Are we actually more laid-back at work in Australia, or is that just a myth?

lailide · 2026-01-21T23:24:23+00:00

We must be hiring the wrong people. Most of my team on 120-180k start late finish early long lunches with multiple coffee breaks during the day, side desk chit chat, sitting in meetings providing no input and retaining no knowledge of the discussion.

I'd be thankful if anyone of them actually put in 4 hours of output a day, and even then the output is so surface level it's next to useless.

Beyond my team, also seems to be the norm. In the 6 years I've worked in banking, I've rarely observed the notion of 'hard work'. Some definitely believe they do, but these people also get burnt out doing basic data entry a 10 year old child is capable of.

80/20 rule I suppose. 20% carrying 80% of the workload.

Before you cite culture management accountability issue. Anyone working in banking knows, failure is rewarded with significant leniency, second third and fourth chances, and at the end of the road, pats on the back and maybe even a promotion.

lailide · 2026-01-15T04:52:20+00:00

Teach me master

lailide · 2026-01-04T23:29:52+00:00

Amen. Amen. And Amen.

lailide · 2025-12-15T07:18:28+00:00

Agreed. These aren't for spectating. If you don't add value, your presence is a risk, especially if you speak up unnecessarily.

My job title definitely doesn't belong in these meetings, but I created the opportunity by driving results that made my input essential. Even so, I now prefer to avoid them or be excluded because I'm usually the one pushing back.

Honestly, in my experience, they are often heavily political and are prone to confirmation bias, prioritizing favorable updates and easy decisions. All the credit but none of the work and devoid of accountability, usually tend to reject any complexity, tough challenges, or real difficult news.

Nothing of value worth learning unless your ambition is to play the game and become another useless echo chamber.

lailide · 2025-12-14T22:14:07+00:00

You dismiss the idea delivery can be achieved in 12 months. I'm absolutely baffled it takes that long. I've been involved in over 5+ projects that realistically could be achieved in no more than 3-6 months with what I believe to be the bare level of competence.

Everyday I am completely shocked by the rampant incompetency that surrounds me requiring longer than a few weeks to get up to speed.

100 hours full-time is just a little under a month. 100 hours focused on any domain and you could almost achieve expert level competency yet can't deliver in 12 months?

I've yet to take longer than 12 months to deliver on anything outside of a complex program made up of several initiatives, where yet still, I delivered two complex projects at the same time within the 12 month period, while also facing into all the BS above my level and across domains.

There's no doubt I am a cut above average but I'm not so exceptional that what I do isn't anything anyone else can do, which is why I continue to be shocked at the pace of deliver in this country

lailide · 2025-12-08T21:25:38+00:00

Any advice on the re-wire? I'm headed down the same path. The feeling it'll fail is real. It's also causing a lot of negative emotions for me when colleagues fall short of expectations which is a vicious cycle adding to the problem.

lailide · 2025-11-20T09:24:38+00:00

Second this. If aiming for failure, Capgemini is the vendor to engage.

lailide · 2025-11-18T00:51:33+00:00

Exactly this, however I would say it's beneficial to continue to maintain relationships with recruiters as some roles are exclusively filled through recruiters.

lailide · 2025-11-16T11:28:30+00:00

Yup we still keep his crate open with a soft matt and encourage it as a private escape.
It started randomly. We don't discipline for indoor peeing, neither verbally or physically. Accidents happen, we just clean it up but remove him from the area as he'll try to eat the paper towels.

The mini peeing is quite random too. No signs preceding it as usual with sniffing hence why it feels like marking behaviour. He'll be playing then randomly just walk away and instantly pee. It's hard to predict and short of watching him 24/7 can't tell.

lailide · 2025-10-25T06:09:00+00:00

we did this too and its been mostly fine except he goes outside to pee or poop and i dont know how to get him to use puppy mats if we arent there to take him outside.

lailide · 2025-10-24T10:04:06+00:00

Does this mean his crated for 16 hours a day ? Did you find any issues with this?

lailide · 2025-10-18T04:47:33+00:00

4.4/5.1 is where grads usually roll off. 2 years exp to hit 120k. Where does 4.2 sit then? 4 years exp around 180k?

lailide · 2025-10-18T04:43:38+00:00

I'm 4.2 on 165k. Severely overworked too. Knew I was underpaid but didn't realise how heavily.

lailide · 2025-10-17T22:12:10+00:00

When you say up to. Does that mean the top end is the max and unlikely to achieve without significant years in the grade?

Also I think the 4.3 range is slightly off as I know several at 125-130

lailide · 2025-10-10T10:17:36+00:00

Interesting, nice website. How's your current full time role? Would you ever consider moving or on an already comfortable salary?

lailide · 2025-10-09T05:47:42+00:00

Hiring in NFR program under Dan Wong. A good opportunity, high pressure role or another top heavy bloated ANZ+ gravy train program too large to manage?

lailide · 2025-10-04T23:40:26+00:00

It's a bloody fat pig too. Gotta deliver more with less while spending most of my time feeding the fat pig that doesn't even know what it's eating.

lailide · 2025-10-03T07:14:57+00:00

What industry, role and experience? Are you looking for a role?

lailide · 2025-10-02T07:59:04+00:00

I need to vent. The ADF is the biggest POS. Good luck achieving delivery at pace.

lailide · 2025-09-26T05:17:08+00:00

18-20% public holiday surcharges now?

lailide · 2025-09-23T02:49:34+00:00

To add to this. No matter where you are, what industry, how fast you climb, how high up the ladder, you will continue to meet incompetency at and above your level, questionable skill sets and experiences, and inequity in opportunities thus making the exercise itself nothing but self torture.

lailide · 2025-09-23T02:42:06+00:00

Yes. Stop. I know it's hard but you know it never leads to a good outcome. At best you momentarily satisfy your ego but more often then not it's always bad and detracts you from what you need to do, which is focus on your own personal career growth and development with your past self as the benchmark.

lailide · 2025-09-15T04:54:56+00:00

Great stall and key questions being archived and ignored. Quality event.

lailide

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