I look back now and I could see that it was bullying.
Why is this happening to me?
Just angry at the world pretty much, and then you're just sad all the time.
You never expected that from someone that's there to support you.
You're listening to the stories but then you catch glimpses of yourself.
You can't help but think, "Would I speak up in that situation? Would I allow that to happen in my workplace? Have I allowed that to happen in the past, and do I need to do things better?"
Safety is important at work because we spend so much time there, and because whatever happens to us in the workplace has far-reaching consequences.
It's not just us; it's our colleagues that are affected and, of course, it's our families, and our families need us happy and healthy.
To me it looks like it's a reflection of us around us, of what we're doing and what we're
not doing, and what we should be doing.
Wherever you're working, even if you're in a mining industry, childcare, education,
workplace safety is important.
We want Victorians to take away from this experience that they are a reflection of their
workplace, and to really have a conversation back in the workplace about what everyone
can do to ensure everyone is safe at work.
My pledge when I go back to my workplace is to have a conversation around what it really
means to be emotionally, psychologically safe every day.
Don't be afraid to speak up if something is happening, if you're feeling unsafe or unhappy.
I'm absolutely on board with taking the pledge to make workplaces safe both from a physical
and mental perspective.
I pledged to spread kindness and respect in every workplace that I am in, and I pledged
to check in on my colleagues and to use my voice to speak up.
I pledged to making sure that everyone is safe at work every day for every second of
their lives, because what I heard in there was that people was, you know, going through
struggles during work where they felt that they had no voice to raise the issue.
It makes you look at yourself, I suppose - well, it's a mirror, obviously, but I'm saying,
you know, it just makes you think a bit more.
I think it's a great installation, I think, bringing the awareness, you know, into the
streets and getting people talking about it.
It's great.