1). When I applied for the job it was advertised as a "Phytosanitary Inspector" which involved inspecting fruit for export and gaining a phytosanitary certificate. But...98% of the time I was just packing fruit and only 2% doing Q.C, plus it wasn't lab work like I had done in the past. The QC part was collecting 50 rejected apples every run and categorising the rejected fruit as to why it had been rejected. I didn't realise that apples could have so many defects... blemishes, blush, over size, undersize, pit, puncture, dirty, sun burn, scuff, shrivel, russett, rot, eye rot, stem tear, new bruises, old bruises... just to name a few!
So I felt a bit ripped off not being able to get into lab work again.
2). And then....the hourly rate!!!!!!!!! It was $16 an hour, which meant about $12.90 in the hand after tax. That sucked! It was a big wake up call for me learning there were lots of people on this hourly rate and it wasn't even the lowest rate!
How can you live off that?
Despite all the rambling above, it was a good experience. I felt muscles that I didn't know I even had. I met a whole new bunch of people and it's made me much more cautious with my spending.
Here are some sneaky photos (cos we weren't allowed our phones in the factory!).
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| The entrance to Line 3 |
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| The Graders |
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| Apples being washed before being graded. |
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| This is where I collected the 50 reject apples from. |
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| Fruit being put into water to be washed. |
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| My area. I have sorted the fruit into their default groups. |
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| Records of the rejected apples. |
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| Packer checking and placing apples onto the trays to be packed. |
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| Packing the apples. |
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| A sneaky 'selfie' modeling the latest in head fashion. Lol |
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| My wee QC area. |
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