Business
Workplace
Opinion
Jobs
Don’t shy away from feedback at work. Instead, do this
Many professionals assume that they must be doing well if they’re not receiving feedback. Unfortunately, that’s a dangerous assumption.
- by Michelle Gibbings
Latest
‘Women make great plumbers, too’: Why 21-year-old Lara became a tradie
At 21 years old, Lara Smyth already has her career trajectory all laid out, and it involves joining her mum’s plumbing business.
- by Emily Chantiri
Opinion
Work therapy
I accidentally ignored an important email. Did I deserve to be yelled at?
The fact this email turned out to be important seems like something you should have been warned about in advance.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
Workplace culture
We tried to fix email. But what replaced it was just as bad
Programs like Slack, Teams and Google Chat were designed to fix the issues with email. But with them has come a slew of other problems.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
Working from home
Benefits of WFH now too big to ignore
One-third of Australians work from home regularly. But they’re not doing it for the money.
- by Cassandra Winzar
Opinion
Work/life balance
Does skipping your lunch break make you a better worker?
The pressure to be constantly available, perpetually productive, and always switched on has become the norm. But the cost of this relentless pace has become clear.
- by Téa Angelos
Analysis
Workplace culture
Bosses are firing more Gen Z workers. But are they just misunderstood?
With an increasing number of Generation Z entering the workforce, the young, tech-savvy cohort are beginning to make waves. But not in a good way.
- by Emily Chantiri
Opinion
Work therapy
Can I refuse to contribute to a gift for a colleague I dislike?
With bank transfers for gifts increasingly common, slyly avoiding contributing to a colleague you don’t like is a sensitive and difficult prospect.
- by Jonathan Rivett
Opinion
University
Are uni degrees really that important any more?
I’ve spent a lot of my life looking at resumés. Often, the candidate’s qualifications are the last things I look at.
- by Tim Duggan
Opinion
Parenting
I was an absent father until WFH changed everything
For generations, fatherhood was a side hustle crammed into weekends and hurried bedtimes. But over the past few years, we’ve seen something radical: a model of fatherhood grounded not in absence but in presence.
- by David Halliday
Opinion
Work therapy
Why doesn’t my boss agree that commuting is a waste of time?
For too long, the time and cost associated with lengthy commutes was waved away as a necessary evil. That era is over.
- by Jonathan Rivett
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