Stanco
My first job in Australia was as the Office Manager of Stanco Pty Ltd in the CBD of Melbourne. Stanco was named after its owner, Mr Stanley Evans, a successful motorcycle racer in Australia.
When I joined the company, Stanco was enjoying an agency distributorship for Harley Davidson Motorcycles in Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia. It also represented Laverda and Piaggio from Italy, as well as Lambretta from India, for the whole of Australia, and held distributorships for all major Japanese motorcycles, including Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki.
The company had one other branch in Melbourne and the 2 establishments were employing some 30 workers. As Office Manager, I was responsible for:
All administrative, accounting and taxation functions of the company, including preparation of periodic profit & loss statement, balance sheet, tax returns, etc.
Assisted by 2 office staff, responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and calculations of weekly wages.
Organizing letters of credit, attending to bills of lading & airway bills, and custom clearance for overseas purchases and supervising daily banking of cheques and cash.
Providing support to the Managing Director on ad hoc assignments.
My first job in Australia was as the Office Manager of Stanco Pty Ltd in the CBD of Melbourne. Stanco was named after its owner, Mr Stanley Evans, a successful motorcycle racer in Australia.
When I joined the company, Stanco was enjoying an agency distributorship for Harley Davidson Motorcycles in Victoria, Western Australia, and South Australia. It also represented Laverda and Piaggio from Italy, as well as Lambretta from India, for the whole of Australia, and held distributorships for all major Japanese motorcycles, including Honda, Yamaha, and Suzuki.
The company had one other branch in Melbourne and the 2 establishments were employing some 30 workers. As Office Manager, I was responsible for:
All administrative, accounting and taxation functions of the company, including preparation of periodic profit & loss statement, balance sheet, tax returns, etc.
Assisted by 2 office staff, responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable and calculations of weekly wages.
Organizing letters of credit, attending to bills of lading & airway bills, and custom clearance for overseas purchases and supervising daily banking of cheques and cash.
Providing support to the Managing Director on ad hoc assignments.
This job helped me and my family successfully settle in Australia. I commenced part-time studies at Victoria College, which later became Victoria University, for an Accounting Degree.
Every day, after finishing work, I would drive to the college library to either attend my lectures and tutorials or study and work on my assignments. By the time I arrived home, it would be around 10 pm, and I would have prepared dinner alone, as my family members would have gone to sleep.
I persevered for three and a half years in this manner to complete my Accounting Degree. Strictly speaking, I could have completed all the required subjects within two years on a part-time basis, as I was granted exemptions for 12 subjects out of 24. I
This job helped me and my family successfully settle in Australia. I commenced part-time studies at Victoria College, which later became Victoria University, for an Accounting Degree.
Every day, after finishing work, I would drive to the college library to either attend my lectures and tutorials or study and work on my assignments. By the time I arrived home, it would be around 10 pm, and I would have prepared dinner alone, as my family members would have gone to sleep.
I persevered for three and a half years in this manner to complete my Accounting Degree. Strictly speaking, I could have completed all the required subjects within two years on a part-time basis, as I was granted exemptions for 12 subjects out of 24. I
was working full-time, and my job took priority, so I found it necessary to be absent from my studies whenever there were conflicts with my work. Admittedly, I was far from being one of the top students, as I failed in two subjects, which required me to retake those courses. Another reason for the delay in my completion was that a particular subject might not be available for a given semester.
Anyway, while I was about to complete my Accounting Degree, I was involuntarily drawn into an office conflict between two competing factions, which ultimately led to my resignation from the position.
As mentioned before, Stanco was owned by Mr Stanley Evans, but the Managing Director was someone outside the family who was responsible for making reasonable profits for the organisation. The husband of one of Mr Evans's daughters was the General Manager of the Branch. When Mr Evans died there was a bitter fight between the then Managing Director and members of the Evans Family.
was working full-time, and my job took priority, so I found it necessary to be absent from my studies whenever there were conflicts with my work. Admittedly, I was far from being one of the top students, as I failed in two subjects, which required me to retake those courses. Another reason for the delay in my completion was that a particular subject might not be available for a given semester.
Anyway, while I was about to complete my Accounting Degree, I was involuntarily drawn into an office conflict between two competing factions, which ultimately led to my resignation from the position.
As mentioned before, Stanco was owned by Mr Stanley Evans, but the Managing Director was someone outside the family who was responsible for making reasonable profits for the organisation. The husband of one of Mr Evans's daughters was the General Manager of the Branch. When Mr Evans died there was a bitter fight between the then Managing Director and members of the Evans Family.
To cut a long story short, I found myself joining the ranks of the unemployed and had to start looking for another job. Prior to landing my next permanent job with Tech-Rentals Pty Ltd, I spent short periods working in three different jobs, for which I was fired by at least two employers.
Those were dark and sad days in my working career. Much as I would like to forget them, it is only fair for me to provide my brief and honest confession here. I would like to summarise these failures in my account to present an honest picture of my working history.
One of these failures was my appointment as Practice Manager of a successful ENT Practice in Melbourne, where I worked for only 3 months. When I was laid off,
To cut a long story short, I found myself joining the ranks of the unemployed and had to start looking for another job. Prior to landing my next permanent job with Tech-Rentals Pty Ltd, I spent short periods working in three different jobs, for which I was fired by at least two employers.
Those were dark and sad days in my working career. Much as I would like to forget them, it is only fair for me to provide my brief and honest confession here. I would like to summarise these failures in my account to present an honest picture of my working history.
One of these failures was my appointment as Practice Manager of a successful ENT Practice in Melbourne, where I worked for only 3 months. When I was laid off,
redundancy was the reason given to me. The second failure was my appointment as Administrator for a Ford car distributor in Melbourne. I worked there again for around 2 months before I was given the boot. My third failure was my appointment as Accountant for a Jewish company from which I voluntarily resigned.
redundancy was the reason given to me. The second failure was my appointment as Administrator for a Ford car distributor in Melbourne. I worked there again for around 2 months before I was given the boot. My third failure was my appointment as Accountant for a Jewish company from which I voluntarily resigned.