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@@peaceseeker714they've spent most of their existence being low-key and now they've been forgotten. Their impact on entertainment can't be denied though.
As a Millennial who works with Zs, they seem like decent people, I just don’t care for a lot of their music. For the longest time they were all doing that stupid “Sheesh!” thing…thank god that’s died down, because I was getting close to putting my foot up somebody’s ass.
@@soitgoes0321 No offence but this is the kind of thing boomers said about Gen X. Each generation says the younger one has a poor work ethic. Gen X worked hard (any job was a good job) because it was so important to be seen to work hard for what were terrible wages but houses were almost affordable for Gen X. So anyone who was smart enough to buy one is probably doing well even though they are burned out from working in low wage jobs. As a Gen X who has not bought a house, I'm in the same state as a millennial or Gen Z but without the up to date computer skills or ability to think on my feet as needed in the fast tech world today. The best asset we have is creative skills to come up with new ways to rearrange the system to suit us, which is not easy.
It is an interesting take. In general I think there shouldn't be a generational impression of the following generation, so much as a sense of responsibility to help provide a means and structure to succeed and survive. I went to school late, as a gen x with millennials, and I think mostly they were driven and on point regarding how to live. I have a daughter who is a millennial and a gen z son. They are both better humans than me, and I worry every day what we are leaving to our kids. Anyways, it's an interesting video, and I appreciate your insight.
My story as a millenial. I grew up a child laborer under my boomer parents who lost their retirement to medical bills and the economic collapse just after 9/11 when my brother contracted leukemia. I was exploited for profit that purchased their yearly vacations that I wasn't invited on. I picked up a second job in highschool and had six years of work experience by the time I graduated when I picked up a third job. Once I got to university, I started working for Home Depot 60 hours a week while doing classes until the definition of part time got limited to 29 hours. When I was forced to pick up a second job after graduating to pay on my massive student loans, my boomer manager called me lazy for refusing to do work off the clock and told me that "He owned me", which came from corporate language that public sensitivities had to change and forced me to look for a different way to make ends meet. When my factory job wasn't enough to afford an apartment with my student debt, I decided to get my masters as a lifeboat to put my debt payments on hold. At this point, I was 27 with 30+ years of experience at more than 10 jobs that I had to hold two to three at a time to survive. It was my first experience of relief where my associate instructor pay gave me some breathing room but I had to take out student loans again, so I knew I would have to keep working and picked up gig economy work and worked as a bouncer during the late night. My father died just before graduation and at that point family split, with my other boomer mother taking what was left of my inheritance from them to pay for her retirement with her new family. Covid stripped me of my first job after graduating with my M.S. and now it feels like I'm unhireable. I survive with gig-economy work and a remote recruitment firm paying me to be a candidate that no company is willing to touch because of AI rendering all of us obsolete. I am waiting for my contract to end and be cut out of the economy, which will likely lead to homelessness, yet I'm optimistic because my wife, a foreign Gen Z, is gaining traction in her career. I'm overlooked as a worker, and my experience makes me think that it is related to my demographics. Life has been made harder by the demonization of my skin color, gender, and heritage which is so apparent, that I worry about why it hasn't stopped yet. I've been silent on it, for fear of retribution for so long that I now fear the violence that sets us back is looming closer, and potentially after that period of violent power redistribution, I'll be able to finally live like what I was taught the human experience is supposed to be like. Until then, I'm just trying to survive while keeping my sense of self.
As an IT manager who has had a number of Gen Z interns. I have no issues with them. They come in, get their shit done and get out. I don't expect people working with me or for me to put maximum effort when it will go unrewarded. To be honest I appreciate their more transactional nature when it comes to working. Helps remind me that most companies don't really care about workers.
That's very interesting. I reckon it's that the gen z have worked out that the concept of working hard or doing free overtime (for the corp) will make you successful in life, is just a ruse from the profit masters
@@neanda Except its really not just a "ruse" and working hard can actually change your life. Having the mindset that all hard work is a scam and that working harder/better than your peers won't advantage you in any way is wrong and harmful. There are certain situations where you absolutely shouldn't work harder than you have to, but those are the minority of situations.
@@andguy I think the issue isn’t the hard work in of itself and more on the lack of relevant compensation. Hard work is definitely an expectation some would question mostly when the task isn’t what they were hired for or unlikely to encounter unless promoted.
@@andguy It’s also a given not all businesses pushing for hard work are bad, just that it can be a standard practice off-the-books without documentation.
Im a gen z currently doing my own internship on tech startup, in which everyone is either millenial or gen z. And you know what, its great, my boss hears me out and respects my time, my coworkers are smart, educated, but not boring. So in regard to how millenials are as bosses, they are pretty neat.
