Depressed at work? This could be why
ARE you counting down the minutes until home time? You could be suffering from work-induced depression, which experts say is afflicting stressed-out employees.
At Work
‘I barely even show up to work’
THIS guy accidentally butt-dialled a reporter while laughing about how “barely shows up” to his $210,000 taxpayer-funded job.
What women should do differently
WOMEN are less likely to negotiate than men, and when they do they’re treated differently. But they do have one key advantage.
Father of four killed by collapsed wall
UPDATE: The father of a man who died after a brick wall collapsed in Sydney’s northwest wants answers. A friend described his desperate attempt to rescue him from the rubble.
Army chief’s stern message to men
AUSTRALIA’S Chief of Army has warned violent men, saying if they can’t carry out self-discipline in the home, they won’t be welcome on the battlefield.
Boss tells staff to ‘kill yourself or leave’
AN ANGRY public servant has flipped out, telling disgruntled emergency service workers to quit or die after they submitted a lengthy list of complaints.
Asian doctor’s Twitter thread goes viral
AN Asian-American doctor has shared her experience with white supremacists in a shocking Twitter thread.
ABC stars to have salaries revealed
THE pay packets of ABC presenters on more than $200,000 a year would be revealed to the public under a deal struck with Pauline Hanson.
Never make this email mistake
DO YOU include this in your emails? You wouldn’t be alone, but new research shows it could actually be hurting your career.
White nationalists being outed; one lost his job
WHITE nationalists who appeared at the deadly demonstrations in Charlottesville are being outed on social media — with at least one being fired from their job.
Navy in $43m prostitute bribery scandal
AUSTRALIAN navy personnel are embroiled in a $43 million prostitute bribery scandal as two execs are jailed in the US.
Shocking photos ‘a misunderstanding’
A BOSS accused of running his office like an X-rated movie settled a lawsuit with former employees hours after raunchy pics surfaced.
John Ibrahim: How it all began
SYDNEY nightclub owner John Ibrahim was very young when he gave this first revealing interview.
Boss’s shocking reply-all email
ROSETTE Laursen emailed her boss asking for a day off. His shockingly sexist reply was sent around to the whole office.
Sick of traffic, man swims to work
FED up with the grind of taking a bus on congested streets, Benjamin David has gone to extremes to get to work every day.
Border Force officer charged over drug ring
AN Australian Border Force officer has been arrested over an alleged international tobacco ring operating between Sydney and Dubai.
Woolies worker wins $230k compo
A WOOLIES worker who was required to lift more than 2000 heavy boxes a day or be sent home has won a landmark compensation case.
Sacked Google worker’s next move
A FORMER Google engineer who was sacked over a controversial memo he wrote about gender differences may have the last laugh.
Would anyone do this job for free?
THE hours are long, you work a full day week and you must have started or finished a diploma or degree. Oh, and you won’t be paid.
Google employee sacked over letter
GOOGLE has sacked an employee for “perpetuating gender stereotypes” after an internal memo criticising the company’s diversity policies went viral.
Aussie tradies called to join IS
AUSSIE tradies and truck drivers are the latest targets of Islamic State recruiters, with an Australian IS fighter calling on them in a new propaganda video.
How your workplace will look in 2030
AUSTRALIA’S future workforce will be hyper-competitive and involve extreme lengths to stay employed, a new report claims.
Government to monitor emojis
PUBLIC servants who share a Facebook post critical of the government could find themselves in hot water — even if they select the “angry face” reaction.
Negotiate a payrise like an expert
DO YOU want to ask for a pay rise and actually get one? Here’s how to do it, according to a former FBI hostage negotiator.
Record fine for boss paying $3.50 an hour
A FORMER fruit market operator has been slapped with a record penalty for paying an employee as little as $3.50 an hour.
Push to allow sickies without saying why
WORKERS should be allowed to take sick days without giving their boss a reason, according to businesswoman Lucy Brogden.
Work boast you should keep to yourself
DO YOU ever wish you spent less time and work and more time at home? Well stop telling everyone about it. The days of whingeing about-life balance are over.
True cost of slacking off at work
A NEW study has revealed exactly how much time office workers spend slacking off on their phone at work — and how much it costs.
10 signs you lack emotional intelligence
YOUR emotional intelligence can be just as important as your actual intelligence. Here are 10 signs you need to work on it.
‘Ridiculous, demeaning’ job ad slammed
A TRENDY bar has been called out for a ridiculous job ad which calls for beautiful people only and tells them what to wear.
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