These are Australia’s coolest companies
AUSTRALIA’S coolest tech companies have been named. Prepare to feel pangs of extreme envy as we run through all their outlandish workplace perks.
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What happens when magic tricks fail
“ONE guy at the front burst into tears.” This magician had performed his trick hundreds of times before it went horribly, painfully wrong.
Don’t stay back at work, go home on time
ARE you working for free? It’s probably because you’re waiting for the boss to leave work, but there is a simple solution.
Is golf a good excuse for going part-time?
WANT to work less? These business and employment leaders think we should all be able to, and any excuse should do.
MP nurse visits spark controversy
A QUEENSLAND MP has been accused of putting patients at risk by moonlighting as a nurse at two Gold Coast hospitals.
Blast kills worker at new housing estate
UPDATE: A MAN using explosives at a new housing estate went to investigate a mistimed detonation before dying in a blast heard kilometres away.
The best reasons to chuck a sickie
THERE’S nothing like chucking a Monday morning sickie. But whatever you do, don’t tell the boss you have a cold.
Bum slap costs boss $935,000
THE only thing more outrageous than what “sleazer geezer” Jerry Fund did to his office manager Monica Cardenas was his awful excuse.
Ultimate Mondayitis desk cure
FORGET about standing desks. This US-based start-up has spent the last five years developing something even better.
Woman scrawls ‘help’ in tomato sauce
A SUBWAY employee who was locked in the store’s fridge for eight hours overnight wrote desperate ‘help me’ notes in tomato sauce.
The perk bosses keep to themselves
DO YOU ever get the feeling that one rule applies to you, and another to your boss? Well here’s the proof you might be right.
Five things your boss wants to hear
THOUGH you may think otherwise, your boss wants to hear your ideas. These are the five simple things you should say if you want to stand out.
How to achieve a four-day working week
DO YOU dream of a four-day working week? One company says it has achieved this by banning emails, managers and meetings.
Aussies turn their backs on unions
NEW figures have shown that Australians are ditching trade union membership in droves. But are the numbers correct?
‘Hidden’ industry adds 370,000 jobs
IT’S been billed as Australia’s “hidden economy”, and is worth upwards of $50 billion. Nearly one third of Australian workers are now taking part.
Royal commission’s controversial demand
LABOR and the Trade Union Royal Commission are in a major legal confrontation after the inquiry demanded access to confidential membership records.
‘She seduced me and got me fired’
AN AUSSIE exec claims a 25-year-old seduced him with talk of her breasts and sex, then got him fired from his $2.4 million job.
Five career-killing email blunders
“EMAIL is the most dangerous piece of equipment in the office,” says one career expert. Here are five mistakes that could ruin you.
The debate that could be a game-changer
THESE could be the game-changers that bed Australian voter loyalty to the Liberals at the next election — if they get the policies right.
Jobs as we imagine them are over
YOU had better smile, practice your small talk and work on your handshake. Jobs in the future are going to be all about the human touch.
‘Sadly harassment is part of the job’
DEATH threats, sexual harassment, long hours and underwhelming pay. Welcome to the world of social media management.
Four ways to stop being forgettable
IT’S an unfortunate reality that our performance can often be overlooked. Here’s how to get noticed and get that pay rise.
Single on 90K+: Might have an issue
EARNING over $90,000 in a fulltime job in a capital city, single and aged 35-39 or 50-54, then we have some worrying news on World Mental Health Day.
Brave cleaner tackles grime and gore
THIS hoarder house from hell is just the tip of the iceberg. Meet the cleaner who deals with some of life’s most disturbing episodes. Warning: graphic content.
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You’re being tricked into working more
HAVE you noticed lunchtime yoga and mindfulness classes springing up in your workplace? Watch out. Your boss could be sneakily getting you to work more.
The country with a six-hour workday
HOW would you like to come in at 8am and go home at 2pm every day? This country is living the dream.
Get ready for chaos, Sydney
TRAFFIC CHAOS is predicted with Sydney preparing to close one of it’s busiest roads. But maybe Melbourne has the answer.