I do think millennials are better bosses while baby boomers were better employees. That was probably why millennials were unsatisfied. I'm gen z, and honestly having a millennial as a boss seems better than gen x or another age.
An ageless phenomenon. "The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority, they show disrespect to their elders.... They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and are tyrants over their teachers." Quote attributed to Socrates by Plato
depends on how accurate the translation is, this could be referring to the teacher entering the classroom or the head of a grandfamily or even head of a village @@sicsempertyrannis8731 aka not some random granpa cruising past
All of this is cap. I don't know what's going on and who they're polling, but Millennials do not hate Gen Z. We're basically the same. Both of us are tired AF of the whole "generation vs generation" thing - it's corny. Same slang, we listen to the same music and go to the same clubs - this is a devisive take that serves CEOs and Captialists who want to keep the status quo.
I’m X. The idea that we didn’t go through the exact same shit as what Y and Z are is absurd. I graduated law school in 2001 and have been averaging 50-60 working hours the entire time. It’s CLASS, not generations, not race (not that he mentioned that) that’s the driving the wedge between Americans, most just don’t see it. America is run by Corporations. That’s why we can’t have the basic necessities of life like housing, guaranteed health care, education, and nutrition. I dont hate other generations any more than the previous ones hated me coming up.
My manager HATED my guts and attitude. I was a top performer but I set my own work life balance and this infuriated my petty 50 year old manager. She didn't like that I had a life outside of work and tried multiple times to kick me out of my job and instead of helping me, made my life much worse. I quit after 6 months and got a job that pays double. I HATED her so much.
As a millennial, nothing was more frustrating than to hear my boomer boss say "kids don't want to work these days" because every young new hire would quiet quit after two weeks. Like, maybe it's because the job is minimum wage, high demanding, high risk for sickness (healthcare setting) with no possibility of promotions, raises or climbing the career ladder? It's a dead end job with crap pay and no promises. What did he expect?
ALso so many jobs are more technical nowadays, and just "working hard" doesn't work. You need to have skills to do specific, more technical tasks. BAck in the day, boomers would do extra paperwork or mail or cover the phones to look busy; all that stuff got automated away though
At least they know its a dead end job. In the jobs I worked between being 20-30 the carott was always there for a promotion, but no promotion was ever made. Gen Z learned it from their parents that it's all a Scam.
The problem is that older people mix up this ideology with practicality. I think very young people agree in theory but if they need to have rich parents to pay their bills until they are 27, or have to live three hours from the job, then it doesn't make sense to take the job. @@RVBadlands2015
I remember being a teen in the 2000s and working my first job and people quitting with a no call no show and never being heard from again. its not something new. I don't know why some millenials think that its some new shit that gen z does and that they are entitled or something. People would quit over a manager saying one bullshit thing or giving them shit hours. They're just coming up with a term for it because people can coordinate and share stories over the internet much more effectively than we could. Social media wasn't a thing for me until I was 19 and what we talked about on the internet was much different than what people talk about today.
As a Gen X (44) with Millenial kids ... the last statement struck home. Make the world better than "our parents".... meanwhile the parents of my generation are STILL the ones in control of everything. The longer people work, and never retire, and never step down from politics --- the LONGER it will be for the following generation to get their turn leading.
Millennials are the first generation since the great depression to have things worse than their parents. The millennials were born in 1980. All of this can be blamed on reaganomics and the republican party in general. Here is the proof.. 1940-1980 Median wage growth rose 260% 1981-2020 Median wage growth rose 5.4%. Only BS trickles down. Not wealth Tell that to the next person who complains about liberal, socialist, or progressive agendas.
So true. People in politics are so old now, they look like ancient relics to me. Even worse they are so old they don’t know what’s going, let alone can they keep up with or understand the incredible changes we are going through. I have to add that I know old people that are incredibly smart with fine tuned wise minds. People like that are incredibly valuable.
I agree, it is challenging for young generations to access positions of power and lead. We need to find ways to bridge the generational gaps and work together.
@@cyrileo I agree with you, it’s simply absurd that people in their 70’s and 80’s are running the world 1960’s style in 2020’s. But many of them seem to be addicted to their position of power.
"Millennials don't want to grow up" Me: Kinda hard to "grow up" when working two jobs STILL can't even pay rent for an entry level apartment. Edit: Good lord, people, it's a RU-vid comment, not a Town Hall meeting.
I am an older millenial and I just quit a job for the second time. What I noticed in my parents generation, is that they are much more hesitant to stand up for themselves and put up with insults and humiliation from bosses for much longer. Millenials and GenZ just realized that they don't have to put up with every insult and bad treatment their bosses sling at them.
