The Myer floor staff, suddenly looking
A note on the named-retailer story behind Australia's 2026 retail contraction — and the resumes those workers are now writing at midnight.
— Jon, Founder, Melbourne, Australia Australian retail has spent 2026 visibly contracting — Myer suburban closures, David Jones administrations in the press, store-by-store consolidations across the chains. Most of the public conversation has been about the brands. Almost none of it has been about the resumes those workers are now writing at midnight.
Keep the chronology. Change the vocabulary. Lead with what you will do next, not what was done to you.
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