And the IT industry thinks they're alone?

Just spotted this on slashdot - all I can say is welcome to the way the mining industry works.

I had a mini-break down today over the morons I work with, subdued only partially by the knowledge that the company's Operation Manager wants me out of here and into the Technical Development department as soon as possible.

I realised that had I joined the army at the start of last year like I'd planned to, I'd have finished at Duntroon, be a fully qualified leiutenant, and be halfway through my Intelligence Officer course by now.

This wasn't helped when I found out later in the day that if I hadn't let it slip to a workmate a couple of months ago that I was looking for other jobs, I'd have been sent to the Karratha job Brandrill wanted me on - and by now I wouldn't be working for Brandrill, since the guy running that project is my old supervisor from Cape Lambert (where I requested to change site rather than work with him another day).

If I'd gotten up there and found Muzz running the site, I'd have quit on the spot and paid to fly myself back to Perth. And if I get screwed around in the next few months with this possible move into Technical Development, or they tell me I have to continue to keep company with shit-kickers; I'll be gone by September.

Dolphin Scuba Dive is running an Instructor Development Course mid-September, and I'm going to be on it if I'm working for Brandrill or not. There's a dive trip in October to Papua New Guinea that's looking pretty good too. If I quit, I'll do my Dip Ed next year then try and teach both scuba and kids - I suspect Scuba is going to win.

Funny how things turn out............