You are absolutely correct. The tactic of splitting responsabilities of layed off worker amongst the remaining workers, regardless of skill set has been going on for generations. I admire Gen Z for not standing for it.
Millennials were quickly heading towards that gen z consensus before the 'financial crisis' forced a pause on things. It's funny that boomers still were able to buy up more power and assets after the housing crash.
What you want is another millenial for a boss. Then they get you on that more basic level and don't question things that should be acceptable behaviors.
Its also a workers market now. When Boomers entered the workforce, it was an employers market because of the abundance of workers, but the scarcity of skill is forcing companies to actually pay people who know trades much higher wages and not bust their balls over stupid things.
@@90skidcultist Not really , try finding an American born engineer . Go to the college’s and see where the majority of engineering , math , science and computer science students are from , I’ll guarantee you’ll find that they are not American born .
Gen z don’t want to spend any more of their precious time at a corporate soul sucking facility than they have to and don’t want to perform tasks that they aren’t being compensated for? Yea I fuck with that
@@farmanspickles2753 And that's the question you ask? Because killing stuff equals being hard? What if a hunter goes to TikTok after work and think about genders and pronous, would that fry your brain? Also, what does it matter how hard or soft someone is?
Im a 30+ millenial and I literally feel like im only working to "get by". I haven't gone on a real vacation since 2009! This is not life! Im so burned out though I keep pushing.
I had a vacation in 2023, but I think before that it was maybe 2008? Same as you, been grinding. Finally got my foot through the door on a home, though. Took a while.
@@luigimeschini3704 Holidays are pretty commercialized/expensive now. My grandparents and their children used to take a drive to a nearby city... stop at rivers along the way, have picnics, maybe throw up a tent on a beach somewhere once they arrived. Then come home a couple days later. You can still do that... but now we call that a "weekend" or "long weekend" or "getting away" - whereas 50 years ago, for many that was a full holiday. Times have changed and expectations are higher. I just keep grinding though until I have what I need for retirement. If it costs 3-4 digits, then I'm not spending on it very often.
I'm a millenial who just turned 36 and I swear I am so burned out and stressed at this point. My job fired a lot of us and handed those extra workloads to the remainder of us. Then these companies have the audacity to complain about how lazy we have become and how grateful we should be because we still have work. Yet everyday we're threatened with more staff cuts and threats with temps slowly replacing us. This is my third job that has the same toxic work environment. I'm done with all this sh**. Why should I kill myself when I can barely afford anything anyways. Fuq this place.
@@jaydub7386yep! Notice how the media is always trying to stir up division between people. Boomers vs Millenials, men vs women, black vs white, left vs right. Always getting us to be mad at each other instead of who we should really be mad at.
I feel you, 31 yo here; I quit job 1st time in my life, because I tried my best, then average because of my health going down drastically, now I'm scared what's next because 6 years ago I ended up in a hospital from such amount of stress, mobbing and overworking my body and brain even tho what I did was just above average. But that was after 1,5 years of work, now I'm in such state after just 2 months. Doctors aren't willing to listen to my health problems, so I'm trying to reach to other ones, which takes time when I cannot sit here and work out of boredom. Me and my boyfriend are trying to make ends meet and we gave up on many hobbies of ours, which makes out life even more empty... oh, and I remember applying to work at small shop, hearing that "you dare to ask for being trained for free? and then you gonna quit after a month to use that free training we will give you!" ....when all I wish is to work few years in one place to feel stability and some dang peace in my life.
Thats life. Stop complaining & embrace the struggle. That is what your ancestors did. You lack gratitude & mental fortitude. Start watching videos on stoicism on youtube & see your net worth grow tremendously within 6 months.
Gen X’r here, I think?? Born in 69, anyway. I’ve never wanted work to abuse me or monopolize my time. Who would? I don’t think we’re as different as is portrayed.
@@cassietherainbowsend722 that's why this whole video seems like dishonest bullshit. It's the same thing genx and boomers said about millennials. Non of that turned out to be true. Things change. Adapt or die mad. Seems the creators of this vid chose the latter.
@@cassietherainbowsend722 Yes, that movie "Working Girl" was a page turner which illustrated how difficult it was to be a working woman but it hasn't changed and has gone backwards in many cultures
FActs, why treat a corporation like a daddy when they just see you as a number. Like FOH, apparently it's bad when you're selfish, but it isn't when corporations are selfish 🙄
I've been working a full time corpo job for 5+ years now as a 30 y/o millennial, I've seen how "loyalty" gets rewarded with multi decade old employees being let go for frivolous reasons. I've been a quiet quitter from the very beginning, still got a couple promotions and pay bumps over the years, but I'm not going to bend over backwards for a massive company that sees me as another worker ant. Computing made productivity explode yet we work more than ever while earning less when adjusting for inflation, and the boomers want to call us lazy, I'm popping the champagne when the last of them hit the dirt.
