Redundant in 1 week.

Nostalgia · 07-06-2007, 07:24 PM

Hi all you may have read my previous posts about Coghlan Russell Engineering going bad, well the doors close on the 14/6/07. One of the big customers have approached me as they are pulling all their machinery and tooling out of the place and re-locating it to their own premises on the outskirts of Melbourne. They want me also. Now, i know the ins and outs of this particular set up and they want me to go with them to set up a efficient work cell and train their current employees to run the machinery and change tooling. I live in Geelong with my wife and 3 sons. They were willing to pay accomodation for me to stay up there, but that is not viable for me. I have no problem with travelling up and back each day but this is where my dillemma begins. They need me real bad so would it be wrong of me to ask for a car and fuel card and stay on the same wage that im on now ? Use my own car and they pay for fuel but i want a bigger wage to compensate for wear and tear ? Any suggestions would be great as i have never been in this situation where the ball is in my court. BOTTOM LINE IS, THEY NEED ME. THEY KNOW THAT.