Workplace
I was promoted and given a pay rise but it doesn’t feel like enough. What are my options?
I can’t tell you how many people I have counselled who expected to get a much bigger uplift when they took on more responsibility, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
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Opinion
Opinion
I’m a cafe worker. There’s one question customers ask that shows a lack of respect
Most people have little idea of the stigma directed at hospitality workers. There is an assumption that wait staff above a certain age lack the skills or gumption to “get a proper job”.
- by Liam Heitmann-Ryce-LeMercier
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Has #MeToo dampened the appetite for office romance? Not for the French
Have office relationships and affairs become less frequent in recent years? According to the data, you’re probably surrounded by them.
- by Peter Quarry
I kept a colleague’s secret. Now my boss is angry and ignoring me
Your managers may have had a reasonable expectation that you would immediately notify them, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
‘Best thing I’ve ever done’: How a chance diagnosis transformed this WA mining worker’s life
Tristan did not just get his own desk at Fortescue when he shared his diagnosis. He got a ticket to be himself.
- by Peter Milne
Do You Earn Enough?
Jobs
Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID
Some of the jobs that earn six figures on average are ones you might not expect. Here are 10 of them.
- by Millie Muroi and Craig Butt
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Census
Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch
Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.
- by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Do You Earn Enough?
Jobs
Some jobs are so unusual, they’re not recognised by the ABS. Brianna’s is one of them
If you’ve never heard of aquarists, you’re not alone. They belong to one of Australia’s most unusual worker tribes.
- by Gemma Grant and Craig Butt
I lost my dream job after my boss revoked my flexible working arrangements
Reframe your experience by thinking about how fortunate you were to work flexibly for several years.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Bus drivers live in Forest Lake, lawyers in New Farm. So what suburb do architects call home?
Albany Creek is home to the most police officers, Camp Hill has the most footballers and Sunnybank Hills has the most dentists. What about your job and your suburb? Search our interactive to find out.
- by Craig Butt and Marissa Calligeros
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City life
Which suburb has the most teachers? Dentists? Models? Where to find Sydney’s worker tribes
A Herald investigation using census data reveals how different worker types are distributed across Sydney.
- by Matt Wade and Craig Butt