While I don't agree about the, "hit the dirt" part, but I agree with you. When companies started shifting their loyalty to money over the worker, no wonder the work stopped being loyal to the company. CEO's prioritize making the company look profitable to share holders by cutting pensions, salaries, and benefits. These share holders, see the increase in profit, and think the company is doing good, Then they pay the CEO's stock options as bonuses, which are tax free, and they repeat the process, which make the stocks go up again. All we are to any large company is an necessary expenditure of profit. They would replace us with robots if they could.🤨🙄
Love how they act like they didn't literally vote for the policies that now are ruining the current generations social and financial upward mobility. I hate champagne but save a glass for me please.
My boomer parents got their first house when they got married at 16 and 19. In their 20s they got their second house, and started renting out their first house for extra income. After some time they sold it because the quality of renters meant that they had to keep repairing the house when they moved out and trashed it. Then they lost their home in 2008 or so due to their adjustable rate mortgage going up too high to pay. They rented for a year and then bought a new house, and a few years later acquired a second house. Incredible really. I have yet to get my first house and I'm almost 40.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmarit’s not really inflation….. the US housing market so f@cked beyond belief where the value of the property just doesn’t make any sense.
@@WitchKing-Of-Angmar Boomers have tons of wealth. Either in investments like property, stocks or simply stacked from decades of being in high paid authority positions. No generations following even have a fraction of the wealth.
Millenial here, 36. Well I was never and will never be able to own a flat or a house. Where I live that means you need to have at least 250000 $ as a starter to get a loan from the bank for the rest 750000 $ because there is no property below a million thats worth buying. So I have to stick to rent until I fall off the tree. Owning a property in Switzerland means you have to be born rich or have a high income.
I'm a millennial, have few Gen-Z coworkers - normal people, working as they should be. Although I do see differencies - they do take care of themselves more - never skip lunch brakes and such. I have LOADS of gen-X coworkers who just keep stacking vacation days - apparently they never went on vacation prior getting married?.. Some of them skip lunches, a lot more smoking. Edit: I'm from Europe and taking vacations is encouraged by both, government and employer.
Gen-X grew up in a work environment where being competent tended to get you saddled with the most responsibility. This has resulted in one or more instances of vacation trauma, where if a competent person takes extended time off, the whole division suffers a set back of some kind. Ergo, many begun to consider vacation a risk, rather then an escape. Because if you are gone too long, you have a bigger mess to clean up when you come back. And when they do take a long vacation, someone else is in the driver's seat. Odds are a Gen-X already went someplace cool with the family when they were kids, so travel probably isn't a high priority until they have their own family. Its simultaneously pragmatic and deceptively apathetic (which is a very Gen-X trait); as in its centrally about avoiding both short term and long term consequences, as Gen-X is emotionally detached from the Company itself (and its upper management), but is still constantly concerned about their work space and workflow. All of this stems from the fact that GenX just wants to make it to retirement without another disaster setting things back yet another 5 years. We're the last generation to still have hope for that. So if they are below a certain salary line, they're probably just playing it safe for now. If above a certain salary line, and requires actual skill sets to be there (IE not a pure manager), you WILL see a worker that "dares" the company to try something stupid. Because odds are, if they walk, that whole division will come to stand still. I don't know how far this extends to the rest of the work force, but the job sectors I work in, if you get a competent team put together, you better HOPE the one with the most friends doesn't find a better job. Because in 6 months, if that new job works out, that first one will try to bring all their friends to that new job to keep the crew together. We're long past the point thinking we're gonna change anything; so priorities have shifted toward just being comfortable at work, and ride it out as much as we can. And with job security being as bad as its been for the last decade and a half, I'd absolutely hate trying to look for a new job in general; but what I'm more concerned about is if I'll like/tolerate the people at the new place. If you run a place so badly, that that kind of worker is willing to leave, the others aren't that far behind. And ironically, if your company is that badly run, they're probably just looking for an excuse to hire new blood for half the pay.
@@freelancerthe2561 One of the saddest things about Gen X is it's where these problems all started which have flowed into becoming bigger problems with each following generation. With Boomers unwilling to relinquish power, money and control to their children, instead choosing to horde it and keep their children down. Gen X is the first entrepreneurial generation and it was done not because they wanted to, it was because they needed to, because wage work didn't pay. Each following generation becoming more desperate to find ways to make money as the middle class evaporates and wealth inequality between generations grows.
