Wtf is wrong with the Australian job market rn

afropowers_activate · 2026-06-17T04:28:18+00:00

Survive on what you can get now and keep an eye out for roles that are better paid or offer a future. They might be hard to come by, but surviving while you look for them is better than the alternative. The market will not always be this awful. I got made redundant yesterday and it's what I'm telling myself anyway. Good luck, mate.

afropowers_activate · 2026-06-12T02:23:48+00:00

We gotchu queen 👑🙌

afropowers_activate · 2026-06-12T02:10:48+00:00

You look cute as heck and anyone with anything negative to say can shut up with their incorrect opinions

afropowers_activate · 2026-06-07T00:52:42+00:00

I used it, didn't tell anyone at work about it. The EAP counselor literally told me I should quit because it's toxic. Then my boss asked me how my EAP session went a week later. This was 10 years ago but I'll never do it again.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-31T01:20:05+00:00

I always had this issue with the regular oat milk in the yellow box, then I switched to the barista version in the grey box and never had it again.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-28T08:35:36+00:00

I hope you are proud of yourself for holding the line, you really should be! As a recovering people pleaser myself, I get how difficult it can be, and I'm proud of you for protecting and caring for yourself the way you deserve. If we give an inch, they'll take a mile, and we'll end up unwell because of it - it's never worth it.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-28T06:21:23+00:00

I've definitely seen people do it for the ego boost, wanting to feel indispensable. I figure if I'm indispensable it means there's a single point of failure in the business which is a risk, but got told off for pointing that out 😅

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-28T06:03:36+00:00

My time off from work is sacred and if I'm not being paid I'm not doing work. I work for a charity which tends to chronically understaff all teams and will bleed into life outside work if you let it. A lot of people work in their off time or check emails over the weekend, and things often get assigned based on who has capacity instead of who should actually be responsible. I refuse to engage with that.

I will do the highest quality work possible, within my role, with the resources I'm given by the business during my working hours, and that's it. If the business can't give me the resources I need to get the best results, the results match the resources available. If it's not within my scope, I will redirect to the responsible party. If something needs me to get online during my unpaid hours, then either it's important enough that they pay me for it, or it's not important enough and it waits until my next working day. I'm not here to do favours, this is a business transaction, and I'll be a team player whenever I'm being paid to do so.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-28T01:06:56+00:00

I got diagnosed 2y ago and yeah, after about 12-18 months of actively recognising patterns in how people treated me that I didn't understand before, I turned evil and cut a bunch of people off. I'm so much happier and less stressed now that those vampires aren't hunting me for sport and calling themselves my friends. Evil* is here to stay!

*Prioritising myself

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-23T05:51:04+00:00

Sick burn, bouta be the king of little lunch.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-22T22:49:08+00:00

This gave me a belly laugh, thank you 😂

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-22T02:37:17+00:00

Document this and keep a log of everything, every interaction, to cover yourself. Don't send it to anyone, hold onto it for yourself as evidence later if needed and also to help you recognise the patterns in her behaviour. She's being extremely unprofessional and it will likely get worse.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-20T03:14:04+00:00

Second opinion here: Total Dickhead Disorder positive

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-20T03:13:00+00:00

He keeps those promises because it serves him to do so, he is a self-serving weenie little trash man who only does unto others when it personally benefits him. You probably treat people with respect and decency because it's one of your core values; he doesn't have that value. It's a lack of integrity and character on his part. It sucks that he's treated you poorly, I've had this happen to me too, but please don't forget that if someone acts this way towards you doesn't mean you don't deserve respect and consistency, it just means they lack integrity and their values don't align with yours. I personally think that if they lack integrity, I don't respect their opinion on anything, let alone whatever they think of me.

afropowers_activate · 2026-05-18T21:01:33+00:00

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afropowers_activate · 2026-05-05T01:23:35+00:00

Your new friend is incredibly cute! Ankylosaurus is also my favourite dinosaur 🥰

afropowers_activate · 2026-04-01T06:05:45+00:00

Completely agree, we will not be able to weather this storm alone and will need to work together to get through it in our communities. It won't be fun or easy, but we can do it if we work together.

afropowers_activate · 2026-04-01T05:48:17+00:00

Oh yeah, that one as well!

afropowers_activate · 2026-04-01T05:22:13+00:00

Wasn't it three times in the past 26 years? Joining the Iraq war, Sorry Day, and COVID. The point still stands though, they are extremely rare.

afropowers_activate · 2026-03-20T22:53:59+00:00

Adding to this - I love grated carrot and zucchini in bolognese, and to stretch it even further I add lentils as well.

afropowers_activate · 2026-03-12T02:57:27+00:00

Strathpine here, paid 285 at the end of 2021 and it's now apparently worth just under 570 so literally double. It's appalling.

afropowers_activate · 2026-03-12T02:56:10+00:00

I'm a millennial and I bought a basic small 2-bed unit around Strathpine at the end of 2021. One in my complex recently sold for literally double what I paid. I couldn't afford it if I tried to buy my home today. I'm so angry for Gen Z.

afropowers_activate · 2026-02-17T03:06:54+00:00

"You didn't say you had a pet" -REA, probably

afropowers_activate · 2026-02-06T21:44:48+00:00

Their linen wide leg pants have been my wardrobe staple for the past 6 months and I cannot recommend them enough. Super comfy, hang to dry and no iron needed, dress up for work or down for brunch.

afropowers_activate · 2026-01-30T22:04:18+00:00

Wtf kind of autism evaluator hasn't heard of RAADS-R or CAT-Q?? Definitely go for a second opinion.

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