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Wellington?? Really?? Again???

And here we are again. Well here you are, I'm actually in Fiji, but regardless; the government announced this week that it's cutting nearly 9,000 public sector jobs over the next three years. Finance Minister Nicola Willis framed it as a modernisation story: fewer silos, more AI, $2.4 billion in…
Sean Walters
May 22, 2026
EmploymentPoliticsRecruitment

…and then there was Hays.

As a kid, I used to love Agatha Christie. Firstly the TV mini series with both Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot, and latterly the books. It's only in recent years that I realised how problematic the title of her 1939 book/film was. "Ten Little Indians" was sensibly renamed to "And…
Sean Walters
May 15, 2026
PoliticsRecruitmentWork

Debt. It’s a hell of a drug.

I owe the bank loads of money. In fact, apart from a year long holiday back in 2014, I've owed the bank lots of money since 2004. Unlike our parents, the amount I owe the bank did not start high in 2004, dwindling to almost nothing today. Instead, I (believing I…
Sean Walters
May 8, 2026
PoliticsRecruitmentUncategorized

Nobody wins a Mexican Standoff

Three Mexican fellas. All with guns. At least one is played by the always-excellent Danny Trejo. Everyone pointing at someone else. Nobody moves. Nobody wins. Perhaps a tired movie trope, but one that 2026 can’t resist playing out time and time again. I’ve avoided blogging about Iran to date because…
Sean Walters
April 23, 2026
EmploymentRecruitmentSourcingWork

Recruiters who play God

A mental health professional once  diagnosed me as being a "Charismatic Narcissist". Apparently that's a thing. Personally (which I don't take it), I put the emphasis on the first word. Others close to me, including my wife, place it on the latter. I am aware that this differing interpretation would…
Sean Walters
March 20, 2026
EmploymentRecruitmentWork

Terms: A Triple Word Score

Given the number of typos I run with, you may be surprised to know that I love a bit of Scrabble. I play my wife who is a very intelligent woman, but overall, I still edge it a bit more than she does. Scrabble isn't just about spelling. It's about…
Sean Walters
March 13, 2026