Change is the only constant in jobs market

By Jessica Irvine
August 11 2012 - 3:00am
Bad job reports will always get more attention than good reports. Above, the AWU's Paul Howes outside the Caltex refinery in Kurnell.
Bad job reports will always get more attention than good reports. Above, the AWU's Paul Howes outside the Caltex refinery in Kurnell.

I've been thinking a lot about jobs lately. Seems to me the changing nature of the Australian workforce has produced two big trends that, combined, are both unsettling in one sense, and exciting in another. The first big trend, for white collar workers in particular, has been the encroachment of our working lives into our private lives. Gone are the 9 to 5 jobs. The advent of smartphones and ''CrackBerries'' means barely an hour goes by when we're not in contact with our employers, colleagues and contacts. I'm fairly certain I spend more time each day talking to colleagues than to my actual family.

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