"I have experience in my field, and was only getting bites here and there from hiring panels who were genuinely more overwhelmed than I was. I found a job in Australia within a week. I dream of scenes from my childhood: beaches, fish and chips, and the bright bloom of pohutukawa trees. But as vivid as those memories are, you can't build a life on scenery alone."
"We are considering leaving for financial reasons and a failing healthcare system. It's not the utopian ideal that The Hobbit and Air New Zealand sells to the rest of the world. Fifteen to 20 years ago it offered opportunity a relaxed and balanced work/life (compared to the UK) now it's caught up and overtaken the UK in terms of failing social welfare, healthcare and a lack of infrastructure investment. Young people have no future here and only the wealthy can afford to stay."
"I wish I could have achieved this in New Zealand I've already left for higher level study and now work. I have a stable and well-paying job and stable housing, transport, food costs and other amenities. I could not attain this in New Zealand, nor would I be as successful in my career as I am now. [I feel] very sad. I wish I could have achieved this in New Zealand. Celine"
Tens of thousands of New Zealanders have left in the past year, exceeding the 2012 spike and raising concern about a hollowing out of mid-career workers. Many cite faster, more responsive hiring overseas and the inability to secure stable, well-paid employment at home. Financial pressures, rising living costs, and a failing healthcare system are driving families to consider relocation. Declining research funding, amalgamation of crown research institutes, and perceived government apathy on environmental and climate action make scientific careers uncertain. Observers say social welfare, infrastructure investment, and future prospects for young people are increasingly limited.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]