Jonathan Rivett
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 12
- Latest publication
- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Brisbane Times
- Top 100K sites
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- Jul 9, 2026
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An office chat about ‘Wharfie Time’ upset a colleague. What went wrong? (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I returned to work after the long weekend in Melbourne and the office was buzzing with chatter about the AFL Grand Final. I am not a footy fan, so usually don’t really participate in such discussions, but I had been invited to a grand final party and watched the game this year. I have to admit it was very exciting. Unfortunately, I seem to have made a bad mistake on the Monday after. I innocently
Why you should be wary when your boss asks for feedback (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I work at an organisation that tells us almost every day how democratic and “emotionally safe” it is as a workplace. To an extent that’s true. But it’s not true at all in the case of a small group of leaders. They are not bad people, but they put a lie to the idea of working in a democracy. They are (arguably benign) dictators. I think at least one is aware of how their authoritarian style contrad
When did we become so concerned about trivial things at work? (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. There is no written rule for a starting time at our work, but most of us start at 9am. Two of my colleagues sometimes come into the office after that time. Recently, I’ve noticed a growing number of other colleagues are grumbling about this later starting time. Just to clarify, both of these colleagues have good reasons to start when they do. They also both do very good work. At first I thought it
I can’t get a job because I can work only from home. What can I do? (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. I was made redundant from my most recent job earlier this year due to funding issues. I’ve been applying for jobs full time since then. I don’t lack experience, skills, degrees, references or anything else. Without going into detail, I’m pretty sure I’m taking every humanly possible action. However, I have multiple disabling health conditions and can only work entirely remotely. This should be fin
Should I have pushed back against my boss’s terrible idea? (opens the original)
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You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Some time ago, during an important team meeting, a manager proposed an idea that I and many of my colleagues knew was unwise. Conflict with this manager is a daunting prospect, and only one of us spoke up – they were polite and respectful. The manager thanked my colleague for their input, but the project went ahead unchanged. It was the disaster many of us thought it would be. When the full cost o
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