Hate Mondays? Here’s how to free yourself from a work funk
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Opinion

Hate Mondays? Here’s how to free yourself from a work funk

We’ve all been there. Those times in our career when every hour feels like quicksand. Here are four ways to shake that feeling and move forward.

  • byTim Duggan

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Boomers spend,Zoomers struggle as economic divide widens

Boomers spend,Zoomers struggle as economic divide widens

Prabhat and Neena Sinha love to travel and have plenty of hobbies in their retirement,but they see the effect the cost of living is having on their children.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
‘Great uncertainty’:Sydney Uni warns staff of cuts ahead of foreign student caps

‘Great uncertainty’:Sydney Uni warns staff of cuts ahead of foreign student caps

The vice chancellor wrote to staff on Tuesday warning that the institution was considering how it would manage financial shortfalls from a cut to international students.

  • byDaniella White
Why is my company determined to have such a boring ‘mission statement’?

Why is my company determined to have such a boring ‘mission statement’?

These statements are sometimes referred to as “Vision and Values”. A more accurate name would be “Banality and Inanity”,or simply “About Us Page Wank”.

  • byJonathan Rivett
‘Too-hard basket’:The workplace stigma against one in five Australians
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Mental health

‘Too-hard basket’:The workplace stigma against one in five Australians

One in four bosses would not hire someone with depression or bipolar disorder,according to a report that has revealed the depth of mental health discrimination in the workplace.

  • byBroede Carmody
Being a corporate drone was souless. But years of inane tasks gave me my life back
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Opinion

Being a corporate drone was souless. But years of inane tasks gave me my life back

Doing the work in an entirely meaningless but well-paying job is one thing. Performing the work is another,even if they appear to be entirely the same.

  • byWendy Syfret
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Hundreds of jobs under threat at TAFE amid sector overhaul
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Education

Hundreds of jobs under threat at TAFE amid sector overhaul

The government is revamping the tertiary education provider after an independent review found the organisation’s impact was declining.

  • byKayla Olaya
I could have been a doctor. But I chose this profession instead thanks to my grandpa

I could have been a doctor. But I chose this profession instead thanks to my grandpa

The more I knew,the more I wanted to be a part of prevention rather than treatment,to prepare rather than repair.

  • byAnna Johnston
Will Microsoft’s new AI assistants revolutionise the office? Maybe one day
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AI

Will Microsoft’s new AI assistants revolutionise the office? Maybe one day

Microsoft has poured millions of dollars and significant resources into its new Copilot AI tools. It might be a while until it sees a return on investment.

  • byMatt Day
Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer

Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer

Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis,but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.

  • byColin Kruger
The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak
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Careers

The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak

There’s an exciting future of work ahead of us - so why is the high school careers algorithm pushing unrealistic careers in spying,dog walking and podcasting?

  • byJames Panichi