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10 things nobody tells you about your pay
Several thousand of you told us what you earn this year, and the results are in. In our 2026 Salary Survey, we found out that 40% of fully remote workers have been stuck at the same level for 3 years or more, compared with 22% of people in the office full time. That's one of ten findings we've pulled from Part 1. Part 2 drops on our Instagram tomorrow.
Did you run it through Copilot?
Have you noticed your team getting worse at thinking? How confident are you about your own? In this week's edition, we talk about the cognitive decline we’re seeing due to AI, especially amongst senior leadership and those poor juniors everywhere.
What are you trying to say?
Has anyone ever told you to speak more Aussie? Or have you ever wished someone else could speak more Aussie? This week, we got into how that bias shows up differently depending on where you're from, and how an accent can take out your top performers.
Cover letter, yes or no?
Half of hiring managers will bin any application that arrives without a cover letter. The other half have gone their whole career without properly reading one. We asked the community which is more common and even recruiters, talent acquisition and HR couldn't agree.
Thank you for applying to this role
Every job application is a battle between AI models so getting rejected from your dream job isn’t always because you’re not good enough. This week, we're also looking at how AI is removing the entry-level roles banks and consulting firms used to hand juniors, and why all your nice managers just get walked over.
Do you have to have lunch with your team?
In this week's edition, we get into why saying no to the team lunch is a career decision, and why consumer confidence has sunk to a level Australians haven't felt in half a century. We've also announced the three workplaces taking home a free onsite school holiday program with KidsCo.