Influencer explains why Gen Zs don’t want to work: ‘Old people need to check their priorities’ (Video)

[Wild self]

Honestly this is a very complicated issue. I don't blame them for not wanting to work but are you finding another way to supplement the income? Are you relying on your parents, what happens if they pass away? What happens when you reach retirement age? If social security is still solvent you won't be able to draw from it

Social Security is going to be gone in less than 20 years, anyway. I agree, people should work in their own hustles and fund their IRAs when young, so that they can retire without depending on a system meant to rip them off.

I agree that Gen Z should find a hustle that pays them fairly and not be exploited for pennies on the dollar.

 

[Wild self]

There is no such thing as being payed peanuts. You are paid on what value the market believes you are worth based on demand. 4000 years ago, a muscular man would have been paid a tidy sum to move a rock boulder. Not so much today. In Europe, job security can be pushed by political decisions and society choices. A person working at subway has job security in France, but not in USA or Canada. But remember that the same rigidity and job protection in Europe also is inflexible, that is why Europe had a higher unemployment rate than USA for years, doesn’t produce fresh billion dollars companies creating thousands of jobs and it it has the same billionaires on top for the past 30 years.

Let A.I. come thing and make the American unemployment rate 40% and above at a permanent basis, then. The CEO of today's world is over compensated and the shareholders are crippling social mobility for everyone else.

 

[360dagod]

One thing i've seen from these people born post 2000....is that because their parents literally did not raise them to be adults.... they're coping with entering a world where they're expected to have basic life/adult skills and coming to terms with the fact that you literally have zero redeemable skills after spending 18 years not knowing you weren't prepared for life is a lot for many of them.

The boomers at least taught me discipline and showing up on time

Whether you at work or selling drugs these 2 things are almost mandatory

The "going viral" era really messed alot of heads up..

 

[Wild self]

I'm a millennial and even most of my generation sees the work as a chore vs something that actually benefits us intrinsically

Money is the only reason we work in society

Remove that incentive no one would work


Gen z doesn't value work because of the poor wages they get from the work

Gen x ans boomers have already got their bag and are talking down to others which is alienating this new and upcoming gen

These greedy Boomers and Gen X'ers don't know that by staying in the workforce longer than they should, they are merely making socialism and UBI a CERTAINTY

 

[Wild self]

The younger generation doesn't feel obliged to work hard and sacrifice like the older ones do. My parents generation had that work ethic and dedication to a job drilled into their sense of wellbeing and belonging, and was it worth it? I wonder sometimes

If it doesn't resonate with Gen Z-ers on some personal level or feel meaningful, they aren't buying in. Most corps are just moneymakers with no actual purpose so it's affected the workplace in a major way when most of the new staff doesn't give a shyt lol

It's kind of ridiculous as most of them aren't starting new businesses or trailblazing themselves, just complaining about their jobs.

That said, they aren't buying into the corporate bootstraps mentality and I kind of applaud them for that. I hope it works out for them, honestly. We waste insane amounts of time prioritizing the profits and success of others and we've seen how employees are treated when things get challenging

My father once said that if you put in the work and you not properly compensated for it, you have the GOD GIVEN right to spit in their face. Or Kill them if they harm enough people. Ripping people off after doing a good quality job just ensures eternal chaos.

 

[Wild self]

One thing i've seen from these people born post 2000....is that because their parents literally did not raise them to be adults.... they're coping with entering a world where they're expected to have basic life/adult skills and coming to terms with the fact that you literally have zero redeemable skills after spending 18 years not knowing you weren't prepared for life is a lot for many of them.


You find out that these kids be on the job, and struggle with many things that your parents taught you about before you were anywhere near adulthood.

You should be blaming that on the people that had kids in that era

 

[Wild self]

This is why people from 3rd world countries (or 2nd world whatever the fukk it is) are flooding up 1st world countries.

And big organizations are happy about it cause they can exploit immigrants.

Not anymore, thanks to the Pandemic. A lot of immigrants were fed up with low pay, and they were the part of the Great Resignation.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

If a reality check means hoping they conform then hell no I hope they don't. They're the only generation to recognize the game is rigged, and the only one that's bold enough to hold their nuts and say "fukk you pay me". Not going to work, or using a job for what they need and while half-assing is a radical act of rebellion, and it IS making changes. They're behavior extreme enough to cause people to panic and post articles like the one in the op at least Forcing a discussion on work life balance in this country is something at the end of the day. IMO Gen Z is doing a lot of heavy lifting for every other demographic by demanding shyt and actually using their labor for leverage

I look forward to the changes they'll make once they're old enough to enter into the political world. They're probably the most radical generation we've seen in a while.

