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I am want to know how are people not burnout? I don’t even dislike my job. But between job and two young kids, I really never have time for myself and weekends are just too short. Before I feel rested, I am back to work again. How are people not burnout doing the same thing five days a week for 30 plus years? Even if you keep job hopping, you are still in an office for the bulk of your life? What strategies do you use to cope with that?

Long story short, I work in finance and got dismissed for serious misconduct at the end of last year. They alleged I was harassing coworkers on Microsoft Teams and making inappropriate comments about the workplace.

I won’t go into defending myself here. I believe it was unfair dismissal and all I’ll say is that, a lot of my former coworkers, especially the ones they claimed I “harassed,” actually reached out to me afterwards and said it was a load of bull.

I’ve since moved on and started at a new place. Been there a few months now and it’s honestly been great.

But somehow my old employer found out where I work now and contacted my new employer directly, sent some pretty negative messages and apparently even made calls saying I’m toxic and not worth hiring.

Luckily my current employer didn’t buy into it and handled it really professionally.

I feel like I’ve done everything I’m supposed to do to move on — got a new job, have other references, just trying to rebuild. I’ve taken things to Fair Work to try and get some kind of resolution.

But I can’t get over how weird and uncomfortable that was. It honestly feels kind of vindictive, like they’re trying to blacklist me.

I was already thinking about pivoting out of corporate world at some point, but now it feels like I might have to do it sooner.

Has anyone dealt with something like this before? Any advice for a 23 year old Gen Z?

I am not actively on the jobsearch cycle but I do keep an eye on jobs that might be an improvement of where I am currently (mid-career, doing quite well, slightly frustrated and bored at times). So recently I found a role that I was genuinely excited about. 1. It required specific finance skills and experience that I have (not rare but not common either). 2. It was linked to my personal interests (nature and wildlife, in which I have trained and have experience). 3. It was highly regarded if someone spoke a language that is not too common here in Australia (I grew up speaking that language). 

I thought there can’t be too many candidates that are going to tick all those boxes and more that were desirable. So I filled out the application and submitted it with a big smile. It was like someone had put together my dream job description and I just happened to meet all the criteria. 

Then I waited. And waited. And waited. And here I am having heard nothing well after the application deadline lapsed.

I’m realistic about the job market at the moment but I’m thinking dang, if I can’t even score an interview for this role I’d hate to actually be needing to find a job quickly where I only meet say 60-70% of criteria of jobs I’m applying for. I’d love to know who actually made the cut for just a first interview! My hat goes off to all jobsearchers struggling right now. I’ll just slink back to my comfortable but slightly unfulfilling job that I’m very grateful to have right now. 

I am university student about to graduate. I am quite aware that the economic and *AI* conditions for new graduates are a bit… sub-par.

This gives me some worry about entering a graduate role (that I’m not too keen on) when conditions aren’t so great. Obviously if I land one, I will be grateful as I know there are many struggling in the job market.

However, I was wondering if anyone had any experience to share when it comes to flexibility in junior roles.

For example, starting one grad position and then applying again, and moving to a different grad role elsewhere. Or any related stories that provide reassurance about flexibility during the early career stage.

**TLDR** Im concerned about getting a grad role that I’m not super interested in. Will I be able to move around and seek other grad roles despite having started one already?

Thanks

- ignorant young person

I've recently been promoted to Associate Director of a Commercial PM team and honestly feeling like I have imposter syndrome. I only hold a Cert IV and I'm looking to fill knowledge gaps and quickly upskill, to give myself some confidence. I'm considering completing a Grad Certificate in Management through either Deakin or AIM (I qualify for entry based on work experience), however my question - is it worth it? Was the study impactful for your role? Would love to hear others experiences. Thanks