207 days ago

Poll: Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

The Neighbourly Team came across the third installment of 'Work, Interrupted', an article series looking at the job struggles different generations face, and we thought it would resonate with our Neighbourly community.

In this article, Amelia Wade reports on what itโ€™s like to seek employment when youโ€™re 50+. Many factors - from financial to social pressures - are keeping people in the workforce longer. The reality is that times are tough, even for our most experienced workers: of those receiving Jobseeker benefit, a third are 50-64 years old.

We want to know: Have you felt overlooked in the job market?
Do you have advice for your community on how to stand out in an increasingly crowded job seeker market?
Share your experience below!

๐Ÿ“– Want to read more from the 'Work, Interrupted' series?
Work, Interrupted: The kids, the mortgage, but no job. What next?
Young and shut out: Gen Z face the harshest job market in years
Work, Interrupted: Is 50 the new 60? Older workers battling algorithms to get CVs seen

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Whether young or experienced, has age been a barrier to opportunity?
  • 67.2% Yes - In my experience, age has been a factor.
    67.2% Complete
  • 29.5% No - In my experience, age has had little to do with my employment opportunities
    29.5% Complete
  • 2.4% As an employer, age is not a factor.
    2.4% Complete
  • 1% Other - I will share below.
    1% Complete
808 votes
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5 hours ago

๐ŸŒฟ n8tidy โ€“ Week #12 Garden Clean-Up Giveaway!

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ to enter โ€“ Winner drawn Thursday

Hi neighbours! ๐Ÿ‘‹

Welcome to Week #12 of our community giveaway!
One lucky neighbour will win 1 hour of free gardening/yard clean-up from n8tidy this week.

How to participate

๐Ÿ’ฌ Comment โ€œIโ€™m in!โ€ below to enter
๐Ÿ“… Entries close Thursday
๐ŸŽฒ Draw will take place Thursday evening
5๏ธโƒฃ Minimum 5 participants required
๐Ÿ™… Current n8tidy customers cannot participate
๐Ÿ”„ You can join again every week!

What you can use your free hour for

- Weed removal
- Edging & trimming
- Light pruning
- Lawn mowing/Garden tidy-up

No green waste collection

The winner will be contacted directly to arrange their free clean-up hour.

Good luck everyone โ€” and thanks for supporting local! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜Š

Fred - n8tidy
www.n8tidy.co.nz...

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10 days ago

NZ Post and Rachel Boyack

Tony from Tahunanui

I see our MP, Labourโ€™s Rachel Boyack, is shedding crocodile tears over the NZ Post closures announced today for Nelson. Perhaps Rachel has โ€˜forgottenโ€™ it was Labour that corporatised NZ Post, intentionally turning it from a service organisation into one focused solely on profit. Her cries would be a little more credible if she could promise Labour would reopen the closed offices or, even better, reverse that Labour-directed profit-only change.
Come on Rachel, what is Labourโ€™s real position - public service or money?

16 hours ago

N8tidy - Same garden. Massive transformation

Fred from N8tidy - Neat by Nature. Tidy by Trade

Big garden transformation completed ๐ŸŒฟโœจ

We recently finished a garden clean-up with some seriously visible results โ€” the kind of change that reminds us why we do what we do.

See walk-in video below (before/after): youtu.be...

At N8tidy, we are fully commited whatever the challenge you have:
๐Ÿ‘‰ showing up on time
๐Ÿ‘‰ working hard
๐Ÿ‘‰ delivering quality results
๐Ÿ‘‰ keeping prices fair and accessible

We genuinely want our Nelson/Tasman community to enjoy tidy, well-cared-for homes and gardens without it costing the earth. Affordable doesnโ€™t mean cutting corners โ€” it means caring about the people we work for.

Thanks to everyone supporting local ๐Ÿ™

If youโ€™ve got a garden that needs a reset, you know where to find us.
If you have a house that needs regular cleanup or one-off, we will exceeed your expectations.

Fred - N8tidy
info@n8tidy.com