Why Work is Weird (And How to Make It Better)
We dive into the bizarre world of labour markets - where your wage is just a price, your skills might be obsolete tomorrow, and governments are frantically trying to keep up with AI. Sophia reveals why jobs exist at all, explains why you might be working half as much as your parents did, and shows how technology is quietly rewiring work itself. Join us for a journey through the numbers that shape your working life.
Discover the secret sauce behind every job - and why your paycheck actually comes from strangers buying things. We explore derived demand and why businesses only care about workers because of customers.
Unemployment, underemployment, participation rates - these dry statistics hide profound stories about who's really working in Australia. We pull apart why 4.5% unemployment might still mean misery for millions.
Part-time jobs now make up 30.5% of employment. The traditional Monday-Friday office job? Not what it used to be. We explore the rise of casual work and the dramatic decline of unions from 40% to 13%.
Technology is reshaping work faster than we can retrain. Deloitte identified 81 occupations at risk from AI disruption. We explore which jobs might disappear and why skills shortages are crippling our economy.