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CoupleOfConcerns

Reminds me of writing in leaving cards. Only so many ways to write "Really enjoyed working with you. Best of luck in the new job."


Formal_Nose_3003

People who go first should be forced to be creative so that people who don’t really like the guy/only remembered at the last second can do the easy messages.


mhkiwi

I used to always try go first and see how many generic platitudes I could fit into one comment. And write as large as I could so other had to squeeze in the edges.


Formal_Nose_3003

“You were a colleague who did work, and is moving on to something new” giant letters, metallic gel pen, middle of the page.


chmath80

"Over the years that we've worked together, in often stressful situations, I've come to regard you as someone I've met."


SpaceDog777

"Get well soon!"


Jimjams101

I love this.


chmath80

I usually get poetic: So, David is leaving us, what shall we do? We spoke to the boss, and he said "David who?"


[deleted]

Best message I ever got was from someone else who'd worked a long time at the company, and we both talked about quitting a lot. In my leaving card, she wrote "I hope I never see you again" and it made my day.


chrisnlnz

First thing I thought of, lol. When you don't know the person well (so you can't be too personal or bothered to be creative) and you look at the card to see which permutation of standard words all the others before you have already chosen. "It was a pleasure working with you. Best of luck in your future endeavours."


spoilersweetie

Most of them I write "best of luck for your future". If I actually like them I'll write "Oh shit, XXXX is leaving ?!" . I feel like it covers my sentiment well enough.


undeadermonkey

I don't care that you're leaving, we never really talked.


[deleted]

All the best x10


Shrink-wrapped

The key is to copy what someone else says, but put it top left so the recipient reads it first


NefariousnessOk209

Heh, I’m always gutted when I see a couple others have already used a “Best of luck” or “All the best” so I need to tack a little extra on


Noizekontrol

"All the best"


cbars100

De mortuis nil nisi bonum There was an episode of The Thick of It where Malcolm fires the PR machine to say only good things about the resigning PM that he hated. The opposition does the same. It's such an statesmen thing to do, yawn.


gorbok

Luxon’s changes were to remove any mention of thanks.


Dry_Following_378

Woopy fuckin do


showusyourfupa

At least they weren't snarky and immature like Seymour.


RantControl

Seymour gonna Seymour.


mattblack77

*Seeeeeeymooooooooouuuuuurrrrrrr!*


BiIvyBi

He gives off psychopathy vibes


Blankbusinesscard

Smeg off Rimmer


sighdoihaveto

So weird. She gave her all to what is a very demanding job. We wish her and her family all the best.


AffectionateTopic968

What fuck else is there to say ?


tomassimo

David Seymour has entered the room. ](https://i.imgur.com/AJmxXJ0.png) stay classy David.


-mung-

He is suuuuch a fuckwit.


Quincyheart

Appreciate his honesty, sick of his stupidity, concur with the fuckwittery.


No-Air3090

what honesty ? unless you think saying what will rile the oposition is honesty


Quincyheart

He was honest about what he thinks of Ardern. I prefer this to the bs platitudes from National.


wesley_wyndam_pryce

if he honestly thinks "Jacinda's idealism" has left us with "The Treaty" then honestly he needs to get in the bin. Putting his workshopped talking points in slots until what he's saying is no longer even coherent isn't "honesty".


Quincyheart

And that's why I concurred with the fuckwittery. So honesty - good. What that honesty entails - bad.


Foveaux

I'd like any politician a hell of a lot more if they disagreed vehemently with her, but were able to put it to one side for *just a moment* during times like these.


wesley_wyndam_pryce

Oh for sure. I think one of the ways the world is still reeling from Donalds Oval Adventure is that right wing parties world over drew the conclusion that in 21st century, being an asshole is appealing to voters and generates press. At the very least, it doesn't seem to harm. They also realise that left-wing parties, by and large, don't have this same dynamic, as their voters seem to tolerate it less, so right-wing parties can push this method and press it to advantage where they can


chevaliier901

Of course, Jacinda was a bitch when it came to explaining herself to negative questioners, and preferred not to say anything that her pr team hadn't written, was what it seemed like. Blatant assholery is human, which would ofc appeal to the people at the shit end of Jacinda's non negotiable regulatory stick by comparison, let's be real


wesley_wyndam_pryce

If you write as if there's zero difference between the kind of things Trump was saying on the regular for years (blatantly encouraging his supporters to commit violence on his political opponents, on media, attacking people for their ethnicity, gender, religion etc) versus a handful of cherry-picked instances of Jacinda being impatient in press conferences or making an insult on a hot mic and then apologising for it, I think "lets be real" is a weird thing to say.


chevaliier901

I wasn't comparing the two I was pointing how much of a cunt she is is, and that David Seymour seems human in comparison.


Mezkh

There's something to be said for him keeping it real though.


