‘My entire family has been shot’
SHOCK turns to anger on the Gold Coast as a child claims to be hiding from a gunman after witnessing their whole family being slaughtered.
At Work
‘I was drunk, horny and alone’
WHEN Sophena Houlihan, 17, sent off a job application on Facebook, she had no idea about the career-ruining events it would set off.
Crazy emergency calls revealed
AN ANNUAL list of bizarre calls emergency service workers had to deal with in 2015 is out, and some of the stories are doozies.
Sex pest Ewok now sleazy Santa
A DWARF who played an Ewok in Star Wars before being axed over a string of sexual offences now works as a sleazy Santa Claus.
Sacked lunch lady offered job back
SHE was fired for giving away a $2.35 lunch meal to a hungry school kid. Now, after a massive outcry, she has her job back.
How $1.70 got a lunch lady fired
A SCHOOL lunch lady thought she was doing the right thing. Instead, she paid for her actions with her job. And all it cost was $1.70.
Four common mistakes you make at work
IN HIS younger years, this successful CEO would go into a new job like a bull in a china shop. Don’t make these four mistakes like he used to.
How Facebook can get you fired
SILLY posts on social media are costing people their jobs. Here’s what you can do to avoid the pitfalls.
‘I’m gonna rip your clothes off’
THE shocking brutality of this woman’s treatment at work prompted a judge to award her $1.3 million in damages.
World’s coolest boss lets staff nap at work
HE BUILT his staff an ice-skating rink for Christmas, along with an office bar and nap zone. Is this the world’s coolest boss?
Four reasons you’re boring at work
SITCOMS and films are filled with scenes of employees looking at the clock, rolling their eyes and falling asleep. You could be the reason.
‘My rich lesson from recession disaster’
JOHN Sikkema was working 80 hours a week, was losing tens of thousands of dollars a month, and had two mortgages on his house. He almost lost it all.
‘I needed to see her naked’
A BRUNETTE suing her millionaire ex-boss for harassment says she has evidence — recordings of his sex fantasies.
‘I’m going to get raped in a police car’
THEY’RE the harrowing stories they’ve kept secret for their entire careers. Now victims of sexual harassment inside Victoria Police have blown the lid.
‘New nastiness’ plaguing workplaces
ANTI-bullying rules are making workplace rudeness subtler than ever before. Is your office turning into an passive-aggressive battleground?
Five ways to improve your email habits
DO YOU feel like your emails are taking over your life? They probably are. Here are five simple things you need to do right now.
The rise of tropical offices
WE MIGHT mock hipsters, but these ones know how to do work-life balance. Their Bali office set-up could be the way of the future.
Office battles move under the radar
ANTI-bullying rules are making workplace rudeness subtler than ever before. Is your office turning into an passive-aggressive battleground?
Nine easy ways to lose your job
’TIS the season to be jolly and with the party season in full swing, many of us are already feeling festive. But it’s also the season to be wary.
Public service’s sick sickie culture
DRUM roll, please. Public servants take about twice as many sickies as the rest of us. But one department puts them all in the shade.
‘You ask why I’m here. It’s murder’
WHEN Maddie Parry decided to work in an abortion clinic as part of a challenge, there’s one thing she wasn’t prepared for.
Club fights underage stripper charges
THIS strip club is fighting accusations it let a 17-year-old girl pole dance and perform lap dances, allegedly captured on film.
Why people are taking LSD at work
FORGET coffee and meditation. Young professionals are increasingly turning to a controversial new technique to boost their productivity at work.
How to avoid a toxic co-worker
THERE’S at least one in every office. Here are the four types of toxic co-workers, and how to avoid letting them ruin your career.
Why young teachers abandon job
THE reputation of teaching is having a greater influence on young teachers leaving the job than difficulties with students or even a lack of enjoyment.
Salim lashes out at ‘appalling’ treatment
THE controversial deputy mayor has unexpectedly thrown his support behind one of his biggest rivals. Now they’re best of frenemies.
Workplaces finally waking up to this crisis
AUSTRALIA has national emergency on its hands when it comes to domestic violence, and it’s no longer an issue confined to the family home.
Councillor expelled over Mehajer vote
AUBURN councillor Hicham Zraika was dismissed from the Labor party after he failed to vote for his colleague.
Drunk guy calls in IS bomb threat
A DRUNKEN Intel employee didn’t want to go to work in the morning so he paid his friend to call in a bomb threat from Islamic State. It was not a good idea.
This company just banned email
WORK emails are slowing killing us. The only way to break free is to get rid of them completely. Do you agree?
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