This is so weird, Im also in Europe and it’s my first job. I was told by my millennial coworkers to pit your calendar as busy everyday during lunch time so no one bothers you.
I'm a millennial. Around the time I started my job, one of my coworkers advised me never to go out of my way to impress the bosses, because then they'd expect that kind of performance *all the time*. It was good wisdom. I work at about 80% capacity most of the time, and dial it up when a deadline is looming. Everything gets done on time, and I get to leave by 5 most days with little stress.
Yes, vacation just means you return to a sh*t show and nobody covered your work properly because you are the one on the team that gets the most done….Makes it a mixed blessing to have time off.
I’m gen x. My oldest are gen z and yrs covid just decimated them financially. Most of my friends have kids that are older and keep lecturing me I coddle my kids too much.... when I was 19 I could walk in anywhere and get a good office job, easily find a crappy $1500 car, $500 apartment. Employers would work with college schedules and second or third jobs. My kids don’t get that kind of luxuries that I enjoyed in the late 90’s and I hate it. I keep wishing I could transport them back in time. Cars in that condition are 6k now, those same apartments are 1200+ and many beginner jobs start full time only to slash hours and give crazy ass schedules that make it impossible to get a second one.
Finally someone making sense, I’m 32 about to be 33, when I go to a job interview it’s almost as if I’m not welcome there or I’m unwanted . The vibration of this world is scary and I think it’s time things change . Can’t even find a decent job
As a GenX starting a business mostly employing GenZs, this video has been incredibly insightful and helpful. I was planning on implementing a 4-day work week some time down the road when we become successful. This video changed my mind. We're moving to a 4-day work week now. Subbing to your channel now.
Thank you. I am a millenial who is lucky enough to work 4 days /week, but that is only because my boss (gen x..?) is more flexible than most. It does make a difference. The longer hours can be rough, but having the extra day off more than makes up for it (for me). They will appreciate it.
4 day work week will increase productivity, lower stress levels, and cut employee turnover significantly which saves you money.. IT's great to see a business owner actually caring about their business and understanding that employees can be productivity with some quality of life changes.
I'm a Millennial who is a teacher beginning to work with Gen Z new teachers coming in. I have to say, I really have zero issues with them. If anything, they share my loathing hatred for pointless bureaucracy and busy work. And they have good ideas for things to change. If anything I hate articles and videos that try to generate conflict between our groups. We were (and still are) infantilized despite being *in our thirties* and Gen Z in their twenties are getting the same treatment if not worse.
I definitely feel your last line that you wrote. I'm a young millennial, but i'm still 29. Being treated as if i know nothing about anything, and anything I say is invalid because I can't possibly know because I'm "too young." I can't imagine how bad Gen Z has it in the work force.
As someone born halfway through 1980, I straddle both the Gen X and Millenial generations. I like the the term Xennial. It's been really strange seeing myself as an adult since the examples of adulthood I was exposed to as a kid don't exist anymore. My dad was a teacher in a public school and was able to support a family of four, own a home, and retire with a union pension on a single income. We weren't rich but we were ok. With the cost of living, housing, food, services, and the fact that everything is a subscription/rental now, my income that is double what his was on paper doesn't go nearly as far. As someone who was laid off after the pandemic, trying to get back into the workforce in a full-time position with almost 20yrs of experience or cobble together a stable income has been challenging. I "paid my dues" did the startup thing, have a side-hustle, and realize that this could be my working life going forward. No security, no regularity, jumping project to project and gig to gig in industries that are being infiltrated by AI and farmed or offshored through sites like Fiverr and Upwork.
I'm a millennial and this is my perspective on things: boomers are better workers but terrible bosses, millennials are better bosses but can be a bit apathetic as workers and genz come to work, do the job and leave. Of the 3 generations I've found genZ is the only one that treats a job as what it is which is a transactional agreement of hire based on skills. The moment that agreement is breached they leave. I actually admire that about them. They say people treat you how you let them. GenZ is teaching the current employers how they wish to be treated which is with respect for their time and skills.
I am an age 54 gen x'r and I do agree that there has been somewhat of an awakening and a shift to the transactional nature of most jobs. Most large companies no longer provide a career path, it's all BS. It's a paycheck. You will be axed in a heartbeat so they can make this quarters numbers. Doesn't matter how good you are, you can simply be in the wrong spot and show up on HRs spreadsheet. Why devote an inordinate amount of your time when really, the employer has made it transactional. They don't provide a career. They don't have loyalty. No pension. Any benefits are very expensive. When they cut, the remainder are expected to pick up the workload without more pay. I cannot blame you for doing what's required, nothing more, and leaving for anything better.
