Growing up, I heard a common story about my people. Kiwis, I learned, were hard workers.
People who'd never left the country explained, with confidence, that New Zealanders get snapped up for jobs overseas, because of how hard we work.
False. We are probably the personality hire.
Nobody here works very hard. I suspect we resent working at all, which is where all the pissing and whinging comes from.
(Fair enough. Work's dumb and this country pays like shit.)
Merry Christmas.
🎄 About 24 Days of Unpopular Opinions
This December, I'm calling bullshit, to keep you sane over the silly season. Over 24 days, I'll share 24 unpopular opinions - like an advent calendar, but filled with controversy instead of chocolate. Share widely to whoever else needs this.
Catch up on unpopular opinions you might have missed:
December 1: You don't have a strategy
December 2: CEOs are tiny babies
December 3: Women should be ugly and mean
December 4: Leaders are dry drunks
December 5: Conspiracy theorists are right
December 6: We should tell people to shut up
December 7: We should lose our Internet privileges
December 8: Self-help is a con
December 9: There's no right answer
December 10: Play the power game
