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My new workplace sold me a lie. Should I resign?

A close family member [we’ll use the pseudonym Casey] has returned to an industry, having been cajoled to return after an absence. The terms of...

28.11.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

My new workplace sold me a lie. Should I resign?

A close family member [we’ll use the pseudonym Casey] has returned to an industry, having been cajoled to return after an absence. The terms of...

28.11.2024 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

My new workplace sold me a lie. Should I resign?

A close family member [we’ll use the pseudonym Casey] has returned to an industry, having been cajoled to return after an absence. The terms of...

28.11.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

My new workplace sold me a lie. Should I resign?

A close family member [we’ll use the pseudonym Casey] has returned to an industry, having been cajoled to return after an absence. The terms of...

28.11.2024 20

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

A colleague behaved awfully outside work. Should we report them?

My friend told me this story and when I said it sounded like something from a Work Therapy article, they told me I could pass it on, as long as we...

21.11.2024 20

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

A colleague behaved awfully outside work. Should we report them?

My friend told me this story and when I said it sounded like something from a Work Therapy article, they told me I could pass it on, as long as we...

21.11.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

A colleague behaved awfully outside work. Should we report them?

My friend told me this story and when I said it sounded like something from a Work Therapy article, they told me I could pass it on, as long as we...

21.11.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

A colleague behaved awfully outside work. Should we report them?

My friend told me this story and when I said it sounded like something from a Work Therapy article, they told me I could pass it on, as long as we...

21.11.2024 20

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Our colleague’s clowning is getting old. How do we tell them to stop?

We have a colleague who has taken it upon themselves to be the life of the party. They make repeated and frequent attempts to lighten the mood in our...

14.11.2024 20

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Our colleague’s clowning is getting old. How do we tell them to stop?

We have a colleague who has taken it upon themselves to be the life of the party. They make repeated and frequent attempts to lighten the mood in our...

14.11.2024 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Our colleague’s clowning is getting old. How do we tell them to stop?

We have a colleague who has taken it upon themselves to be the life of the party. They make repeated and frequent attempts to lighten the mood in our...

14.11.2024 8

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Our colleague’s clowning is getting old. How do we tell them to stop?

We have a colleague who has taken it upon themselves to be the life of the party. They make repeated and frequent attempts to lighten the mood in our...

14.11.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Our part-time staff are paid more than full-timers. Is this unfair?

Under our EBA, the part-time staff in our department are being paid a significantly higher hourly rate than full-time staff for doing the same work....

07.11.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Our part-time staff are paid more than full-timers. Is this unfair?

Under our EBA, the part-time staff in our department are being paid a significantly higher hourly rate than full-time staff for doing the same work....

07.11.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Our part-time staff are paid more than full-timers. Is this unfair?

Under our EBA, the part-time staff in our department are being paid a significantly higher hourly rate than full-time staff for doing the same work....

07.11.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Our part-time staff are paid more than full-timers. Is this unfair?

Under our EBA, the part-time staff in our department are being paid a significantly higher hourly rate than full-time staff for doing the same work....

07.11.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

What can we do about our new colleague who smokes heavily?

Naturally, we have a non-smoking policy at work. The majority of our team in our office do not smoke. However, we have a new team member, a very...

31.10.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

What can we do about our new colleague who smokes heavily?

Naturally, we have a non-smoking policy at work. The majority of our team in our office do not smoke. However, we have a new team member, a very...

31.10.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

What can we do about our new colleague who smokes heavily?

Naturally, we have a non-smoking policy at work. The majority of our team in our office do not smoke. However, we have a new team member, a very...

31.10.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

What can we do about our new colleague who smokes heavily?

Naturally, we have a non-smoking policy at work. The majority of our team in our office do not smoke. However, we have a new team member, a very...

31.10.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

What could I have done to prevent my work’s offensive Christmas party?

I work for a company that embraces diversity, but I think they went about it the wrong way with one of their Christmas parties. Several years ago they...

25.10.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

What could I have done to prevent my work’s offensive Christmas party?

I work for a company that embraces diversity, but I think they went about it the wrong way with one of their Christmas parties. Several years ago they...

25.10.2024 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

What could I have done to prevent my work’s offensive Christmas party?

I work for a company that embraces diversity, but I think they went about it the wrong way with one of their Christmas parties. Several years ago they...

25.10.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

What could I have done to prevent my work’s offensive Christmas party?

I work for a company that embraces diversity, but I think they went about it the wrong way with one of their Christmas parties. Several years ago they...

25.10.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is delightful, but bad at their job. Does that matter?

During a casual dinner including some of my colleagues, the subject of a co-worker came up. I was shocked to hear this person being disparaged. The...

