{"id":1005,"date":"2022-03-10T15:32:50","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T04:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/?p=1005"},"modified":"2023-05-23T10:28:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T00:28:41","slug":"matt-oneil-victoria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/2022\/03\/10\/matt-oneil-victoria\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.downsyndrome.org.au\/right-to-work\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/Matt-ONeil-Facebook-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By<\/strong> <strong>Matt O&#8217;Neil, VIC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[I like] chatting to customers, help people find things, stock take, it\u2019s like cleaning my bedroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like working and talking. I am always talking and don\u2019t take myself too seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[I don\u2019t like] difficult customers. It doesn\u2019t happen too much. I move on and don\u2019t give them time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The best boss is always makes sure everyone gets fair pay. A good boss is always honest and straightforward. [They should] make sure they hire lots of different people from lots of different backgrounds. It doesn\u2019t matter if you are from a different background, have a disability or anything. All backgrounds are included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I like being part of the team. We have the morning, afternoon and night team. I work in the morning. It brings out the best in me. I like the people I work with, they always look after me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before I got paid, I did work experience. I learnt all my skills on the job and then I was ready to get paid. I got into trouble sometimes, but that\u2019s what training is for. Whenever I make mistakes, I just want to learn from it and be positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If [you] do want to have a job, chat to a job agency, they can help you with job support, they can find you a job. You can get funding from the NDIS, it is really important. At the moment, we are stuck on 30% of funding, we need more, and it\u2019s taking too long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NDIS have made a start, but the government needs to do more to make people included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>This article has been written with support.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt O\u2019Neil has worked at Coles for 7 years. 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