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Setting boundaries with other staff members is important.

My colleagues keep interrupting when I’m working. What can I do?

When your colleagues continuously look to you for guidance, it can be challenging setting boundaries.

  • Kirstin Ferguson

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Steve Cook is a former animal-welfare officer dealing with burnout from a non-stop, stressful job... but now he says he’s found peace in leaving work behind, being relaxed, finding other things to do with his life.

Feeling exhausted, cynical, inefficient? It could be ‘burnout’ ... if it actually exists

Burnout has emerged as the modern condition, but scientists are deeply divided. Where some see a crisis, others see “a fashionable diagnosis” or “psychobabble”.

  • Liam Mannix
Cammeray mother Amanda Smythe has concerns about a lack of bus services for school kids including her daughter.

Forty-minute waits, 700-metre queues: Bus chaos causes long commutes in Sydney’s north

Schoolchildren and parents are among commuters feeling the pain at bus stops during morning peaks as bendy buses are out of action.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Lucy Carroll
Sydney’s rail network has been repeatedly disrupted by industrial action over the last few months.

Sydney rail commuters win relief in union battle

After months of frequent disruption to the rail network due to industrial action, the full bench of the Fair Work Commission has suspended industrial action until July.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Michael McGowan
Your mental health should always be the priority.

Should I tell my former workplace what my then-boss did to my mental health?

It’s important to consider what you hope to achieve by revisiting your trauma, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson
Our always-on culture is out of control, but with the proper out-of-office response, it’s possible to claw back some of your sanity

I’ll respond when I return (and other lies I tell in my out-of-office email)

Congratulations! You’ve escaped the crippling always-on culture for some much-needed time off. All that remains is to craft the perfect auto response. 

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Your boss is breaking the law by not ensuring hazards in the workplace are fixed, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

Our mouldy office is making everyone sick. Why won’t my boss do anything?

It’s your workplace right to come to work each day in a safe environment, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson

I still love the ABC, but I’m rethinking my relationships with work

I’m still feeling love from listeners who sent thousands of messages of support after my departure from the ABC. Like many of my generation, I’m now questioning what I do next.

  • Sarah Macdonald
Landlords and investors are upgrading entrance lobbies, end-of-trip facilities and spruiking building interiors, rather than building from scratch.

WFH headaches linger for landlords with city offices still empty

More offices were empty across the country in January than six months ago, suggesting remote working is still causing headaches for Australia’s big-city landlords.

  • Simon Johanson
Whether you like it or not, having your camera on helps build team morale.

Can I really be forced to turn my camera on during video meetings?

Explaining exactly why you want your camera off might be helpful, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

  • Kirstin Ferguson

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/workplace-hzd