I was born 10 years before gen Z and was doing all that stuff. How do y’all let cacs put y’all in boxes like that?

 

[Peak]

You get out what you put in

No. You don't.

 

[Elim Garak]

Social Security is going to be gone in less than 20 years, anyway. I agree, people should work in their own hustles and fund their IRAs when young, so that they can retire without depending on a system meant to rip them off.

I agree that Gen Z should find a hustle that pays them fairly and not be exploited for pennies on the dollar.

Actually this isn't true. After 2034 it will still be 77% solvent and I said in my original statement if it remains solvent lol which is possible if some changes are made.

 

[jaydolf spitler]

There is no such thing as being payed peanuts. You are paid on what value the market believes you are worth based on demand. 4000 years ago, a muscular man would have been paid a tidy sum to move a rock boulder. Not so much today. In Europe, job security can be pushed by political decisions and society choices. A person working at subway has job security in France, but not in USA or Canada. But remember that the same rigidity and job protection in Europe also is inflexible, that is why Europe had a higher unemployment rate than USA for years, doesn’t produce fresh billion dollars companies creating thousands of jobs and it it has the same billionaires on top for the past 30 years.

I just recently got a 26k base salary bump from changing jobs to doing a very similar role at a different company. There absolutely is such thing as being paid peanuts

 

[hex]

You're only talking about remote work though, fair enough regarding that point - that was more so the pandemic than anything. However, more older people wanted to return to office than younger people though.

Additionally, these record-breaking salaries for juniors and first-time employees making more than 10-year seniors is absolutely a newer generation thing. Teamblind and these subreddits openly discussing these things weren't around like that.

While people did job hop previously, it was never on this level out in the open and bold.

Respectfully, almost everything in this post is wrong.

The only people against WFH were boomers. They wanted people to return to the office.

Gen X and older Millennials were like "fukk that". Boomers had to hold the L because nobody could afford to fire their long term employees, en masse.

Younger employees tried to follow suit, and got fired. Because they didn't have the juice their older counterparts did.

Eventually it became obvious that something had to give, because those veteran employees weren't OK with doing more work with less people.

This is when corporations, etc. started to be less strict, more open to employee feedback, offer incentives to new employees, and offer more money to young, less experienced prospective hires. Which is what you mentioned.

I focused on WFH because it was the catalyst for all this. Long term, older, reliable employees refusing to return to work kick started everything that came after. Younger Millennials benefited from it, seen the direction things were going and ran the play Gen X/older Millennials gave them. But to say they pioneered this shyt is

Then, alongside this but not directly related to it, Gen Z started job hopping like crazy and/or ghosting jobs. Which made blue collar employers rethink their strategies. But I don't think this some kinda 4D chess move by Gen Z. A lot of them just don't want to work, but will eventually benefit from all the things I listed above.

Fred.

 

[Jean Jacket]

So what is Gen Z going to do to make a living or start a business if they don't have work ethic?

 

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[Sterling Archer]

I'm a millennial that does deal with Gen Z and yes they are entitled and like to challenge authority at my job. What they don't seem to understand is they can make direct changes if they work for a mom and pops business as they can directly talk to the owners but not in a layered corporation. This is something they don't seem to understand. They feel they are smarter then the people above them that created a structure that resulted in a multi billion dollar company. They don't think they have to start from the bottom up and grow with the company until they have the ability to be in the position to make changes. They want fast track access to make big time decisions. They are also difficult to deal with because they are more sensitive and cannot take basic criticism which results them reporting corporate concerns on their coworkers and management. Conflict resolution doesn't exist. They also expose these conflicts on social media which causes work place conflicts because they publish everything online.

With that said they are extremely creative and hope they get a reality check early on to tap into their true potential. They are not dumb but just don't care to listen to folks that are experienced in life. They go 0 to 100 emotionally and if they can slow it down and actually listen this can be a special generation that can accomplish a lot of things.

You could've just said they usually some hoe ass nikkas breh.