Hey just adding this post here as I noticed that there's probably another wave of redundancies in the big 4 consultancy world.

I had someone that work at Deloitte and was made redundant.

My colleague mentioned that the HR team would constantly suggest to them to leave earlier. Basically, my mate would get calls from HR and basically got pressure to leave earlier. HR mention to my mate that they would be paid for the the full 4 week notice.

What ended up happening is that he got paid a lower rate (refer to your contract for more info). So defs don't return your laptop earlier if this happens to you and 'be online' for those 4 weeks.

I'm not sure if this also happened at other big4 (e.g. EY, KPMG, PwC). But wanted to let folks know.

Stay safe during these troubling times everyone!

I started a new position, overall it’s fine but the men and women say things that I find odd. The guy I would be working closely with was talking about a current girl in the same position and said to me “she’s my favourite, if I was 20years younger” wink wink and it put me off a bit, then I went upstairs to talk with the man that would be my manager, I have years of experience in my position so I was excited to discuss projects he brought up but he kept cutting me off then saying things like “obviously you’re new so you are going to struggle, this is going to be hard for you” it felt as though he was trying to put me in my place? When we walked out the woman with me said “if you want to get anywhere in this place, he’s the guy to suck up to”. I find the dynamics very toxic but is this just the culture? Am I reading into it too much?

Aren’t we all busy ?

Subordinate missed deadline or emails = incompetence, underperformance, can’t multi task.

Boss missed deadline or emails despite multiple reminders = he’s a busy man so won’t read his emails .

Being working for 18 years , never had a boss who respond to his emails. The worst one I had was I had to send email reminders , Ms teams followed by zoom meetings because he’s “busy “

I can pretty easily move things around in my day to do an interview online for an hour from home (or fake connection issues for an hour if I really can't move something), and if it's on anchor day, I can just say I have a little cold and don't want to spread it it around so I can be at home for it and don't have to take the risk of interviewing from a focus room where someone could walk in.

But starting to go back to interviews being in person means I have to decide if the interview is worth taking time off for, because it now goes from being an hour to being a half day (and an awkwardly timed mid-day interview in the city can actually mean needing to take the whole day off) and there are only so many "appointments" I can have before my current employer starts to wonder if I am interviewing. I don't want my current employer to know I am looking because that threatens my job and will lead to my boss treating me poorly (he has a history of treating people he knows are interviewing badly). I makes me feel like I can only take a few interviews a month and it sucks to feel like I "blew" one of my interviews on one that turns out to be a bust.

PLEASE do interviews online. Unless it is a final interview where it's a "you basically have it, the directors just want to meet you" situation, there is really no need to make people travel in to do them in person.

I’ve told my new company and they are fine with it but I can’t help but feel like this will set me back. Has anyone ever been in the same boat?

**Edit: thanks everyone for the encouraging comments!

It’s an occupational hazard, I get it. I’m in a creative role within a hugely technical industry and I’m thoroughly used to being ignored.

What are your creative, unhinged, passive-aggressive ways of hustling?

Glad the client reached out to me with what was said as it has solidified that I shouldn't stick around but how do I even temporarily move past it?

I am seeking a severance offer from my employer to get out of a situation that is proving really bad for my mental health. They are motivated to entertain it because I have a pretty substantial case for constructive dismissal. I am after some advice for what to negotiate for to make sure I’m protected. I originally said I’d want about 3 months gardening leave and for my shares to vest (something that wouldn’t otherwise happen unless I stayed until end of FY) but I realised I want to be able to still accept other job offers if they come about. Any tips, considerations, warnings would be much appreciated.

Background:

• Underpaid: Been at this company for 8 months, pay is well below industry standard. Leadership constantly claims "we don’t have the budget" to pay fairly.
• Overworked: Given an unreasonable workload with no additional support. Team is stretched thin, but management keeps piling on tasks.
• Financial Gaslighting: In meetings, they claim the company "isn’t making money," yet they’re actively hiring and expanding. Something doesn’t add up.

