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FIFO Relationships and Communication | Life with a Fly in Fly out worker | A very important message
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- čas přidán 7. 06. 2019
- Hey guys and girls!
This time is a different video about living as, and with a FIFO (Fly in Fly out) worker. The message is strong, but I’d like to remind all of you in FIFO relationships about the importance of communication. It has the power to destroy lives, and also to make life so much better.
If you have any questions or want to chat with me, feel free to head over to @chillingwithkeithy on facebook and you can get all the latest and have a chat with me personally if you'd like.
Feel free to comment and subscribe if you’d like to see more from me.
#fifo #miningaustralia #relationships
Cheers
Perfect advice Keith. So valid and I take my hat off to all FIFO workers. It's definately not my cuppa T. Your all wonderful and the jobs you do so important. The time away from home and loved ones is not an easy task. Thankyou. Great video. 👍
Mate this helped me so much, trying to get used to the boyf just starting out in the FIFO world. Really put things into perspective. Thankyou
Tarryn Browne thanks! Glad I could help you out!
Keep the communication open and you’ll be right! It’s not easy to be on either end of the fifo world. You seem like a great girl and I’m sure your lucky man appreciates that!
One thing I noticed over my 15 years in mining is that guys complain and moan about marriages breaking down and getting divorced. But those same guys will rather be up at the wet mess than calling home. Guys that have families and kids calling home once or twice a week and I can't believe it. Am on the phone as many times as I can to my kids. When I wake up, when am on break and at least 3 times at night, once when I get back to camp, once after dinner and once at bed time to say good night to kids and our relationship is stronger than ever, never have an argument while am away if we have issues we wait until I get home and sit down sort it out face to face and move on. The wife understands how hard it is on me being away and how hard I work and appreciates it. I also know how hard she works at being a stay at home mum looking after everything while am away, looking after kids and being the mum and dad for those 2 weeks and I appreciate it. Need to work as a team and some couples just dont make a great team and cant agree more that communication is the key.
Well said mate. Communication is the biggest tool a family has when one member is away for work. It’s the bond that keep things together.
Wow, very well said mate. It really just makes you think how much of an impact mental health can have not only on yourself but on the ones you love too whilst working so far away from home. Your words definitely resonate in my mind. I've been enjoying your FIFO stuff, keep it up :)
Another great post Keithy. My hubby has come home and told me how he has spoken to guys at site. He is a ex nurse. Many time guys have wife or kids having procedures and they are worried. They will seek him out. Usually he knows what they are talking about and can give them some peace. He was at Argyle many years ago when it went to a dry site. Found mental health issues went through the roof. As you said they went back to their box. Where as before they may have a beer at wettie and a chat about whatever. I have had many times where he txt late apologising he was talking with someone having an issue. We don't have kids at home anymore so not an issue for us.
This is amazing. Thank you Keith.
Mate, what an awesome channel. Great info to get hold of while getting ready to get into fifo.
I'll explore your channel a lot. Thanks!!
Cheers mate, glad I could help you out 👍
On ya mate,
I feel you as I'm a realist just like yourself I'm documenting my journey as I'm writing this. Love it mate👌🏾😉😁
Cheers mate! Is the fifo world a new experience for you?
Take it easy and stay safe man 👍
@@Keithy_W negative mate I've been in the industry for 7 years and I know exactly what you are saying.👍🏼
@@fifoinspo It perfectly suits my lifestyle. How can I get a job preferably an engineering role as a FIFO? Where to look for one?
I do understand a lot how hard people working fifo. We both very much understand each other. But sometimes I pissed off with my partner going for drinks with the boys after work. When the time talk to me, He is a bit pissed and couldn't talk with me and too tired then getting angry when he doesn't want to hear about something or whatever.. Communications is very important when your partner away. The missus are working too or looking after the kids while he is away. So, both have important roles for the family. Message for some guys who working away, please don't get drunk when back to your room and time to talk to your missus 🤣🤣
That’s some great advice for the blokes out there, thanks for sharing Nora 👍
Thank you for the honesty
I really appreciate it
My husband is thinking about going fifo we have been here in Australia for 10 months now and I broke my knee the second month of being here. So only my husband is working at the moment. We are happily married and love each other very much. I worry about what effect it can potentially have on our relationship, you have helped me understand more about fifo. I have also shared your video with my husband. And I have subscribed to your channel. Thank you, I will keep watching and learning. Collette
G’day Collette, thanks for the comment! I’m glad you found good in what you saw. Sorry to hear about your broken knee, I hope it recovers well enough to keep you mobile and pain free.
Fingers crossed for the FIFO job for hubby! It’s not for everyone, but it can be fantastic if it works for both of you.
Enjoy the rest of your week Collette!
Cheers
Keithy
@@Keithy_W thank you
Well said mate and I mostly agree with you. I would just like to say though, to the people watching, that the PARTICULAR site you work at has a big impact on your mental health, and the people you work with..... Keith here says hes worked at the same site for 14 years and if you've been to one camp you've seen them all..... In some cases he could be right but in some cases not.