Rogue IT help desk worker’s cruel prank
IT’S a pain in the neck for office workers the world over: having to call IT. Ronaldo Dillon makes it that little bit more tortuous.
The problem with public holidays
WHO could be upset about a designated day of sleeping in, sun, and government-sanctioned laziness? Lots of people.
George Costanza’s dream is a reality
WHO said Greeks were lazy? A Greek design firm has officially turned George Costanza’s famous napping desk into a reality.
You wish you could work here
LOCATED in one of San Francisco’s roughest areas, this tech giant’s office is a dreamland of free food and fun zones. We took a look inside.
Unfriending on Facebook is ‘bullying’
TEMPTED to delete that annoying co-worker from Facebook? Think again. You could be found guilty of bullying, according to the workplace tribunal.
The most extreme pay gap of any job
WHEN men make more in a day than their female counterparts make in a year, we’ve got a problem.
Why your first two weeks are crucial
FORGET about finding your feet — these days, new hires need to hit the ground running. Here’s why the first two weeks are the most important.
Salim wins job in lucky dip ‘death wish’
“GOD has forsaken Auburn.” Those are the words of one of Salim Mehajer’s colleagues, after the flashy deputy mayor won back his job amid angry scenes.
The worst lunches to bring to work
IF YOU’RE dining al desk-o, a pungent lunch isn’t just annoying — it could be bad for your career. Whatever you do, don’t bring these lunches.
These pics will give you vertigo
IT’S enough to give you vertigo. In the middle of the Great Depression workers didn’t have much choice when it came to safety. See the precarious pictures.
The city where cleaners make $150k
SCHOOL custodians are cleaning up — in the hallways and on payday — because this city doesn’t want to hire enough of them.
Mumbai’s sewer divers. It’s a living
IF YOU’VE ever complained about your job you need to read this. While many call for reform, sewer divers in Mumbai toil away in the underground pipes up to their necks in the city’s waste.
Mayor chased out of the building
PETER Cox has paid a hefty price for approving this $3 million building. He had to be protected by police when furious locals stormed a council meeting.
What athletes have to teach us
THE biggest mistake you can make at work is the same one that can cost athletes their careers. Here’s what you should learn from the sporting greats.
Is your boss making you dumber?
THIS is not a joke. Your boss really could be doing long-term damage to your brain. Take this test to see if you’re affected.
How to keep work from killing you
PUTTING in too much effort at work might actually kill you. But there are simple steps we can take to de-stress, and actually enjoy our work week.
Meet the best travelled man in Australia
HE’S been to every continent, visited 14 destinations in a month and spent 10 years living in hotels. This is how he does it.
How to reinvent your career
DO YOUR Mondays need rescuing? Best-selling author Jon Acuff says we all need to switch up our work lives with this simple equation.
Our 124 million wasted days
SOMETHING isn’t right here. Aussie workers are failing to take advantage of a basic right, and it’s driving us all to breaking point.
The woman dividing America
SHE’S been compared to Rosa Parks and Abraham Lincoln. She’s a hero to some and hated by so many others. This is the woman dividing America.
Workers bash CEO look-alike piñata
THIS is getting out of hand. Workers at American Apparel have bashed a life-size piñata of the company’s CEO in violent protests.
How to negotiate a killer salary
ARE you too scared to negotiate? You could be dudding yourself tens of thousands of dollars. Here’s how to earn what you’re worth.
Train chaos: All you need to know
MELBOURNE’S traffic is starting to build ahead of a four-hour train strike that is expected to cause chaos. How will it affect your trip to work?
The job that costs you thousands
TWENTY-TWO thousand dollars. That’s not the starting salary for this job, it’s the price you pay to work in it.
$100k-a-year ‘fake’ found in outback
NICHOLAS Crawford was suffering from exposure when he was found walking along a remote stretch of highway. Police say he’s been living an extraordinary lie.
Australia’s best place to work
SOFTWARE company Atlassian has taken the top spot in BRW’s annual Best Places to Work list for the second year in a row.
Is this the future of work?
