Yep, that changes it for sure. Years back when DH was still just my bf, i used to find him getting in the way, messing up 'my' house, getting in the way of my plans for the weekend and moving things in 'my' bathroom etc. I got used to being single and living alone, and then he'd come home and i'd get a bit frustrated!
Now i just want him home all the time!!! I'm grateful he's just a shift worker and not FIFO anymore. If you can do it for a certain period of time and then give it up, i think that is a good thing. But i guess the good money can be hard to pass up too.
I agree it all depends on where you look and what he is willing to do, we just had the conversation here last night about how XYZ decided to leave the family farms & look how well they have done (they work 2 & 2 roster on oil rigs).......no prior experience. My brother drives graders & trucks, he again had no prior experience.
But the difficult part comes down to what you are willing to do & where the mine is. My brother is a single bloke so has travelled many places to secure the job he has now, my DH & I have been to WA & now 2 different places in QLD (originally from SA) - we have wanted to move & the moves have paid off.
But many of the mines only pay for the flight in & out from the mine to capital city. So if the job is not in your state you have to cop some of the fares yourself. Or there is the driving to & from that can sometimes take a day each side of the roster for travel.
But there are jobs out there & lots of them you just have to be willing to do what it takes to do them. We have had to move but the moves have all been paid for & my DH is on a great wage, however as I type this I am currently at home on my own LOL but we are used to it.
I wouldn't think he would be working on his week/days off hun.
The hours are pretty full on, the work exceptionally taxing. He will need the time to recover and spend with you and the baby. The money is so good because of the extreme hours and demand of the job.
The other thing you need to think about especially if your goal is money, is where he can get a job, and where the flights are covered to/from; or how far the drive is for a DIDO role. Petrol isn't cheap and it is most often at your expense.
Good luck! Being heavily pregnant and having a baby are not easy tasks in a FIFO relationship.
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