The sacking this week of comedian Catherine Deveny following a public outcry over her tasteless tweets during Australian television’s Logies award night has again highlighted the connection between our work life and our personal online life. Deveny used to write a column for The Age newspaper but editor-in-chief Paul Ramadge was quoted as saying, “the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Employment’
Retiring at 100
No thanks! According to John Beard, director of the World Health Organisation’s Department of Ageing and Life Course, we could soon see people working up to the age of 100. I have no idea if I’ll still be alive at 100 but I do know that I won’t still be working. I’m hoping that if [...]
Do you hate the 9 to 5?
Normally at this time of day I’d be rocketing towards work on my bike. I’d be enjoying the scenery of the Swan River as I pedaled along the bike path next to the freeway. Today is different. In fact every day this week and next week will be different. I’m currently taking two weeks of [...]
Dispensable
It’s good to be back. I will admit that I could have spent some more time on holiday, resting and relaxing, but it’s the day to day stuff of life that makes holidays so special when they come along; and I love my job so that helps. I spent the past week on Rottnest Island [...]
What Programmes Our Personalities?
Have you got what it takes? That’s the question being asked in advertising trying to attract Western Australians to train as teachers. You know something? I don’t have what it takes. I could never be a teacher. That’s not how I’m wired. I’m very happy that some people are wired that way and I have [...]
