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# Day 14: Kiwis don't work hard
- URL: https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-14-work-hard/
- Published: 2025-12-13T17:45:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-12-14T11:18:27.000Z
- Description: Why did they tell me otherwise
- Author: Alicia McKay
- Tags: 🎄 24 Days of Unpopular Opinions

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Welcome to [24 Days of Unpopular Opinions.](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/24-days/) In this series, enjoy an advent calendar of daily hot takes to help you get through the silly season.

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.

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### 🎄 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](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-1-2025/)

[December 2: CEOs are tiny babies](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-2-24-ceos-are-tiny-babies/)

[December 3: Women should be ugly and mean](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/women-should-be-ugly-and-mean/)

[December 4: Leaders are dry drunks](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-4-dry-drunk/)

[December 5: Conspiracy theorists are right](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-5-conspiracy-theorists)

[December 6: We should tell people to shut up](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-6-shut-up)

[December 7: We should lose our Internet privileges](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-7-internet)

[December 8: Self-help is a con](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-8-self-help/)

[December 9: There's no right answer](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-9-right-answer/)

[December 10: Play the power game](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-10-power-game)

[December 11: Email is evil](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-11-email-is-evil)

[December 12: Your list sucks](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-12-your-list-sucks)

[December 13: We need to talk about class](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-13-class)

[December 14: Kiwis don't work hard](https://www.aliciamckay.co.nz/day-14-work-hard)

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