WFH, four-day work weeks and ‘lazy girls’: The big workplace trends of 2023
We've entered a new era of hybrid work. Surveying our readers, we discovered that the future of work is... complicated. Here's the big workplace trends of 2023.
What counts as meaningful work for Australians, and how it’s changed since the pandemic
Before any of us ever thought of a pandemic, the top three factors driving meaningful work were, leadership, culture and purpose.
From Rage Applying to Grumpy Staying: The boomer boss guide to gen Z work lingo
Confused about what rage applying, grumpy staying and other gen Z work phrases? We have you covered so you don't have to install TikTok.
CEO video goes viral with potshots at ‘quiet quitting’ workers and breadwinning mothers
Another day in business, another viral CEO spray. This time it was James Clarke, CEO at Clearlink, the digital marketing and technology firm.
In the age of quiet quitting, here’s how to build a positive workplace culture
While some employers might be annoyed by workplace memes and double down on bad behaviour, the memes and trends should ultimately be cause for reflection: How many of your employees are quiet quitters? Could you be accused of quiet hiring?
Have you been ‘desk bombed’ at work? Probably!
If you've ever worked in an office pre-pandemic or indeed in the last few years, too, we're guessing you've been desk bombed.
‘Bare Minimum Mondays’ is the latest TikTok trend after the Great Resignation, Quiet Quitting and Rage Applying
If someone’s slow day is Monday where they do the bare minimum but they get their work done the rest of the week, what’s the harm?
TikTok’s “5 to 9 before the 9 to 5” trend shows off pre and post-work productivity
Currently the hashtag #5to9 boasts more than 38.5 million TikTok views, so it's safe to say TikTok users are loving the content rolling in.
Workers aren’t just quiet quitting. Managers are quiet firing, too
“Quiet quitting” may be a new workplace phenomenon hitting the corporate world, but it turns out managers are guilty of a more passive-aggressive movement themselves: quiet firing.
A wake up call: Lessons from three types of quiet quitters
'Quiet quitting' is really just another buzz term to describe a rise in employees who are part of the team but checked out.
Arianna Huffington saying quiet quitters should “joyfully join” misses the point entirely, wellbeing expert says
The co-founder of The Huffington Post has waded into the "quiet quitting" conversation with an optimistic vision of a workplace where staff are "joyfully joining" instead.
What do workers get out of quiet quitting, and why are they able to do it?
Switching off stress and refusing to go above and beyond is arguably more achievable in today’s job market.
