Thread: Aussie Work/Life Myths

For me the laid back (more life - less work) BS that is spouted out to would be migrants to Australia has to be one of the worlds greatest swindles.
From what I saw of Australia it was had the most highly strung working cultures I have ever seen.

More workers struggling with depression Demand for assistance up 58 per cent Many deeply insecure about future


JOB insecurity, increased workloads and uncertainty about the future is fuelling a potentially deadly wave of depression among workers, according to the head of a major employee support service.
Worried workers are flocking to employee counselling as they struggle to cope with depression and anxiety, says the head of assistance group Converge International, Dr Lindsay McMillan.
He fears a "suicide epidemic".
"Since Easter we've had more people contact our critical incident line than any other time in our record keeping," he says.
Demand for employee assistance programs is up 58 per cent since the start of the financial crisis.
Workers are deeply insecure about their future, and stress is spilling into relationships at home and at work, he says.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/busi...#ixzz1WIsfdzVi

well I supose at least there are jobs in Oz

Originally Posted by Aldo

For me the laid back (more life - less work) BS that is spouted out to would be migrants to Australia has to be one of the worlds greatest swindles.
From what I saw of Australia it was had the most highly strung working cultures I have ever seen.

Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/busi...#ixzz1WIsfdzVi

10/10 for effort you are really trying hard to find bad stuff about Oz, it was written in 2009, you must spend hours trawling for this stuff, try the same but use the UK , More matierial than you can poke a stick at

I agree totally, I have no idea where this laid back reputation came from but it's right up there with the 'Lucky Country'. It is going to get worse with so many jobs going unfortunately. I think it is about time that Australia thinking of itself as somehow special in the world.

Originally Posted by peacock

10/10 for effort you are really trying hard to find bad stuff about Oz, it was written in 2009,

2009 eh? blimey how bad must it be now then?

http://www.heartmath.com/news/austra...g-at-work.html

Australian federal work health and safety regulator Comcare has recently reported that mental stress claims at work have increased 54 percent since 2006.

Yes I saw a recent report and it certainly hasn't got any better.