scubaRach
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:10: My name is Rachel and I signed up to Scubaboard after I noticed a link on the PADI website. I was having problems getting paid work as an instructor. Since then I have had two jobs in scuba, one in Oz and one here in New Zealand. Sadly, as we are now entering the winter, the job seems to be more retail orientated so not much diving for me, (probably not a bad idea since I only own a 5mm suit at the moment!). Anyway, I am originally from the UK, where I was so badly treated as an instructor, working 14 hours a day without a day off for weeks and only getting 2 quid an hour! Thankfully, the quality of my diving jobs has gone up since then - perhaps because I am not so experience dependent, a bit wiser to the industry and not so vulnerable or maybe I was unlucky at the start. I would love to hear anyone's thoughts on this, have you had similar experiences working in diving? Do you think that poor pay and long hours are the nature of this industry? Hope to hear from yas soon, Rach :10: