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Brisbane Times

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Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

If you really want to stay, would it be tolerable to accept you’ll never be part of an inner circle filled with sycophants and hollowed people?

latest 8

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

If you really want to stay, would it be tolerable to accept you’ll never be part of an inner circle filled with sycophants and hollowed people?

yesterday 7

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

If you really want to stay, would it be tolerable to accept you’ll never be part of an inner circle filled with sycophants and hollowed people?

yesterday 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

Should I pretend to worship my boss so I can keep my job?

If you really want to stay, would it be tolerable to accept you’ll never be part of an inner circle filled with sycophants and hollowed people?

yesterday 7

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

It’s tempting to assume you’ve been rejected by a robot. And in some ways you have, but there’s more at play here.

16.01.2025 10

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?
16.01.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?
16.01.2025 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

Why was my job application rejected in ten minutes?

It’s tempting to assume you’ve been rejected by a robot. And in some ways you have, but there’s more at play here.

16.01.2025 7

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

Your co-worker’s lies may not be the product of grand delusions, but they are clearly an attempt to construct a false version of past events.

09.01.2025 6

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?
09.01.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

09.01.2025 10

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

Why is my workplace abuser trying to blame everything on me?

Your co-worker’s lies may not be the product of grand delusions, but they are clearly an attempt to construct a false version of past events.

09.01.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

What can I do about my colleague’s awful Kris Kringle gift?

The person who organises our annual Christmas event is a master in the discipline and has established a tradition that everyone looks forward to....

06.12.2024 3

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

What can I do about my colleague’s awful Kris Kringle gift?

The person who organises our annual Christmas event is a master in the discipline and has established a tradition that everyone looks forward to....

06.12.2024 5

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

What can I do about my colleague’s awful Kris Kringle gift?

The person who organises our annual Christmas event is a master in the discipline and has established a tradition that everyone looks forward to....

05.12.2024 2

WA Today

Jonathan Rivett

What can I do about my colleague’s awful Kris Kringle gift?

The person who organises our annual Christmas event is a master in the discipline and has established a tradition that everyone looks forward to....

05.12.2024 3

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 1

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 5

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 2

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 1

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 3

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...

14.11.2024 3

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...

14.11.2024 3

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...

14.11.2024 2

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...

14.11.2024 3

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...

07.11.2024 4

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...

07.11.2024 3

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...

07.11.2024 3

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...

07.11.2024 2

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 2

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 2

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 1

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 2

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...

25.10.2024 4

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 1

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 2

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 2

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 2

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 1

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 3

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 2

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 3

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my company determined to have such a boring ‘mission statement’?

I volunteered to be on a subcommittee at work. Its job is to come up with a new mission statement for the organisation. I was cautiously optimistic...

09.08.2024 2

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my company determined to have such a boring ‘mission statement’?

I volunteered to be on a subcommittee at work. Its job is to come up with a new mission statement for the organisation. I was cautiously optimistic...

09.08.2024 1

The Age

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my company determined to have such a boring ‘mission statement’?

I volunteered to be on a subcommittee at work. Its job is to come up with a new mission statement for the organisation. I was cautiously optimistic...

09.08.2024 3

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Why did I get blamed for a bad idea at work?

Last year, I moved into a leadership position and I have been enjoying the new responsibility. But I’ve started to question it all after a phone...

01.08.2024 2

Brisbane Times

Jonathan Rivett

Why is my colleague making fun of my standing desk?

I have started using a standing desk at work and have been a little surprised to find it has been greeted with doubt from people I work with. One...

25.07.2024 1

The Sydney Morning Herald

Jonathan Rivett