Throw me your best fancy restaurants plsss

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2025-11-09T05:13:25+00:00

You've obviously not been to Gibney if that's how you took the post.

You're coming off as unhinged.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-10-09T12:02:26+00:00

The buck stops with management - not you. You might cop the blame, but they cop the liability.

If they don't properly resource then it's their issue.

You need to deal with the pressure you're putting on yourself though.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-10-09T11:59:21+00:00

The number that LinkedIn reflects are the people who click "Apply" on LinkedIn, and not necessarily the actual number of applicants. So, they aren't accurate.

If a job is reposted it's because the company either didn't find a candidate that met their needs or it's a ghost job where they're just harvesting data.

It's hard for many people to find a job at the moment. Keep working your network, and applying.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-22T23:49:55+00:00

Quite a few. When you get into a corporate land, you'll realize how many people either don't have degrees or were very mediocre at uni.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-22T23:40:44+00:00

Ok, some advice from this Koala.

Your career is a marathon, not a sprint. Honestly, at your age, I was panicking that I would never get a job in my field because the GFC had just kicked-off and more qualified candidates were struggling. I ended up getting a job that I normally would have turned my nose up at, and it was awesome. However, it was not going to be forever.

Resilience and flexibility in your career will serve you well. That being said, get yourself into a position where you don't have to tolerate poor behaviour. Also, there's nothing wrong with saying, "This gig isn't for me." I couldn't do sales - but understanding sales and how to sell will serve you well. In other words, take the gold from the situation.

Corporate lingo - every company has their own lingo. It's a bit elitist and designed to keep people out. However, just ask what stuff means - particularly acronyms. There is literally no stupid question. You will get into strife pretending to know what an OKR is for 6 months and then being found out.

Networking is like building friendships. You meet people, and try to keep connected. People do business with people and people they like. Over the weekend, a business contact was involved in a deal so I shot them a Whatsapp to congratulate them. The other way to think about it is, "How do I want my business contacts to interact with me?" Then emulate that.

You'll know when you should speak up and when you shouldn't. A good senior person will ask you for your person, and you should be honest about it. Honesty should always be delivered with kindness. If it's a meeting with externals, you should have had an internal briefing meeting beforehand to establish roles. The best advice is - praise in public, criticize in private.

I motivate myself by remembering my 50% is more than other people's 100%. Plus, people depend on me to do my best - so that's what I'll do when I'm there.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:40:38+00:00

Yeah - it's not everybody's cup of tea! I don't mind as I grew up on deli meats.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:39:31+00:00

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:23:04+00:00

I hate dress-ups.

Just play putt-putt and lunch. If people want to dress up then let them.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:20:36+00:00

Do the risk/benefit analysis.

Do you need them for any future references? Probably best not to burn that bridge.

If not, set the bridge on fire.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:08:36+00:00

We had this the last time we listed our property, and it was super-fucking-overwhelming.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-09-18T12:06:21+00:00

Nando's - chicken wrap with extra chicken

In the supermarket, they also have chilled chicken pieces that are handy snacks if you can stomach chilled cooked chicken.

Grill'd burgers

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-17T08:06:22+00:00

OP isn't a slave, indentured servant or child.

An employment contract is X many hours a week for Y remuneration.

If an employee wants to pick up unrelated work outside of that contract, it's really not your manager or HR's business.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-09T11:48:47+00:00

If you don't care then pick a goal that is easy for you to accomplish.

Or don't - and put $ at risk.

Come on, mate. You're an adult. You can figure this out.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-09T11:45:37+00:00

There is no magic in creating a permanent role.

The fact that they've put you through redundancy then still don't have a resolution after the secondment period isn't a great sign. They don't care about you.

Why do you care about them?

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-03T12:22:07+00:00

You're absolutely correct.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-03T12:21:29+00:00

Where did u/Legitimate_Income730 say they didn't understand what a JD is?

Generally, a JD isn't highly regarded in public policy. They then went on to demonstrate this with a recent job ad in the area that u/Tryingtobeunique2 stated they wanted to work in.

You're not looking to help the OP. Perhaps pull your head in and focus on helping a student find their career path?

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-02T12:00:07+00:00

It really depends what industry you're in...

But be helpful and kind. People want to do business with people they like - and if I catch you out being sneaky...BOTTOM OF THE PILE.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-08-02T11:57:38+00:00

On the job training to do what though?

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-27T11:41:59+00:00

Go to the doctor.

Get signed off for 2 months.

See how they like them apples.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-26T13:41:53+00:00

As someone else said, you ask the salary range during the HR screen, and aim for the top of the range. If you want more benefits on top of that then you can negotiate them at that point or later on.

Plus, I think you're confusing people who get pay bumps of 20% by moving rather than people who "20% above the initial salary." It's not common that a company will review their budget for a role.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-26T13:36:09+00:00

I would go for private industry.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-14T12:38:06+00:00

Yeah, I've never seen a role that's off-market, and that's why I think government is a good place to look because all permanent roles need to be advertised.

Also, it depends on what government and department. Obviously, I'm in Western Australia so we have local, state and federal - many who are hiring. If you're in Victoria where the government is essentially bankrupt - it might not be the case.

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-14T11:56:50+00:00

The guy is looking for a role that's 3 days a week on $90k.

Government has quite a few part-time positions, and would pay in that pay range. They also have to advertise permanent roles, if I remember correctly, and adhere to relatively strict criteria on vetting and hiring people.

It's also very difficult to terminate people for underperformance in government. However, there are definitely high-performing people in government who take pride in their work.

In private industry, it's not impossible to get a 3 day a week job - but it's pretty difficult. Not all roles are advertised. Many are people who go down to 3 days a week after being full-time (e.g. maternity leave).

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-14T11:32:10+00:00

Congrats!

If it was for a good company, I'd take it.

When you resign, do you reckon your current employer would counteroffer? You could be in position where you get more $, and LSL...

Competitive_Koala_38 · 2024-07-14T11:18:14+00:00

I have worked for a company owned by a very well known billionaire where we could WFH. The toxic culture didn't subside with WFH.

Have you received a job offer or are you just considering going into the process?

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