by Anita Ziemer | Jan 31, 2023 | The Slade Report
How are you so relaxed on a Friday afternoon when you’re still to write that 21st birthday speech for Saturday night, review the company’s hybrid working policy for Monday, edit the Position Description for the new CPO, and start thinking about the eulogy for...
by Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang | Jan 27, 2023 | Interchange Bench
We asked Karen Yang and Maggie Zhang from our Payroll team what Chinese New Year, which falls on 22 January in 2023, means to them… Karen: The celebration of Spring Festival (or Chūnjié in pinyin) has more than 4000 years history. Based on the Chinese lunisolar...
by Anita Ziemer | Jun 7, 2022 | The Slade Report
Who hasn’t ever struggled dealing with the real people stuff? The difficult conversations, the underperformance, anxiety, imposter syndrome, hybrid working, juggling family, team dynamics. All of it. How hard is it and how much mental anguish can it consume? In...
by Anita Ziemer | Apr 22, 2022 | The Slade Report
Covid delayed a lot of Under 30s’ plans for the exhilarating two year stint living and working abroad, but with borders re-open, they’re busting out in big numbers again. Before moving to London this month from Melbourne, 27 year old Kirsty had two very attractive...
by Sammy Wright | Mar 8, 2022 | Interchange Bench
It’s rewarding to see other women succeed. I started my career in my mid 20s with a large multinational, led mainly by men who excelled in micro-management… they scrutinised all of our activities, imposed onerous activity reports and even questioned sick days. On...
