The Job Perks That Make You Never Want to Leave Mining

from Pulling Threads · host Alex Cleary

Mining perks are a different animal entirely. Free tools, supplier kickbacks, box seats at State of Origin, Lady Gaga tickets, and flying anywhere in the world on the company's dime — Alex and Troy break down the wildest job perks they've ever had, and some of them are genuinely unbelievable. Plus Troy's coworkers found the podcast, someone shit themselves on a run, and David Gatt just did 168 kilometres and 14,000 metres of vert in the Dandies for the Black Dog Institute.In this episode:- Troy's coworkers found the podcast and some of them are salty about it- The universal mine site tradition of blaming every other crew- Tim Kaprazi's training plan breaks Troy at the 6K mark of a pyramid run- Harry of the Week: David Gatt's 168km, 14,000m vert Mega Saw Loop for the Black Dog Institute- Listener story: shitting yourself on a run, waddling into a cafe, and finishing the last 4.5Ks with no jocks- The great debate: cable ties vs zip ties, and the bloke who DM'd to call Troy low IQ- Southern Cross tattoos — are they gone forever and is that a national tragedy?- Crib time stories: the greatest job perks Alex and Troy have ever had- Troy rebuilds his truck in a mine workshop for a year, completely unregistered- Alex travels all of Western Australia for free with Emmanuela during COVID- Free flights anywhere in the world from working in Africa — and the tax dodge that came with itTimestamps:(00:17) Welcome back — Troy's coworkers found the podcast(01:03) Mine site tribalism and which crew is actually useless(08:03) The leadership trainer who nailed mining culture in one line(10:03) Tim Kaprazi's training plan — Troy's pyramid run blows up at 6K(15:43) Lucky 13 workout puts Troy into a migraine for 24 hours(19:30) Harry of the Week: David Gatt's 168km Mega Saw Loop(28:12) Listener voice message — shitting yourself on a run with a witness(35:21) Cable ties vs zip ties and the bloke who DM'd Alex to call him low IQ(41:27) Southern Cross tattoos — where did they go and is Australian culture coming back?(50:16) Crib time stories begin — the greatest job perks ever(54:01) Troy rebuilds his truck in a mine workshop for a whole year(57:14) Lady Gaga tickets and golf days from suppliers(01:01:24) Traveling all of Western Australia for free during COVID(01:09:00) Free flights anywhere in the world — the Africa perk(01:25:02) The tax dodge that let Africa workers travel the world and barely pay taxFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pt.pod

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