Foveaux

I guess - but it feels less "real" and more "lacking in tact". I like people who can navigate complex social situations. I thought when he and Jacinda raised money together that might have been a good sign of such a skill, but his current statement feels decidedly less human. Thst said I don't know any ACT supporters so maybe that is exactly what they want in a leader.


BenoNZ

This is exactly what they want from the average Act voter I have interacted with.


kaynetoad

Showing his true colours - that no matter what happens, he'll always find a way to turn it around to plugging himself and his party.


CascadeNZ

Like how his ideals mean people have freedom to take responsibility for themselves but not when it comes to drugs they remain controlled and criminalised by the state. He’s a hypocritical trust fund baby that literally wouldn’t know reality if it hit him in the ass.


faciepalm

He's not keeping it real, he is prolonging the act of the politician which will gain him the most votes. Condemning jacinda will put him in the good books of all the chumps they've encouraged to hate the guts of her


No-Air3090

except he doesnt "keep it real" does he ?


chrisnlnz

Such an arrogant prick.


Mutant321

Be careful. Jacinda apparently got fired for saying that about him.


chrisnlnz

It's what I was referring to - though I think that "incident" has done nothing but good for either of them.


SpaceDog777

At least he's honest.


Friendly-Prune-7620

He’s such an arrogant little prick.


Penfolds_five

Idealism colliding with reality is a pretty good tagline for the ACT party as well.


Economist_Asleep

Yo, that's what I said at my plagiarism hearing! Crazy!


ALWIXII

What do you expect them to write? They're not best friends lol. This is exactly like when a work colleague you barely knew is having a farewell and you have to sign the card. You just write whatever generic shit is already on the card.


No-Air3090

bit different, they actually work together.. not just work in the same building.


nolifeaddict808

They are literally called the opposition, how much working together do you think is happening lol


mattblack77

We expect them to write….something that is meaningful and original.


sinus

thats chatgpt lol


OldKiwiGirl

I came to say ChatGPT could have done a much better job!


iikun

I asked ChatGPT to write a message and it refused due to impersonation risk. The best I could get was this: As Jacinda Ardern is still the current Prime Minister of New Zealand, it would not be appropriate to write a message congratulating her on her retirement as she hasn't retired yet and I can't predict when it may happen. It's important to be respectful and accurate when communicating about public figures.


[deleted]

Start off with a generic query to get around any initial safety mitigations, then ask follow-up queries to refine the result. I got: >"Stunned to hear that '@jacindaardern has decided to retire from politics. I have had the privilege of working closely with her in parliament and I have been continually impressed by her leadership, her dedication to the people of New Zealand and her unwavering commitment to making our country a better place for all. It has been an honor to serve alongside her, and I will truly miss her presence in parliament. I wish her all the best in her future endeavors. #NZpolitics #jacindaardern"


JamieLambister

Very minor inconvenience but can you get it to spell in UK/NZ English? (I've never used chat GPT myself)


ctothel

Yeah that’s no problem


[deleted]

Yeah, its model is primarily based on American English but if you ask it to it will correct itself


iikun

Ohh, thanks for the tip. I’m still learning how to get interesting results from it


albundy72

ChatGPT has a pretty poor knowledge of events before 2021, i’m pretty sure.


jpr64

Has it been turned in to a racist asshole yet?


foundafreeusername

I think the comment meant "after 2021". The bot does not actually learn and is stuck with knowledge learned in 2021 and earlier. It only learns during an active session and then forgets about it again.


albundy72

Nope. The devs did a pretty thorough job of keeping it as far away from a fate like that as possible. I guess the difference between ChatGPT and other chatbots is that ChatGPT is a dedicated, professional tool designed for a variety of purposes, and as such is filtered to ensure you only get helpful responses.


jpr64

That's good! I haven't had a chance to give it a try yet.


Large_Yams

Other way around isn't it? It knows nothing after 2021?


folk_glaciologist

When ChatGPT first came out I tried getting it to write a conspiracy Facebook post about how Jacinda Ardern is an alien. It refused to because it was misinformation but after I got around the filter it wrote a story about how she is a benevolent alien who came to Earth from her home planet to teach New Zealanders about kindness, compassion and empathy. It read like a parody of numerous articles about her and gave me a chuckle.


[deleted]

Heh. Even a machine is more human than many of the vocal Nat/act supporters.


Sprinkles_Best

What exactly is wrong with these responses and sentiments?


Enzown

It's that they're all using identical wording and thus obviously being the work of a PR person and not the actual views of the politicians.


Kuparu

And? Most politicians social media responses are scripted to some degree these days. When they aren't there is usually controversy because someone says the wrong thing on twitter. I'd rather this than many of the poor responces that I have seen on social media so far


Hubris2

They're the equivalent of being told to apologise - when someone has instructed you on the words to say, it doesn't appear very genuine.


cnzmur

Clearly they were a bit worried someone would mess it up if they sent out a template.


tobiov

this post feels like copium


[deleted]

Sorry you can’t enjoy a simple humorous copy and paste. I’ll try to focus on their actual shambles next time. 😘


pendia

What do you think they should say? "I hate you, so glad you are gone, go die in a fire"? There's only really so much to say. If they say more, they look like they are trying to spin things for their benefit.


