Tradie slams ‘lazy’ Aussies for not working extra hours to afford skyrocketing rent

A fed-up construction boss has labeled Australian workers as ‘lazy’, arguing they should take on extra hours if they are struggling with the cost of living.

The tradie, who calls himself ‘Dark Angel’, shared his opinion about the work ethic of those who complain about money, arguing that they deserved to have a ‘sh*t life’.

“Rent has gone up $200 a week, and instead of working extra hours, they’re moving home, back to their parents,” he said.

“Everyone is so fucking lazy. Nobody wants to work.’

He said people don’t deserve to have an expensive car or a nice house if they aren’t willing to get off their “fat butts and get to work.”

“If your life sucks, it’s because you made that choice. We live in a lazy world, Australians are so f***king lazy, and that’s no joke,’ he said.

“Wherever you are today, that’s what you deserve. If you have a small income, that’s all you earn. If you’ve got a shitty car, that’s all you deserve.’

The construction boss said young men who contacted him looking for work were too preoccupied with the specifics of the position.

“They call and ask me, ‘boss, do you have a job?’ and they ask where is the job? “Is there a parking lot, how much do I pay per week”, so many questions,’ he said.

“How many hours do I have to work on Saturday?” There’s so much work in Australia guys and anyone can make top dollar but nobody wants to do the work.’

Tradie said that Aussies would rather party than work to earn extra money, saying that people who refused to work hard earned their ‘s*** lives’.

He scoffed at the idea that people needed work-life balance.

“You have no life, you have a hard time. What do you mean you need a life? You only work 40 hours a week,” he continued.

‘Balance? What do you mean by balance? You have to work harder to pay for things. This one’s for you, this one’s for the lazy.’

During the lengthy diatribe, he also denounced “lazy” people who depended on immigrants to do work they could do themselves, as the Albanian government reportedly plans for a total of 650,000 new migrants to settle here by mid-2024.

“We don’t need anyone from abroad. There is so much work and everyone can earn top dollar. If everyone works hard, you will get to the top.

“But guess what, no one wants to do the hard yards. Everyone wants to be lazy.’

The construction boss shared his own disciplined routine, saying he got up at 5am every morning to work on the construction site six days a week.

The construction boss has received mixed reactions from Aussies online.

“Thanks for the video, that’s why I get up at 4 a.m. every day and finish my second job around 10 p.m. Six days a week, no complaints,” said one.

“I will work 80 hours, I don’t care, as long as I work and make money, that’s what matters,” wrote another.

Man has a point. Too many people wait for life to do everything for them,” a third commented.

Others, however, blamed other factors, such as the rising cost of living.

“Not every job pays top dollar and the rent is going up massively,” said one.

“What if you’re a student and studying,” another commented.

“That’s not the problem, it’s the banks and big companies that are raising prices,” a third wrote.

Australia’s unemployment rate continues to hover around a 50-year low, remaining at 3.5 percent in March.

It is estimated that some 53,000 jobs were added during the month, according to official labor force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with the employment rate standing at 66.7 percent.

With an increase in employment of about 53,000 people and a decrease in the number of unemployed by 1,600 people, the unemployment rate remained at its lowest level in nearly 50 years of 3.5 percent,” said Lauren Ford, ABS’s chief of labor statistics.

She said the figures reflected the continued tightness in the labor market and explained why employers were finding it difficult to fill positions.