James Cook University Reviews

There are invisible politics in the sense where we have to manage perceptions carefully, anticipating reactions and navigating relationships for a smooth work life. The mental load comes from having to have dipomacy, manage people, interpretations, unspoken expectations on top of doing your actual job. Changes in HODs or managers within Operations division led to shift in working dynamics, which can impact workload distribution and manpower levels during periods of turnover. There is team restructuring and changes in personnel, or lack thereof. Remaining managers and team members facing increased demands. Some managers may promote a more monitored work environment involving colleagues to give some peers more unspoken oversight.

Depending on division, some upper management (director and above) can come across as absent and unsupportive, or the other way around, which is micro-managing. Career progression and salary increment can be considered negligible.