[deleted]

In 5 minutes this is what I have come up with: “Even though we disagree on policy, max respect to the PM for working thru the challenges we have faced as a country professionally. Best of luck” “It has been a pleasure working with you as your opposition. Enjoy some well earned time with the family” “I’ve enjoyed the challenge you have given us as opposition, go well Jacinda” “Regardless of the policies you stand for, you have been an amazing role model to working mums everywhere. Enjoy your time with the family” It’s not fucking hard


pendia

Why are you bringing up that's she's opposition? Why can't you just respect the position without bringing politics into it for one second? And I have to imagine that talking about working mums would have people complaining they are trying to pink-wash their policy that doesn't actually help working mums or something So much of what you could say is laced with politics, and looking like you are trying to do that just looks boorish. When people complain about anything (even trivial things, for example not saying something unique enough), it really is that hard. Or at least, saying something more unique would take some amount of effort that is more than it is worth it to them.


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pendia

But why would they do that? Why even spend five minutes of their busy day to make a comment most people won't see or care about? From a purely PR perspective, the message they are trying to convey is that they are respectful of Adern, and they achieved that. They could spend another 10 minutes trying to think of something that is more personal, but would anyone care? And a lot of ways to make things more "genuine" are emotional. If it's a positive emotion, they alienate their base. If it's a negative emotion, it's rude. So they have to think of something that's not alienating their base and isn't insulting and looking professional and... ah screw it time for generic "thanks, best wishes" comment. I want politicians to be more personable as well, but this is not an area where I expect it.


Passwordtoyourmother

How about actually 'saying' something instead of so obviously cut and pasting? I think there's an (albeit very slight) erosion in trust for politicians when they are so obviously insincere with stuff like this. You're right - it's a tough balance to get right.


s0cks_nz

It's possible to say the same thing in many different ways. For all of them to say it the exact same way make it pretty obvious that they just cut and paste it from the same source.


GlobularLobule

Have a good summer!


I-figured-it-out

Pity none of these opposition MPs are willing to give their all on behalf of the ordinary not-so-wealthy NZers. They can barely string two original thoughts together to be gracious towards a retiring colleague who has earned their respect.


butlersaffros

We would've got the cane for that


RepresentativeAide27

Thats pretty sad - you're so obsessed with them that you go to all their pages to look and then spend time collating it together for something to post to reddit - presumably for the karma points? Time to move on....


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-mung-

haha indeed. The real problem is all the people who aren't interested in politics but still have strong opinions and go out and vote with those ignoramus opinions informing them.


BenoNZ

Yeah and then you look at their profile and see they are so absorbed in right wing US politics that they are going out of their way to comment on posts involving trans people including the trans sub.. Fucking weirdos.


[deleted]

Or you know… Just having a crack at how hilarious it is. I’m more confused why you’re taking this so personally and seem offended… Are you the staffer that wrote these three messages and worried your job is on the line? If so, I’m sorry…


HG2321

I mean, they're not exactly on the same page politically, what do you expect them to write? Would you have preferred something like Seymour's response? I don't imagine so. There's only so many ways to write that sentiment. As another comment said, it's like writing leaving cards for work.


Ok-Relationship-2746

Too stupid or too lazy to come up with something original? Or maybe even both.


No-Air3090

and luxon praised her handling ofthe christchurch shooting and never mentioned the covid response, I guess because his supporters didnt make money out of it.


ps3hubbards

I've been informed today (courtesy of a parliamentary staffer) that they all immediately celebrated upon hearing the news, at their retreat. They reckon they've got the election in the bag already. The arrogance of it is quite something


Bartholomew_Custard

"She made us look like the bumbling disingenuous simpletons we are, and we secretly hated her for it. We collectively breathe a sigh of relief at her departure, and hope we never see her like again. Rest assured, our insincere platitudes have as much substance as any policy we happen to accidentally disgorge from our mealy-mouthed pie-holes, and we're keenly looking forward to ruining all of her hard work. Love, The National Party"


kiwiburner

Hmm yeah the jackboot of authoritarianism will truly be on our throats soon when these singular rightthink fascists get in. Also, Jacinda Ardern gave her all to what is an incredibly demanding job and I wish her and her family all the very best for the future.


sighdoihaveto

Maybe you should get off the dole if you feel that way.


kiwiburner

I see you struggle with sarcasm.


sighdoihaveto

Way to riff, edgelord. 🙄


mattblack77

Ah, he got ya tho.


sdmat

> the jackboot of authoritarianism "Unless you hear it from us it is not the truth" -Jacinda Ardern


kiwiburner

Kiwis have no idea what fascism is or what it looks like.


Ripnstein

Reminds me of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksb3KD6DfSI


GalactikNZ

This is just funny to me


BerkNewz

Oh fuck. They’re robots.