If you're at a PARTICULARLY remote site, with no phone reception, shitty-arse internet, shitty weather, shitty food, shitty facilities, poor quality (or OVER the top) health & safety, shitty bosses and shitty people doing a shitty unfriendly roster, this can impact you in a negative way a hundred times worse. I've been to sites like that, where the only way to reach the outside world is a payphone with a queue. THAT, you do not want guys....
On the other hand, if you work at a good site, which do exist out there, it can be tremendously beneficial for your mental health. It's ALWAYS hard though and can be very stressful, and there's no such thing as easy money in the mines. Thanks for the video Keith. Stay safe.
Well said mate
I like this honest truth man , I never thought about the bad internet and bad phone coverage , shit that be really hard , wow
You're right about the shitty bosses and shitty crew! 😂
Just subscribed Keithy boy! I think you share a very important and powerful message here mate. If your video only saves 1 life, then you have done more than most people will achieve in a lifetime! (But I think it will save a lot more lives than you could imagine) Keep the vids coming mate, and I hope the subs come for you hard and fast. Love the FIFO vids.
Thanks mate I really appreciate that 👍 keep on truckin’ 😁
Wow that is awesome advice.
Bless you and your family
Go The Aussies
Shaza
Thanks Shaza 😀
Go the Auzzies! It’s a shame the girls went down to the brits
Thanks for this info. Very helpful as a person with a family and looking to gain employment at a mine.
Glad you enjoyed the video mate 👍🏻
People working off shore on oil and gas platforms are in the same boat. I’m hopefully transferring over to mining in Australia this year so this year so this will be handy to show the my Mrss 👍🏻
I’m glad to hear that mate! It’ll be a different world, but similar! I’m sure the Mrs will like it too 😀
This guy has a few videos up about fifo work, if your serious about getting into it watch them, it will open your eyes up, it can be very lonely out there
Hey Keithy
I am Collette’s Hubby
Spot on advice brother
I’ve worked in Heavy Industry all my life ‘ Time Served Mechanical Fitter ‘
Just done my Ozzy Mech Level 3 RPL
Did my Apprenteship in the Steel Industry - British Steel General Steels Scunthorpe - U.K. biggest steel manufacturing site. Left and went Contracting U.K. and Europe - Petrochemical - Power Generation - Thermal & Gas - Construction and Turnarounds.
So yeh I was born in Brissy and spent my life growing up Etc in the U.K.
We decided to go for a life change shit or bust.
Doing ok my first gig was with WOOD Grouo at AMPOL Lytton Refinery on the HFA Unit
Since then I’ve been bouncing around locally Casual.
Money ain’t great so have thought long and hard about going FIFO with WOOD UGL and MONO’s
I lived out of a bag most of my working life bouncing around site to site shutdown after shutdown so sure myself and Collette can keep strong and work it out.
Respect your honesty and passion for the whole wellbeing and mental health bubble Keith
Straight Shooter Mate Love It
Thank you
Jay
G’day Jay,
That’s a great read, it sounds like you’ve definitely had a go at quite a lot of industry work! You’d be a very hand lad to know 😀
Have you found it different working over in Oz so far?
You sound like a fantastic couple! I enjoyed hearing from Collette, and now also from you.
I’d love to hear how you get on in the mines mate, feel free to keep me posted 👍🏻
Cheers
Keithy
@@Keithy_W Thank you
So far not so good been a bit of a rough ride to be honest.
Mainly with Collette fracturing her knee cap 4 weeks in which took its toll on us on all levels.
The good thing my wife is now on the mend so now it’s just a matter of her getting the range back in her knee.
Finding really hard getting a rental home due to lack of history in Oz and also only finding casual work mainly due to this Global situation we have been put in.
So I have had to stay local for work so I can be there for Collette while she gets back in her feet.
It will all come good we are fighters, keep it real and very focused.
We both gave up our businesses in the U.K. along with friends family and our loving dog ‘we re-homed him, thankfully he found the right move’
He was actually hardest thing to let go of.
We was going to bring him out here with us. Was all in place our decision was unselfish with his best interests at large. So we did the right thing looking back for sure.
At moment we are in Bayside, Brisbane.
Quite willing to relocate if the right opportunity comes along.
Working hard, head down arse up and now actually starting to save again.
We will get there mate for sure.
FIFO is an option but something myself and wife will site and discuss and agree on when the time is right.
Take care Keithy and Keep It Real 🇦🇺☀️
That’s really good to hear mate. You have both had your battle getting here and finding your feet, it sounds like you’re definitely on the right path to getting well ahead.
I hope that Collette’s knee recovery is going well, and remains smooth as well. It would be difficult to manage all of the things on at the moment. Good call re-homing your best mate too. It’s a hard thing to do sending the family pet to a new home.
All the best, and a big cheers to you both 👍🏻
Keithy
Hey mate, I'm heading to the mines in 4 months. I really hope there's a guy like you at the mine I go to.
