzzhhv222 :
Had a news story on the radio about Queensland's skilled labour shortage while I was watching this
2026-03-17 07:51:36
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PromOpenAirCinema :
Terrible 😢
2026-03-18 04:28:51
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jadeooo :
Wish you could call out the business so people could be aware. That's so terrible
2026-03-17 10:58:39
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Liam Ciappara :
Jesus Christ loves you all
2026-03-17 19:20:08
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Andrea71 :
I feel for my son who wants to be a plumber. Trying to get am apprenticeship is not easy,
2026-03-17 13:51:49
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Big Sexy :
What trade ?
2026-03-16 19:48:10
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MR :
Very sad.
2026-03-17 09:22:33
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∞𝕋𝕖𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕣𝕒𝕣𝕪 ℍ𝕦𝕞𝕒𝕟∞ :
There are laws against bullying now, I say take them to court
2026-03-17 21:13:41
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Vanessa Lyons :
thats terrible
2026-03-17 09:40:47
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user57848475484 :
Not ok!!!
2026-03-17 06:28:34
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kobs37 :
sorry to hear. its not just the trades its every industry, i work in tier one civil construction and let me say the bullying and harassment is off the charts. one of the main reasons im a connector with "Mates in construction" everyone needs someone willing to listen.
2026-03-18 09:59:30
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c33.jp :
I absolutely hated my apprenticeship. In my 2nd decade now. It is definitely a hard slog. Feels like it doesn’t get any easier. Chase the money and get draining responsibility and immense stress. I like being an architectural builder, it’s just really hard at some points. When I get sick of it I go away truck driving, that becomes boring and I always come back to carpentry. It’s not an easy trade at all
2026-05-20 11:48:30
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