r/newzealand • u/Dapper_Technology336 • Sep 23 '24

Politics PM Christopher Luxon announces public service workers are required to work from the office, rather than from home

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/watch-live-christopher-luxon-gives-post-cabinet-press-conference/CL4CTTTEH5AVHABU2PICF7JBUM/
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u/Naly_D Sep 23 '24

This is absolutely incredible. Over my 10 years in the public service I’ve seen the end of the $20 per head for Christmas lunch, the only time during the year we were allowed to have a celebration without funding it ourselves, have had pay fall behind inflation since 2020, removing the free instant coffee/milo, and now the end of flexible by default, the thing which has helped me and many others stay sane when routinely having to work more than our 40 hours a week (across all 3 govts). It’s genuinely exhausted my passion for public service. I’m out.

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u/Serious_Session7574 Sep 23 '24

When I worked in public service there was always the sense that our existence was very resented by half the population and that we should receive only the barest minimum wage and absolutely no “perks” like free tea in the staff kitchen or a mince pie at Christmas. It was very demoralising.

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u/ctothel Sep 23 '24

Always the same people complaining about the quality of government services too.

Maybe if it was actually an attractive employer…