IT’S the idea so crazy it just might work. This proposal would see every Australian abandon fulltime work for good. There’s just one catch.
In charge of stuff, can’t send email
DYSON Heydon isn’t alone. One high-profile MP negotiated the NBN without even knowing how to use a computer. Does it matter if you can’t send an email?
‘This has become like a prison’
AMERICAN Apparel has turned its headquarters into a prison-like fortress, with armed guards stationed in the lunch room.
This could be the worst Amazon story yet
A SENIOR book editor at Amazon had a baby and then discovered she had cancer. She thought her employer would support her, but she was wrong.
‘Sex party doctor’ under investigation
A DOCTOR is being investigated after staging sex parties where he allegedly gave cocaine to strippers and got them hooked on prescription drugs.
Flexible work is crucial for our economy
WE need a village to raise a family. And it’s critical for our country’s economic future that that village works together now. OPINION.
‘I want to see your boobs’
A NSW pharmacist who indecently assaulted a female customer, saying “I want to see your boobs”, has been barred from the profession for 18 months.
Glass ceiling still holds women back
THE glass ceiling is still a blunt reality for women with new national data giving further evidence — only 17 per cent of chief executives are female.
New work perk for lonely men
FORGET bean bags and ping pong tables. These companies have an unusual new work perk aimed at ‘motivating’ their awkward male employees.
Man who snatches children for cash
WHEN an Aussie documentary crew showed up in Laos, locals didn’t realise they were led by a guy with a “particular set of skills” and plans to snatch a child.
How every day can feel like a holiday
IT’S hard to imagine being as happy at work as you are on holiday, but it’s actually something you have complete control over.
Take a pay cut or lose your job
A COMPANY has sacked workers who refused to sign last-minute contracts that would have eliminated penalty rates and left them worse off.
Global company’s amazing perk for employees
IT’S a work perk we can all get behind. Clothing retailer Uniqlo is trialling an arrangement that’s sure to be the envy of every working person.
The big myth about your work week
YOU have to work hard and long to get ahead, right? Nope. Prepare for what you know about working to be upended.
Dealing with bitchy office politics
NASTY, agenda-driven colleagues pop up in everyone’s career. Here’s how to deal with them, and navigate office politics while holding your head high.
Profit-driven companies are doomed
MODERN workplaces are becoming powerful and relentless factories that swallow up workers and spit them out. But there’s another way to be a success.
Victoria’s new public holiday
VICTORIANS have just officially scored a new public holiday that has raised eyebrows in the rest of the country. But is it fair?
The big stink in Poo-liament House
THIS week, there’s even more crap than usual coming out of Canberra. Will our most senior politicians manage to clear this painful blockage?
Would you work just for coffee?
THE fair pay advocate who has been branded a hypocrite for using unpaid interns, lured by “free coffee, great views, the chance to make history”.
How to deliver a killer speech
FROM keeping their eyes glued to their notes or tripping over every other word — no one likes seeing a speaker nosedive. Here is how to nail a speech.
Broke intern quits, admits he lied
DAVID Hyde was forced to sleep in a tent while working as an unpaid intern. Now he’s admitted he lied in his job interview.
Sacked by text, workers have last laugh
‘HEARTLESS’ company that tried to fire nearly 100 workers via SMS has been dealt a blow overnight.
Huge payout after man cooked alive in tuna oven
JOSE Melena was loading tuna into industrial ovens when he got trapped inside. What happened to him next was just awful.
Dream job that sends you broke
BY day, David Hyde dons a suit for work at one of the most powerful organisations in the world. By night, he’s forced to sleep in a tent.
Quit your job and work here instead
ARE you lucky to get a Scotch Finger in the lunch room? Try working at one of these places. We’re talking free food, beers, live music, slides and nap rooms. Really.
How to make meetings less painful
THEY’RE the bugbear of every office worker. From colouring in sessions to bizarre start times, here are some companies are taking the sting out of meetings.
Radio host shot dead on air
HE WAS an outspoken personality who often criticised the government. But during a live broadcast, two gunmen silenced him for good.
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