Work & Finances

I hope I'm wrong, but: I'm guessing that most of us have been the victim of workplace sexual harassment at some stage The Plumbette recently shared her experiences as a female plumber working in a male dominated career, and sadly it seems sexual harassment is still alive and … [Read more...] about What it’s like to be Sexually Harassed at Work

Late last year I left my office job to launch my own business from home. And I Must Confess: I'm loving it! It's not all sunshine and roses though, so thought I'd share the good, the bad and the ugly of working from home - in case you are also thinking of making the leap … [Read more...] about Working from Home: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

On our recent trip to New Zealand, I had to fill out a form stating my occupation. Um, what?! And that, my friends, is one of the occupational hazards of my new career pathway. I don't know what to call my job! For those who haven't been playing along at home, I was made … [Read more...] about Occupational Hazard

In October last year, I was made redundant. In all honesty, it was one of the worst experiences in my entire adult life. At the time heaps of people said to me that I would look back on it in six month's time and bless the day I left ... which I found pretty hard to … [Read more...] about Redundancy – 6 months on

In October, the Global Financial Crisis became personal. My "secure" government job was no more. My position was made redundant (Note that I said my POSITION was made redundant—not ME personally! It’s an important difference). It was a huge shock. When I arrived at work on … [Read more...] about Life After Redundancy