Thanks mate, I really appreciate hearing that!
man watching this doesnt make chosing fifo any easier, im a diesel mechanic with a fiancé who is having my child in a few months of course i want her to be able to take as long as she wants off work but working in town may not quiet pay the mortgage and car loans bills etc so naturally thinking i might have to go mining so my fiancé can be at home with our child which im more than happy to do what i have to do to provide for the pair of them, just super unsure how i would go or she would go being away from each other at such a big part of our lives not to mention ive always been a workshop guy who gets to go home every night
Well said champ 🤙🏽🤙🏽🙏🏽
Cheers mate 👍
Good bloke mate great advice
Cheers mate 👍
As informing as this is. It is purely based around the fifo worker. What about the woman who is at home raising their children and has her own mental health issues due to having little support. Or the fact that there partner is so tired from working so hard they no longer have the emotional or physical energy to be present even when they are back. I take my hat off to anyone who works hard to provide for there family no matter what occupation that may be. Just remember though your both in it together so communication and understanding on both parties is crucial.
Great point 👌👌
My hubby worked drive in drive out 9 hour one way trip, being home with 3 kids wasn't easy but I had friends I could talk to, I had the beach 20 mins away to take the kids to to relax, sports, my most stressful days were the ones where he drove away and drove home.. I'm not the type of person who needs constant companionship I can be alone and that was a huge help with me not being overwhelmed. He knew I would be there for him a phone call away at anytime, day or night.
Thank you for sharing that. It’s a good insight into the other end of things and hopefully some of the ladies in similar positions to you can read that.
Well it's about the money so a Woman should learn to have patience
Things will come right as long as nagging is at a minimal
You sound like you’re arguing for the sake of arguing. No point, no solution and only sitting on the fence arguing both sides so nothing is right. The point is the FIFO worker makes a superior salary, works hard for it with huge hours. Both sides have to sacrifice in order for the family to set themselves up financially through investment and property… then you can afford to exit, live on the foundations you’ve built and have more time available. Don’t be entitled everyone has to work hard.
Awesome Advice Mate👍🏿
Cheers man 👍
Start out tomorrow so thanks for this ae.
update after a year?
@@jacksonbarrie996 yeah, interesting. Hard work. Still at it
what are you doing?
@@jacksonbarrie996 mechanical fitter on fixed plant. Crusher, screen maintenance etc.
It's better to speak out and make it clear there n there ....rather than messing it up in the long run. ....
Good info mate
Yeah Ur right , I am a senior diesel mechanic and if I see the younger lads with a life trouble I chat with them to give them a relief and I would feel sorry for them , women can really fuck a man's head up, , but yeah U are right , get it off Ur chest 😊
Mate they should throw this in every induction that’s out there
Thanks mate! It’s important to see the “not so good” things hey. Take it easy brother 👍🏻
@@Keithy_W too right brother, same to you!
All I see is my fifo mates broker than me, and I barely work. How the hell do they spend $2k on the week they have off is beyond me 😔 just remember people, it’s not about how much you make, it’s what you do with your money. That aside, if you can be smart and work hard you will be successful.
Good advice Rose 👌🏼
Yeah, don't be emotionally invested in a partner doing this type of work. Defs most suitable for single guys.
Yep
Did old mate end up getting a bit better? Thanks for sharing
Thanks mate 👍 He’s a new man now, much better than he was. Turns out his misso was a bit of a town bike.
Keithy Wager thanks for the update! Glad to hear the bro is better! Stay safe brother! Chur
Same to you mate 👌🏼
What kind of swing are you on mate?
I’m on a week on week off mate
@@Keithy_W well you got nothing to complain about then 👍🏻
I want to work there, how can i applied?
Do you know what work you’d like to do?
Maybe start with fixing your grammar
Guys you loose money chasing women but never loose women chasing money
Never commit to creature that can't even decide what it wants to eat for lunch
Bro you probably still bang your fleshlight 3x a day
This guy seems like hes on the brink its scary, he should get a local job, this life is only for the strongest!!
You're right but believe I do FIFO and it's really survival of the fittest.
12 minutes, get back to work, you should not be at work with a mind set like that, get away so you don't harm others, Don't be selfish
Thanks for taking the time to comment man! I’m a bit sad you didn’t leave a thumbs down though 😁
Cheer up andrew
Tried to listen to this as a FIFO partner, but found the foul language unnecessary and switched off. If you're going to try to get through to an audience and help us understand, you have to use the right language. You have a great message Keith, but ladies can't listen
Thanks for messaging Kirsty. I just re-watched the vid (it’s been over two years since I made it!) and can understand your point. I will say that it’s not in poor taste or to be vulgar, but I’ve taken it on board.
If you watch any of my other videos I’m sure you’ll agree that the language was a one-off.
Cheers
Keithy
@@Keithy_W Thank you Keith for the mature response and for taking it onboard, your content is so valuable, so I'm hoping future ones can watch with the kids
you poor thing
are you fucking kidding me?
🙄
If it floats, flies or fucks...better off renting