'Deep and Meaningfuls' Category
Five years ago today
I woke up, heard the news on the radio, then tuned in to the horrific pictures on the TV.
I was horrified, mortified, sad. I ached with empathy for the American people, wishing I could do something, knowing I couldn’t.
On the same day the news hit that one of our leading domestic airlines went into receivership. […]A change is as good as a holiday, right? (Warning - extra long post!)
Well, I’m at the end of my first week in the corporate communications area. How did I get here? Well, perhaps a little background…
I was a HR Manager for a state government department. Due to a government policy change, an edict came from the highest levels that corporate services areas (e.g. HR, Finance, IT, Admin […]Dear John …
Director: I’d just like to let you know you weren’t successful for the position.
Me thinking: (Duh…)
Director: We think you have a wealth of knowledge and experience, but that knowledge and experience just weren’t the right fit for the job.
Me thinking: (Well I did suspect that you wanted someone with a bit more technical knowledge […]Arrghhh! I’m turning into my mother!
Alternative title: The kids these days just don’t have ANY respect!
I’ve noticed lately how much has changed since I was a teenager.
(insert old lady voice) Back in my day (/old lady voice) we tended to care about the feelings of the company we were in and acted accordingly. For example, if we were in […]So what IS a proper Aussie?
I had a response to my Australia Day is Coming post by someone calling themselves “Proper Aussie”.
Now I respect everyone’s opinion (as long as it agrees with mine…no, not really, just kiddin’) and to my credit, I only used the word “fuck” once in MY response to THEIR response, but what they had to say […]Post-Australia Day Navel-gazing
Having four days off work (that extra-long weekend thing) has given me cause to do some thinking.
I was thinking about how, this year, it seemed to me that Australia Day was celebrated with almost maniacal fervour by Australian people. It got me to thinking about what it is that makes us so proud to be […]