If boomers didn't already have their retirement fundation sacked and expect to live in their own house with a livable retirement income, they would be "terrible" workers too. I still have to work over 20 years, possibly 25 or more depending on future politics and I just don't see anymore why I should work my ass off to end in poverty while most of the value I generate will be used for rich people's secondary yachts.
As a Millenial that started a career in freelance first, i fully appreciate the transactional nature of work, it was actually pretty tough making my way into a big production company at first because of the weird expectations people seemed to have of "giving 110%" Why?.. So i can be rewarded with more work? Pass, at least my freelance work is something i choose to do and find rewarding.
I am a millennial and I work at a non-profit. I find these generational wars interesting because the way I see it, there are hard works and lazy workers in every generation. There are some boomers/Gen x at my job with bad attitudes, who refuse to learn anything new and then there is the complete opposite who know everything new and is always adapting. Same with gen Z. I have a gen z lady I work closely with and she is so dedicated and another who I ask myself all the time what she does at work all day. Same with my own group. For the smugness of a lot of boomers, I do have to laugh. I am the youngest child in my family and my eldest sibling is Gen X. My grandparents were in the greatest generation and they never had much of a kind word to spear for my parents/aunts and uncles in the silent and boomer generations. They thought they were entitled and that all of them had an easy time in life and didn't know what it was to work hard or have humility. So it is interesting how attitudes repeat/smugness repeats.
This. People who work or study very, very hard are always a rarity, regardless of the generation. Virtually all people are varying degrees of lazy, both intellectually and physically. And how hard a person is able to work will vary depending on other things going on in their life; for instance, chronic sleep deprivation due to a problematic neighbor can absolutely wreck your condition, and will make it nearly impossible to get work done, no matter how much of a workaholic you might be by nature.
I'm a millennial, almost 36. I've managed quite a few Gen Z'rs in my office. What I shockingly realized is they don't know computers! Which I was very surprised to discover. Ctrl + C . Whats that? Gmail. Forget it. Typing. Similar to watching my Nanas typing skills. They know cell phones, not computers. I will say, my Millennial employees call out and are late wayyy more often than my Gen Z employees. This is at least what I've experienced managing Gen Z the last 3 years.
Most people that are very successful work a lot more than eight hours that is not going to fall in your lap. Looks like you'd be able to learn the hard way
"when I was your age, I worked 60 hours a week!" Yeah dude, but see, when YOU worked overtime, you were making EXTRA money, above your living expenses. You were saving for a house, or a car, or just something else you wanted for yourself,and it was achievable, with enough" hard work". Nowadays, people work 50-60 hours a week and still barely afford their rent and basic living expenses, and if you wanna put money in savings, you have to literally dedicate yourself to living on beans and rice for the next five to ten years, and living like a pauper. And boomers will unironically tell us to "live within our means", without acknowledging the fact that there are SO many things that they didn't require, that are absolute necessities to survive and be successful in the modern world.
I'm a millennial and I don't know any millennials who don't like the younger generation. We are so proud of you guys and we're rooting for your success!!!
It's the same garbage that all the prior generations have done. They get old and crabby, then want to complain about the next generation so they feel better about themselves. I'm a millennial myself and had to deal with boomers and Gen X tell me I'm lazy and don't work that hard and bla bla bla. All while I was skipping breaks and lunch to keep working. Eventually they say you're the exception, but that's just because you prove them wrong and they still want to believe what they think is true. It makes them feel better. The only think I have about gen Z is the genetics. The men seem to be taller and skinnier compared to prior generations. Seems rather strange I see that more common now. I also hate the hair cuts, but millennials do it also.
I'm a millineal. I I've worked with alot of Gen Zers. Someone of which I loved but needed guidance and some of which were nightmares and can give the whole generation a bad name. Some individuals would make it easy to stereotype the whole group if they were the only Gen Zers I met. Luckily I've been exposed to a range of people and can say that all generations have shitty people and all generations have amazingly sweet, smart, hard working, innovative members of their generation.
Boomers hated gen-x’rs too. I’m tail end gen-x beginning millennial depending on what graph you’re looking at. Had to read books for book reports, had no idea who was calling unless we had an answering machine, rotary phone, can remember having to earn a trophy in sports and was there when participation trophies showed up while I was in sports, learned to code in basic and then in C. World wide internet showed up when I was a teen but internet was around already (since the 70s) but was different. Had to call different servers and bulletin boards (I was already on the internet before it went into a combined server system- world wide internet. The burn out graph has gen x, millennial, and gen z are almost the same.
