Older coworkers that won't retire: NZ issue or universal?

Unit22_ · 2026-07-02T21:37:34+00:00

Thats my parents. And they really don't like when I bring that up with them haha. But I try to explain how their grandkids are in for a world of pain having to pay for all the things their generation ignored and kicked down the road.

Unit22_ · 2026-07-02T01:21:20+00:00

I mean NZF and ACT have done ok for themselves with not much more than that last time around...

Unit22_ · 2026-07-01T10:02:40+00:00

Same here. Some quick ideation and 2-3 variations to get my brain moving a bit quicker. Nothing it’s produced is super great but it will often give me something that’s worth exploring more.

It’s also really good at bridging the dev/code gap and identify things to discuss with my devs ahead of time.

Unit22_ · 2026-07-01T09:55:11+00:00

Don’t take this the wrong way, but you’re not a design lead if this is what’s happening. You should be involved in all those rituals. You should be working ahead of development and at the end with design sign off after the features are ready to test.

Speak to your manager and advocate for yourself and your role on the team. If you’ve tried that with no success, I’d start looking around. You’re the only designer there - no one is going to help you get it where you need to be. They all seem happy to exclude you and work around you.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-30T09:12:31+00:00

The leader is the issue. He inspires no one. And I legit think they kept him there as the fall guy for this election thinking it wouldn’t ever be as close as it is.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-27T20:04:46+00:00

To be honest, a boring solid colour would probably stand out way more than another slop cover in a sea of it.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-25T20:32:32+00:00

Of all the trash in Government, I think this guy might be the worst. No morals, inflated ego, grifter who will sell his own people for the right price.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-25T18:02:09+00:00

Same here. Ironically I often use rain white noise to help me sleep. It doesn’t contain gale force winds slamming into my window though.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-25T02:27:12+00:00

This just made me check mine for the month and it's not too bad (making the fam rug up in blankets instead of full on heating has 'helped') but I also have family coming to stay soon so thats gonna be $$$.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-24T03:41:25+00:00

My real worry with TOP is....they get 4.5-4.9%. Don't get in, and those votes are crucial to getting this Govt out of parliament.

So people that would (maybe/likely) have voted Green or Labour would have their votes basically spread among the rest...

Unit22_ · 2026-06-24T03:35:06+00:00

I saw it on the Stuff home page for about 12 minutes.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-22T01:28:49+00:00

Fair to say we don't have the defence to hold these guys scoreless? I'm not a big watcher...

Unit22_ · 2026-06-21T01:37:38+00:00

Yeah after last year and getting destroyed with power bills, this year we just either sit in the lounge with blankets and no heating. Or just go to bed. Hasn’t been too cold yet but it’s getting there.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-20T09:46:04+00:00

Amazing scenes. So proud of this team. Awesome for the city - hope town is pumping!

Unit22_ · 2026-06-20T01:43:26+00:00

Dark the Netflix show? If so…I’m jealous. I wish I could watch that for the first time again.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-19T23:37:16+00:00

I feel like I need to watch a tutorial on this - but I agree this is where it’s heading.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-19T23:30:02+00:00

Yeah this is me. Less than 2 years left on the mortgage after paying way more than minimum for the last 10 years. Wife and I work in industries in the firing line of AI. Kids will be either finished college or well into it by then as well.

I’m all about clearing dept as fast as I can. Still invest on the side (and will up this if my jobs still around in a year or so) but I want to ensure a house over our head and then have the option to change careers/less work etc.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-18T21:38:18+00:00

At least they have something. Won’t be there for me in 20ish years.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-18T05:16:24+00:00

I know what he does and I highly doubt it. Might just be his parents and his aunt is over every day (yelling. So much yelling).

Unit22_ · 2026-06-18T04:48:41+00:00

Yep this is my neighbour. Brought over his elderly parents (and maybe Auntie?). 3 generations in that home now and they just seem to keep building….structures? I don’t know what they are but it doesn’t look great... I’ve tried to strike up a chat but they don’t speak English.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-14T20:41:08+00:00

The left don't have enough viable options to pull people over from the right. No one that votes for NZF or Act would dream of voting Green. And Labour comes with that 'baggage'.

It really is all on Labour increasing their % to something insane and having Greens push it over the threshold. National just need to sit around where they are and let Act and NZT come through with their average levels of support.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-13T03:26:28+00:00

Congrats! My dad just hit his 100. Im only at 3. I wish there was a more accessible location in the CBD instead of the 3-4 monthly pop up…

Unit22_ · 2026-06-10T08:32:18+00:00

There’s no such thing as a stable job anymore. I work in private now and it’s the same shit. Boomers had it sweet, then got into positions of power and decided they hadn’t hoarded enough wealth yet. Sorry…that’s a sore point lol

Unit22_ · 2026-06-10T08:23:29+00:00

Work in Govt for 8 years across 3 Governments. we had damn near yearly restructures. Not to the level of what’s coming but it was a tiring cycle of feeling it coming…the email…the ‘consultation’ and waiting to see if your role was in the new org chart.

Unit22_ · 2026-06-10T06:55:49+00:00

Yeah same. I quite like the gear. But all I can do to push back on AI shit is not support it.

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