Knowing Your Total Reward
When you agree to work for a company, you should understand all your compensation.
2024-10-25
172 reads
Work environment
A Quick Turnaround
Steve has a quick turnaround between trips that was a bit unexpected. Is there compensation for this?
2024-07-29
158 reads
2024-05-31
171 reads
Multiple Display Productivity
How many monitors do you need? Steve notes that having multiple ones seems to be a standard these days for tech workers. Do more make you more productive? Answer the poll today.
2024-05-10
197 reads
The On-Call Load
Today Steve asks about on-call responsibility for you and how you view this as part of your job, or in your job search.
2024-05-03
159 reads
Missing the Office
Steve talks about being back in an office today, at a customer where everyone comes in every day.
2024-04-17
174 reads
Protecting Off Hours
There is new legislation in Australia that is supposed to allow employees to ignore messages outside of working hours. Steve has a few thoughts on how he balances his workload.
2024-03-18
209 reads
Un-Stable Teams
At Redgate, the teams change every year and Steve has a few reasons why this is good.
2024-02-12
190 reads
A Great Place to Work
Do you enjoy your workplace or employer? Steve does and has a few thoughts on what that is like for him.
2024-01-26
169 reads
Declining Work for Mental Health
A busy year got a little too busy for Steve and he is taking steps to improve his work life balance.
2023-10-20
168 reads
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BIT_COUNT() III
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