I feel like most of this inter-generation hatred is conditioning from media relying on the ol geezer narcissistic injury stick(socrates rant to plato) to stir up tribal wars like sports fans. "my sport team/generations this, your sport team/generation that". People are just trying to survive with the tools they were given at the end of the day.
Gen-Z college student here, a small thing studying fully online for two years during covid has given me is: No longer being able to do online lessons or talks without severe discomfort or just straight up needing to close because my minds screams at me. I am doing very well now both in my study and life in general. But if this corona scar remains when I hit the workforce I have a big problem. And I am certain I am not the only one.
Same with me. I had multiple panic attacks in class when we went back in person. I couldn’t handle it anymore. The social impacts of COVID will probably become even more apparent with time.
Don't hate on Gen Z. I remember being hated on as a Gen X, we were called the slacker generation before we even had a chance to do anything. “And these children that you spit on As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through. - Changes” ― David Bowie .
@@rubyruby6358 But the attitudes of the old to the young just repeat. It's a never ending cycle. As far as Bowie being a boomer, it isn't really relevant here. Boomers weren't born old and inflexible, and were judged harshly by their elders. They just often became that way when they forgot how they had been treated.
@@chalkedlines8960 its endless you are correct. Today’s Gen Z will eventually become boomers. The greatest generation is something we will never see again
@@rubyruby6358The greatest generation wouldn't let women open bank accounts and was obsessed with keeping women down. I am not a left leaning person but it's the truth.
As a millenial, I tell you this Gen Z, we are together in this shit, we need to close up and carry this in our shoulders tho. There's no time or money enough to hate each other. I know everything seems shitty but dude, we need it, you'll need it.
When you said it shouldn't be a surprise that we value work life balance since we have to work so much and could potentially not retire, you hit the nail on its head. Idk how the older generations don't see the mess they've made and think how dare we have the audacity to want to have a LIFE.
I try to make my parents understand that my generation and many after it will never retire which starts the you-don't-need-to-live-like-a-billionaire-when-you-retire speeches. They refuse to understand the economy even as they themselves suffer from it.
First they were the richest and most spoiled generation this world has seen in a long time, inherited a wonderful economy with many opportunities. If you're from a liberal-socialist country like I am (The Netherlands), that generation has royally leeched the social benefits without investing into the future of the collective generation of their children. They greedily spent more money than they had, and leave us with the debts. That means that uniquely, this might be the first time in history that parents didn't build for kids, but instead cannibalized their future. They occupy seats of power, their old asses rusted to it it seems, and they refuse to pass anything on. If they could turn themselves immortal to rule longer by sacrificing younger generations, they would. Of that I am convinced, because metaphorically they already do that financially and politically. Lets see if its still funny when they find out the elderly homes are flooded with elderly, with expansive elderly care and no one left to take care of their shitty diapers, because the greedy boomers 'ate' their children's future.
My girlfriend is a Gen Z starting her career. She entered the job market in late 2019 then there was the 2020 pandemic and her company closed down. Those few months in her resume are working against her, it looks as if she could not even finish a year in one company, on top of it, her previous company does not even exist anymore for recommandation... For that, its hard to get into the job market.
I would advise her to contact her former boss, if she was close to, for the recommandations, and the boss can use his new company name and explain how great she was before the economic layoff.
@@Szcza04 This works against you. If your employer follows up on your references from your only professional career job, you can get called out on it. Professional circles can be small. Don't start as the liar. How do I know? I was laid off 7 months into my first job in 2009 when our company deal fell through. Interviewers did not take into account how the financial crisis was affecting all industries. I was in the same position as your GF. I recommend telling the truth, though I will admit that I had a hard time getting my second job. It took a year and a half. The author of this video is telling the truth. Side hustle is real, if you don't have money. At least your GF is getting some support from you. I knew nobody.
@@gofofoloz I think lying depends on how extreme it is, how likely you are to be found out, and the size of the industry. Everybody exaggerates on their resumes now so if you are not you will be passed up for people who will. If there is no way for them to contact the employer since they closed down it might not hurt to "round up" the start date to the nearest full year and "round up" the end year as well and play it as two years for example. If you worked Dec 2013 - Feb 2014 you just put you worked there for 2013 and 2014, with the implication that you worked for 2 years. Especially for an entry level job you just need to get something to get started, no reason to die on that hill. You can be more honest and direct in the interview, the main thing is getting the interview in the first place so you have the chance to sell yourself and explain why things are the way they are.
@@Szcza04 you can only do that in retail or restaurants or whatever those kinds of jobs are. professionals and government workers are much more likely to check and when they do it's likely to have much worse consequences down the line for your reputation.
