by Anita Ziemer | Apr 16, 2020 | Interchange Bench
I had never understood face mask wearing in public. To me, face masks indicated a cultural misunderstanding, a weird convention I couldn’t grasp. Were the wearers suggesting our pollution levels were up there with Shanghai’s, were we particularly foul mouthed, or were...
by Samantha Cotgrave | Apr 7, 2020 | Interchange Bench
It was while waiting to cross at the lights on Spring Street last week, standing (suitably) apart from a couple on my walk home, when I overheard one say, “Things will really get bad when Bunnings closes.” I wanted to step closer and join that conversation. Unable to,...
by Candice Lewis | Mar 24, 2020 | Interchange Bench
It’s 11.30am and you’ve checked your news feed one too many times this morning already. We feel your pain, away from work, under financial duress, trying to work out HR and OHS logistics around #WFH (working from home), realising perhaps there is a limit to how much...
by Jason Molyneux | Apr 24, 2019 | Interchange Bench
As the tally of seemingly meaningless statistics scrolled above my head, the reason we were all there became less clear, yet somehow it all made sense to someone crunching the numbers for management. If you’ve ever worked in a call centre, you’d understand that call...
by Anita Ziemer | Apr 2, 2019 | Interchange Bench
The Boardroom Podcast in conversation with Anita Ziemer, Managing Director of Slade Group, about young people entering the workforce and the future of industries with the presence of automation. The Boardroom Podcast is a series of engaging podcasts discussing the...
by Jason Molyneux | Mar 29, 2019 | Interchange Bench
A Working Holiday Visa doesn’t have to mean charity mugging other professionals on Collins Street. It can literally turn your world upside down (if you’re from the northern hemisphere, like me). Currently residing in Melbourne – one of the top destinations for Brits...
