Royal Australian Navy Employee Reviews about "time away"

Pros

great culture, leadership, strategy and prospects.

Cons

time away from family and friends.

Pros

Training, posting, medical, salary, routine and stable.

Cons

Flexibility, travel, length of time away, hierarchy, politics.

Pros

-Interesting Work -Good people to work with -Visit interesting places (sometimes) -Good superannuation scheme -Good rental assistance to subsidise the cost of renting -Dynamic environment

Cons

-Long time away from family -Fixed wage encourages "dead-wood" employees to hang around past their usefulness to the organisation. They end up sucking the life out of the organisation and prevent opportunities for younger members to progress -It takes a long time to complete training -Dynamic environment leads to daily crisis-management

Pros

Good salary for actual work required in most positions, various allowances (housing, seagoing allowance, etc) boost to even higher level. Job security is near total, unless you're really incompetent you have a job for life. Some interesting work, experiences and travel destinations in seagoing positions.

Cons

Length of time away from home when posted to a ship can be excessive, however usually offset by equivalent amount of time posted ashore afterwards. Excessive workload at sea in some positions, especially compared to very light workload in others can be very annoying. Lack of meaningful work in some positions, especially when posted ashore. The job security and lack of accountability mean a minority of your co-workers are going to be effectively useless.

Pros

Good pay and conditions. Free medical and Dental. subsidized accomodation. lots of courses you can use after you leave. Great friends and professional outfit. Bullying is not tolerated.

Cons

Time away from family is tough. recent Defence ministers have all been idiots. Too Politically correct at times. Too much emphasis on teaching common sense instead of screening for it when recruiting.

Pros

Learn to respect and be respected. Travel the world for free. security. Enjoy your work. The biggest Pro when you need a change of scenery you don't need to change jobs just post to a different location/ office. March in your uniform for ANZAC Day, which carries so much pride. Be awarded medals Free training

Cons

working hard ( which isn't that bad) sacrificing time away from family