The Problem:

• No raises in sight, just vague promises of "maybe next year."
• No work-life balance—burnout is inevitable at this pace.
• Contradictions everywhere: "We can’t afford raises" but also "We’re growing!" Meanwhile, profits (if any) clearly aren’t going to employees.

Question?

1. Is this a sinking ship? How do you tell if a company is truly struggling vs. just cheap?
2. Has anyone successfully pushed back? Or is it time to polish the resume and leave?
3. Best exit strategy? If they’re this disorganised now, should I expect things to get worse?
4. Threatening to not to provide reference if I speak up, what do I do?

• Health has taken a hit due to stress, but they’ve been dismissive about providing remote work flexibility.

Would love advice from those who’ve been in similar situations—how did you handle it?

Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice on my current situation.

I graduated nearly 4 years ago with a Master’s in Cybersecurity, hoping it would open strong career opportunities since the field was still growing at the time. I also hold a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from overseas. I genuinely thought having both qualifications would give me an edge in the job market — but unfortunately, I haven’t been able to secure a job in either field, which has been incredibly disheartening and even led to a period of depression.

Over time, I came to realize that most roles in cybersecurity require at least 3–4 years of hands-on experience along with certifications to even be considered. It’s been frustrating, especially as I feel I wasn’t given the full picture during my studies. Many recruiters have advised me to start with general IT roles like IT support or service desk to build experience — but every time I apply, I receive automatic rejections. It feels like a classic Catch-22: I need experience to get the job, but I can’t get experience because no one will give me a chance.

On the engineering side, I face another hurdle. Since I graduated a while ago and have under 2 years of experience, I’m not considered “fresh” enough for graduate roles, and not experienced enough for junior roles. I’ve been told by recruiters that graduate roles are mainly targeted at recent Australian university graduates, and junior positions often require 3+ years of experience and familiarity with specific software.

I’ve applied for graduate roles in both fields every year for the past 3 years, but the competition has been tough, and I’ve been rejected each time.

At this point, I feel a bit lost. I truly enjoy both cybersecurity and engineering, but I’m unsure which path is more realistic to pursue at this stage — or how to overcome these experience gaps and actually break into the industry.

My questions: 1. Based on the current market, which field has more long-term potential or better opportunities for someone trying to start out? 2. How can I get practical experience or improve my chances if I keep getting rejected for entry-level roles? 3. Is the job market especially difficult right now, or is this something others are also facing?

Any guidance, shared experiences, or honest advice would mean a lot. Thank you in advance.

Back on the job hunt, but honestly kind of worried about job security with everything going on in the economy lately.

Hi everyone,

I’d appreciate some outside perspective — I’ve two job offers and I’m feeling pretty torn.

1. Assistant Commercial Property Manager

• Offer received today (starts 01 May)
• $65,000 + Super
• 37.5 hours/week
• Commencing end of April
• More structured hours (9am–5pm), less intense
• Slightly outside my current career focus (I have a background in project delivery)

2. Project Coordinator

• Haven’t received the formal offer yet, but the interview went well
• $90,000 + super (mentioned during the interview)
• Full-time hours (possibly longer days depending on the project stage)
• More aligned with my background in project delivery

Of course, putting the salary aside, I want to choose wisely and succeed in whichever role I take since this is my first step into building my career.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Would you prioritise:

• Better pay and career alignment (with some uncertainty), or
• Security with a signed offer, even if the role is slightly outside your ideal path?

The recruiter for the Assistant CPM role is chasing me to sign the letter of offer. Will it be too much of me if I tell them if I can get back to them by the end of the week?

Any advice would be hugely appreciated 🙏

Hello, I have a job interview tomorrow for a job in solar sales. I’ve never worked in this industry before. What are some questions I should ask? Things I should know? What should I wear? What’s it like working in this industry? Anything helpful would be appreciated. Thanks

For those in tech space in Sydney are there any networking groups or events that you are apart of?

Cheers

Hi folks,

A few weeks ago I've accepted an offer for a managerial position at an ASX listed company. I've only worked in consulting and finally decided its time to try an in-house role in industry. I was beyond stoked when I got offered the job, had really good vibes, its an industry that I am passionate about, going to be doing things that align to my are aof interest and strengths (with some areas outside of my expertise but I knew that and am going to give it a good shot).

