office politics
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Stop Trying To Be The Office Superhero
You’ve become the “go-to” person in your office for a slew of tasks that nobody else can (or will) do. Good news: You feel indispensable. Bad news: You can basically never take a holiday. Here’s how to get out of this mess — or, better yet, avoid it in the first place.
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Don’t Be The Office Mum
There you are cleaning up your coworker’s spilled coffee on the way to make copies of the employee manual for the new intern, when you bump into your boss. He’s wondering if there’s a fresh pot brewing? Oh, and you wouldn’t mind sending around John’s birthday card for the rest of the office to sign,…
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Is It Legal To Have Sex With Your Employees?
For the past two weeks, Australian politics have been dominated by the explosive revelation that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce engaged in an extramarital affair with a staffer who is now expecting his child. The particulars of the relationship have been roundly criticised by both sides of politics, with several ministers and former politicians calling…
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How To Get Over Your Resentment At Holidaying Colleagues
Life is competition, and it’s especially easy to feel like you’re losing if your coworkers are always taking bomb-arse holidays while you sit at home using a Netflix account you split with four other people.