What do you guys think of this?

A company in Australia offered my dad a job. The first thing he asked them was what was the possibility of residency, because he didn't want to move his family's entire lives half way across the world for a few years. They told us in 2 years we could apply and they would sponsor us.

We go and we love it there. Made a ton of friends. Thought we would live there forever.

2 years come and they tell us to do another 2 years.

Those 2 years pass, and they say "Well, actually, it's too much money, so byyyeeeeee."

We contacted immagration and they told us there was no way we could stay despite living there for 6 years. They paid for our flights but that was it.

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SW-User

That's horrible, but sadly it's how capitalism works. When they need you, they'll promise you anything. When they don't need you anymore, they don't care what happens to you.

lauriethecolourful · F

@SW-User It really opened my eyes honestly. Big companies like that don't care about individuals, even though they acted like they did.

SW-User

@lauriethecolourful yep, they act like it to get you on board, but the second you're no longer needed, you mean nothing to them. 😔

GallantlyChurlish · 46-50, M

Is that not the entire purpose of contract labor?@SW-User

SW-User

@GallantlyChurlish yep, which is a sad part of capitalism.

GallantlyChurlish · 46-50, M

How so?@SW-User

SW-User

@GallantlyChurlish the health of workers is only important as long as it's beneficial to the company. After that they couldn't care less if a former employee lives or dies aa long as the company keeps making money. If that's not a sad element to you, I don't know how to explain it. And the worst part: they don't even deny it. The department dealing with personnel is called human resources, because that's all they are: something to be used.