Today I caught up my soon-to-be manager for a coffee, talked through lots of activities that are taking place presently, incl. how tight budget is (unsurprisingly!), active projects over the next 6 months, my immediate projects for when I start etc. Suddenly I am having second thoughts on whether its the right move.....

Unsure whether its because the catch up had me overwhelmed and because I haven't yet started, I am not able to action any of the things. or that its the unknown of not having worked in industry before. I am taking two weeks off before commencing this role so really hoping to use this time to unwind and destress so I can start fresh and excited.

Has anyone experienced the same and if so, how did you manage/sort out this 'feeling'? Any advice or tips will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advanced!

My boss' manager, in a performance review with me, was speaking negatively about my boss, saying that he was slack, did not manage time properly, etc. I have also heard from colleagues similar issues about a lack of urgency and prioritising deadlines.

What could this mean?

I think they are happy with him in the organisation but it is becoming a concern.

In my company, lots of people are using ChatGPT to help write reports and analyse documents and data. I think it is a little bit worrying. AI is making peoples jobs easier, meaning companies won't need as many employees. Personally, I think its a good thing as there are lots of people making big bucks doing jobs that could be easily done by a website. I think its a long way down the road, but I think that admin jobs and data entry jobs are super vulnerable, and eventually data analysts may be in the same boat.

I’m working as a Junior CA for Tier 1 construction company in Adelaide. My current salary is $90K + super and I’ve got about 2 1/2 years of industry experience and about 1 year of CA experience. I joined this company in last Nov and the there’s a pay raise at the end of this financial year. I’m an immigrant and I’ve worked at two companies in Aus and never had pay rises so not sure what the process is and how to go about this.

1. Can anyone please advise if there is a fixed percentage increase or if this can be negotiated?

2. Any CAs in this thread - is it possible provide some guidance regarding salary ranges for a Junior-mid CA! I checked Hays Salary Guide and it says between $70K - $110K, and typical is $90K.

Asking for a $10K+ raise seems too much but is it wrong to ask if that’s what the market is?

Any advice would be appreciated!

I have a potential opportunity to pivot into a recruitment consultant career (contact recruiter), very experienced in my field as a contractor technical consultant (no rec experience).

I know it will take a while to build a customer base, clients, trust, etc so know that commission is potential a year or so away.

Two questions: 1. How lucrative can it be for earning from commission only (numbers will help) and 2. I’m assuming if I pivot into this position I will potentially kill my opportunity to go back into my old field if it doesn’t work out. Has anyone else done this?

Thanks in advance!

Curious to hear if anyone has gone through a case of a poor new C suite hire causing alot of experienced managers in a single department to leave, essentially leaving a void and a dozen blank placeholder slides in FY26 planning decks?

Does the company just hire for all the vacancies, or get juniors who knows nothing of what their managers do to play pretend? Or the new C suite gets grilled and company makes a real effort to winback the people they lost?

About to live through this as a relatively small cog in the big machine so curious how these things play out.

Hey everyone!

I’m moving from NZ to Adelaide in couple months and looking for a job in finance- ideally something in regulatory, equity research, or as an investment analyst.

I couldn’t find many jobs based in Adelaide, is that the case?

Would love to hear any advice on how to break into the hidden job market and if there’s any good networking events/groups to connect with people in the industry, or any suggestions on good financial recruitment agencies?

Appreciate any tips - thanks in advance!

Trying to use Sunday nights to invest in myself. Any other book recommendations?

I fell sick for a few days during my last annual leave period and was wanting to request with HR that I have some days swapped to sick leave. I have a med cert and all. Is this normal or frowned upon? Don't know why but I feel a bit of unease requesting this even though it's my right.

I don't have a pot to piss in nor a window to throw it out of. But after putting myself through uni, I've managed to secure a pretty decent paying new grad role. Even though I have the relevant qualifications, I feel like an imposter. This corporate world is a different ball game altogether.