This morning I wrote a post about the election and in it I made the comment that all the best people I have employed were prepared to work for free.
Apparently (going by the number of terse messages I received) this was a terrible thing to say.
All that does is strengthen my resolve that my point was valid. Most people who are gainfully employed will at one stage have done some work where pecuniary compensation was not their motivation.
All over the country these holidays there will be students and young people scrambling to be accepted as interns in companies, workrooms and agencies. To be given an opportunity to get real life experience and more importantly prove their worth to future employers.
Interestingly these are the people that generally go on to have great careers in their chosen fields, not because of their qualifications but because they have been prepared to view working “gratis” as an investment in their own future.
As a person who pays tax personally and professionally I am inadvertently funding their future via that tax. So as someone who regularly invests in other people’s futures is it too much to ask them to do the same?
Why does the ability to get a job always need to be about the money?
Isn’t the opportunity to be noticed in your chosen field a bigger prize than $520.00 a week before tax?
Or is sitting at home on the dole complaining that all the jobs you've applied for are underpaid a better solution?
We are thrilled to be open in Ponsonby and have our second door in Auckland. Located at 271 Ponsonby Road, the store represents an evolution of our offer from purely suit-centric to a becoming a complete lifestyle brand for men. With this new and expanded range we have showcased our concept of what a modern...
Read more
Founder Murray Crane caught up with Awling and discussed all things menswear, New Zealand’s approach to it and why he’s so fond of handcrafted goods. Read a shortened copy below or visit Awling to read to full interview. Hi Murray, thanks for finding some time to speak to us. Let’s start with getting some background on yourself. Where...
Read more
Sometimes, a design marries form and function so well that it essentially can’t be improved upon. So it is with the pea coat, a contemporary menswear staple that still manages to look peerlessly stylish despite being almost entirely unchanged since the early 1700s. Featuring a double-breasted six- or eight-button closure, an a-line shape finishing just...
Read more