In the firing line of a narcissistic manager: ‘I had to resign for my mental health’
Simon* is a 50-something-year-old professional whose workplace struggles have inadvertently taught him how to spot narcissists. It all…
Finance chief who cut 11 roles at Cork tech giant before being terminated awarded €60,000 for unfair dismissal
The former chief financial officer (CFO) of the Cork-founded tech multinational Horizon Controls, who effected 11 redundancies before…
Want to retire early? Here’s how to prepare and find purpose in your retirement
Statia O’Carroll always planned to retire at 60. But having recently reached that milestone, the former HR professional…
Workplace Wellbeing: How to find your footing when life changes
Karena Ryan (www.karenaryanartist.com) tackles difficult subjects in her art. The part-time secondary schoolteacher, from Tuam, uses textiles to explore…
Tired of the job but can’t work out what to do?
Sara Slattery had worked for 17 years in community development when she realised it was no longer for…
Back pain after sitting at your desk all day? Here are some simple hacks to try
Have you ever felt stiff and sore after a long day at your desk? Nicola Gaffney from Lusk…
Welfare benefits cut for 11,000 people who failed to engage with jobseekers services
Over 11,000 people saw their social welfare rates reduced last year for failing to engage with employment services.…
‘I was so stressed in 2016 I ended the year with a collapsed lung’
Instagram’s throwback trend made 57-year-old Eibhlin Johnston, from Blackrock, in Dublin, realise that the photos from 2016 she…
Mindfulness ‘can make all the difference to our working day’
THE pace of the modern workplace is often frenetically fast. Non-stop deadlines, meetings, emails, and instant messages can…
We ditched our desk jobs to spend more time in nature — here’s why
Are you finding it difficult to go back to the grindstone after the holidays? Do you pine for…