office politics

The biggest issue facing us right now – office seating arrangements

February 23, 2017 // 1 Comment

When I was 3, I made my first foray in the corporate office world. My Dad took me to his office [at the time, I just assumed he had important matters to discuss with me. Not at all associated with the exasperated look my Mum would give Dad as she handed me over to his care]. From this experience I assumed that in an office everyone gets their own [...]

How to balance work friends and not get slapped

October 11, 2016 // 0 Comments

“ERGHMEGHERRRD I heard that she slapped you, is that true???” No that’s not a quote, overheard in the locker of a high school girls’ locker room [interestingly I don’t really have many crazy American-style, girls’ locker room stories despite going to an all-girl school for 10 years….in fact the craziest thing I remember was when we [...]

Office politics…the players and the pawns

September 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Over the last three years, Australia has managed to have 4 different Prime Ministers. This is not going to be a rant about how we seem to have an addiction to #spills [seriously though why are they called spills? Every time it happens I keep thinking of a large mug full of politicians spilling out and all these men in blue suits and light blue [...]

The Official Dictionary of Management Speak and Office Jargon

August 13, 2015 // 1 Comment

Have you ever just wished for once, just once, you could know how loud you are when you blow your nose? Seriously, it’s like one of life’s little mysteries. You’ll never be able to know how obnoxious (or blissful????) your nose-blowing could sound. And for self-conscious people like myself, the lack of knowledge I have about my [...]