Macquarie: Recognising Flex Week

Macquarie: Recognising Flex Week

Flexible work can be about spending more time with your children. It can also be about ski mountaineering. The reasons that Macquarie employees work flexibly are as diverse as they are. Hear from some of them as they share why it matters to them as part of our recent...
How to get the most out of your 1 on 1 meetings

How to get the most out of your 1 on 1 meetings

Are you just coasting in your career? In order to fulfill our potential, we need to be taken out of our comfort zone, we need advice and we need effective 1 on 1 meetings. As well as being important for the development of your team, it’s a fundamental rule of...
What I love about being a firefighter

What I love about being a firefighter

I am a volunteer firefighter in the Rural Fire Service.  Our weekly training involves scenarios such as car fires, property protection, bush navigation, first aid and maintenance, where we sharpen tools and fix stuff. We get called out to a variety of incidents such...
Programmed’s domestic violence stance

Programmed’s domestic violence stance

Programmed supports the elimination of violence against women, and all other forms of domestic and family violence. Our policy includes up to 10 days domestic violence paid leave for all permanent employees and eligible casual employees, all other casual employees are...
What I look for in a role as a 30 something woman in tech

What I look for in a role as a 30 something woman in tech

One of the consistent barriers I hear when it comes to gender diversity is what is known as the ‘pipeline problem’. You know, ‘we really want to hire more women, but they just don’t apply.’ While there are fewer women graduating in certain industries, and I’ve...