10.10.2024 20

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is delightful, but bad at their job. Does that matter?

During a casual dinner including some of my colleagues, the subject of a co-worker came up. I was shocked to hear this person being disparaged. The...

10.10.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is delightful, but bad at their job. Does that matter?

During a casual dinner including some of my colleagues, the subject of a co-worker came up. I was shocked to hear this person being disparaged. The...

10.10.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is delightful, but bad at their job. Does that matter?

During a casual dinner including some of my colleagues, the subject of a co-worker came up. I was shocked to hear this person being disparaged. The...

10.10.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Is my recent career break stopping me from getting a job?

I have been in long-term employment all of my working life. A couple of years ago with a combination of burnout, pressing family issues and my own...

03.10.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Is my recent career break stopping me from getting a job?

I have been in long-term employment all of my working life. A couple of years ago with a combination of burnout, pressing family issues and my own...

03.10.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Is my recent career break stopping me from getting a job?

I have been in long-term employment all of my working life. A couple of years ago with a combination of burnout, pressing family issues and my own...

03.10.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Is my recent career break stopping me from getting a job?

I have been in long-term employment all of my working life. A couple of years ago with a combination of burnout, pressing family issues and my own...

03.10.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Was I right to turn down a job because of my interviewer’s weird LinkedIn posts?

I read your column last week about whether coffee preferences are a good measure of character. I agreed that such a minor thing probably didn’t...

26.09.2024 8

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Was I right to turn down a job because of my interviewer’s weird LinkedIn posts?

I read your column last week about whether coffee preferences are a good measure of character. I agreed that such a minor thing probably didn’t...

26.09.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Was I right to turn down a job because of my interviewer’s weird LinkedIn posts?

I read your column last week about whether coffee preferences are a good measure of character. I agreed that such a minor thing probably didn’t...

26.09.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Was I right to turn down a job because of my interviewer’s weird LinkedIn posts?

I read your column last week about whether coffee preferences are a good measure of character. I agreed that such a minor thing probably didn’t...

26.09.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is being ridiculed for burping. How should I deal with this?

A new starter at the company I work for comes from a culture where it is socially acceptable to burp after a meal. This person burps two to three...

12.09.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is being ridiculed for burping. How should I deal with this?

A new starter at the company I work for comes from a culture where it is socially acceptable to burp after a meal. This person burps two to three...

12.09.2024 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is being ridiculed for burping. How should I deal with this?

A new starter at the company I work for comes from a culture where it is socially acceptable to burp after a meal. This person burps two to three...

12.09.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

My colleague is being ridiculed for burping. How should I deal with this?

A new starter at the company I work for comes from a culture where it is socially acceptable to burp after a meal. This person burps two to three...

12.09.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Why did my colleague pretend they’d never met me before?

I was involved in an induction programme at my new job. Several new employees began at the same time and I struck up what – I thought – was a...

29.08.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Why did my colleague pretend they’d never met me before?

I was involved in an induction programme at my new job. Several new employees began at the same time and I struck up what – I thought – was a...

29.08.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Why did my colleague pretend they’d never met me before?

I was involved in an induction programme at my new job. Several new employees began at the same time and I struck up what – I thought – was a...

29.08.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Why did my colleague pretend they’d never met me before?

I was involved in an induction programme at my new job. Several new employees began at the same time and I struck up what – I thought – was a...

29.08.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

My colleagues keep calling in sick and it’s wearing me out. What can I do?

As a hospital specialist I am often saddled with the additional supervision of junior doctors to make up for sick colleagues. It’s exhausting and...

22.08.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

My colleagues keep calling in sick and it’s wearing me out. What can I do?

As a hospital specialist I am often saddled with the additional supervision of junior doctors to make up for sick colleagues. It’s exhausting and...

22.08.2024 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

My colleagues keep calling in sick and it’s wearing me out. What can I do?

As a hospital specialist I am often saddled with the additional supervision of junior doctors to make up for sick colleagues. It’s exhausting and...

22.08.2024 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

My colleagues keep calling in sick and it’s wearing me out. What can I do?

As a hospital specialist I am often saddled with the additional supervision of junior doctors to make up for sick colleagues. It’s exhausting and...

22.08.2024 10

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

How can I deal with the ghastly artwork in my office?

There’s a piece of art on a wall at work. It’s one of the first things you see as you enter our office and I absolutely hate it. It’s so gross....

16.08.2024 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

How can I deal with the ghastly artwork in my office?

There’s a piece of art on a wall at work. It’s one of the first things you see as you enter our office and I absolutely hate it. It’s so gross....

16.08.2024 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

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