It can take three months to feel settled at a job. Before then, most of us just act like we know what we’re doing (and like we haven’t forgotten a coworker’s name). #KarenOrCarol There’s a reason that HR implements a three-month probation period — it takes time to get...
It should be no surprise to readers this week, when they see my latest LinkedIn poll’s results (and huge numbers), that most people don’t want to be monitored via web cameras at home. 4,417 people voted about whether employers should request webcams be left on for the...
A full-time worker in Australia gets 10 paid sick days off per year. And not just for a cough. On days when our mental health takes a dive, we don’t need to show up in the office. But those days are also for the flu, colds, stomach bugs and anything else that might...
Recently, I posted a Linkedin poll asking who respondents would turn to at work if their mental health was suffering because of their job. The majority (35%) said they would speak with their Manager. 31% would tell a coworker. 11% would go to HR. Alarmingly, 23% said...
The gender pay gap isn’t going anywhere but up. Last year’s Global Gender Gap Report told us “gender parity will not be attained for 99.5 years.” Unless medicine makes some quick leaps and bounds, that means most of us alive today won’t see it happen. Instead, we’re...
A year and a half into the pandemic, we’re well aware our collective mental health has taken a dip. For many women, it’s been a plunge. For parity in the workplace and beyond, it’s well established that equal distribution of care-taking duties is necessary. On a...
I wanted to know why people quit their jobs. Last week, I posted a poll on my Linkedin page. More than 93k people viewed this poll in 7 days and 3,500k people voted. Many people believed that “the fish often rots from the head” and with “bad management, comes a...
Quitting a job is easy. Leaving on good terms can be more complicated. No matter how much you dislike a Manager or a company, I don’t recommend or encourage you to ever burn a bridge or end a business relationship with someone unless it's absolutely necessary. ...
2020 was the year without end, but somehow we’re already halfway through the next one. As the financial year comes to a close and we continue to exist in a liminal space between hard lockdowns and a return to normal, it’s a time to pause. To evaluate if we took last...
Your career isn’t over until you decide it is. There’s always time to change and grow, whether that’s with a different company or in an entirely new industry. If your gut is telling you that it’s time to go, explore your options. Be honest about what you want, what you need and whether you’ll have that if you stay in the same place.
You’re one of a kind if Monday’s your favourite day of the week. Most of us enjoy the end of a working week and, even better, a long weekend. But what happens if you genuinely dread Mondays? And Tuesday. And Wednesday. What if you spend mornings staring at the clock,...
Even if we love a job, working without recognition can leave us feeling disengaged and lowers our self-esteem. Contributing to a vision that doesn’t feel like it includes you is discouraging at best. At worst, it’s a reason to quit your job and find a role with a...