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I also appreciate the “f the hustle” mentality but it seems to come from a place of self entitlement, a lot of “and what about me?” less “what about us?”
There is no "us" when we have this level of income inequality and workers are treated like dirt. You have to be a fool now to think your company actually cares about you.
I'm regularly working with people in "gen z" the past couple of years, that's never been my experience. I've also seen a bunch of people from any type of "generation" behave the same way that is described in the article.
Who wants to follow corporate culture that doesn't make sense or prioritize work over well-being? Not being exploited doesn't feel age related to me.
It was boomers vs millenials, because well boomers. But they are trying to switch the conversation to millenials vs zoomers. But the boomers ARE in charge of these lies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDJvj4i4Oi0
So this article fits with my experience of the millennials being neurotically driven to be perfect and hit every corporate expectation, and finding themselves anxious around a generation that is more self-assured and blasé towards work. The big difference is that now the other, less driven generation is younger and more current than they are.
I think the core issue is the younger generation sees that the American Dream is bullshit and they aren't putting up with it anymore. We're told from a young age that if you get educated and work hard you will be successful. You will be able to buy a house. So, Gen Z gets a degree and is released into the hellscape that is the current state of American society. 40+ hour work weeks that are incredibly stressful, with…
Real estate is definitely more of an issue for your generation. But the silver lining of Covid is the normalization of working remotely, so you can perhaps live some place cheap. Granted, if you were raised in California, say, that big house in Nebraska is going to be pretty miserable for you come winter time. As for work? Work is work. That's why people look forward to retirement. In an old Calvin and Hobbes Calvin…
I think the core issue is the younger generation sees that the American Dream is bullshit and they aren't putting up with it anymore. We're told from a young age that if you get educated and work hard you will be successful. You will be able to buy a house. So, Gen Z gets a degree and is released into the hellscape that is the current state of American society. 40+ hour work weeks that are incredibly stressful, with…
There is also a problem with inversion of cost. “Things” were expensive my parents day - TV, etc. Property was cheaper, so a boomer sees an iPhone and says a person is rich, but looks at his own 3k sq ft house and thinks “nothing special”.