As a Millennial with a Gen Z kid and two Gen Alpha kids, I cry nearly every day. Not for myself, but for my babies and their futures. I almost feel guilty for even bringing them into this world sometimes. I just do my best to teach them about life in the complete opposite way that my Gen X parents did. Growing up I was told, get good grades, go to college, graduate, get a well paying job with your degree, find love, get married, buy a house, have kids. I did all of those things minus the well paying job and buying a house. That’s not saying I didn’t try my hardest to complete them all. I tried my damndest but I quickly realized that it just doesn’t work like that anymore. Not for a lot of us anyway. Now I’m a single mother of three who’s contractor job gets us by. I save, my kids never go without, I’m frugal. My family says I am the cheapest person they have ever met and it’s true, but you can be cheap and still have nice things. I try to be smart with my income and instill that in my kids. I do my best to give them the life they deserve. It’s hard at times, but I just try to remember that it could always be worse. Stay grateful. 99% of us are all in this together ♥️
Wow you are an everyday hero it sounds! Way to go. I am not a single mother, but I can totally understand where you are coming from. I am also worried for the future of my kids, too, sometimes. Our family are Christian - so I have the Bible as a guide, no matter what the current trends are - it makes life easier. Otherwise it is so easy to get confused and scared. We live in uncertain times! Praying for extra strength for you and your family.
Being a single mother was the problem..if you had them out of wedlock your a loser and if you were married you stick it out the vows state half of your marriage is hard work….
As a millennial (31) I worked with quite a few Gen Zs. I was always seen as the "big sister" at the job, so we were cool overall. I love that they're able to understand their worth a LOT earlier than we did. I absolutely love that for them. Gen Z is also a lot more chill and understandable than the older gens as a customer too. As for the growing up part, Millennials, IMO, had more of a "rushed childhood". The moment the internet became more used and perfected; technology advanced, and they advanced so quick to where we all seemed to blink and we were all turning 18-20 and trying to find jobs. So now at our current age, we're all just trying to live out the childhoods we missed while trying to be adults. It's stressful and I feel like we were lied to as a generation.
That's a lot... but wait there's more... we are all going to be out through the worst test of all of these elites get there way. And the worst part, the older generations have already realized there deceit and are preparing. The younger generation just wants to believe everything is good and get mad at the source sharing the facts. What are they going to say when they are caught in this global tidal wave? Pay attention to the WEF plans before it's too late.
That's interesting. Kind of explains why every 40 year old is collecting Lego or board games or something. But then when I was a kid, 40 year olds from the Boomer generation bought motorcycles or convertible cars and people called that a mid-life crisis, so maybe nothing has really changed!
Millennials were the first generation whose entire adult life is fully documented on social media. Gen Z are the first generation whose entire LIFE is fully documented on social media.
@@ShannonBarber78 The ones that work in IT/Tech are buying stocks. Save-a-holics/invest-a-holics. It's going to be a generation with a chasm/canyon in the middle, all these people on one side scraping by in retirement, and all the people on the other side owning $100m-$1b in shares in companies. (Judging by how investments have been going, if we compound that, it gets pretty huge.)
I graduated from college class of 2021 - literally spent 2/3 of my junior and senior years without seeing my friends while stuck in my parents house. And once I graduated and got a job, it turned out to be virtual in a new city I didn't know anyone so I still mostly spent time alone staring at a computer all day 3 years on (virtual work is definitely not a blessing for everyone)... Oh, and on top of that, all these layoffs are happening and no one is sure when they may come, except that they most likely will come. I don't know how hard previous generations had it, but covid was definitely a b*ttfuck for Gen Z.
I'm just glad I got lucky with it: - Got out of highschool early (was in my senior year when covid started) - University didnt start until later, so had 7 months of free time between HS and Uni - Worked at a hospital during Covid doing a super easy job, pay was supposed to be $18/hr, but because of COVID and Government grants, i made $53/hr when picking up extra shifts - Online classes made it very easy to BS my way through and cheat in classes that are unrelated to my major that i had to take in my freshman/sophomore years - online classes meant no mile long walks across my massive campus to get to a class thats in a shitty location Among other things.
I really enjoyed this video, thank you! I have worked union my entire adult life in a right-to-work state. Knowing that there is a contract book that spells out EVERYTHING that could possibly come up and how I should react and what compensation I will receive has been awesome. When I hear about how many of these kids are being treated it infuriates me. Yes there are a lot of problems with unions, but they are not widespread and can be overcome with respectful collective bargaining. One other thing my generation (X, as I just learned) is that we dropped the ball on mentorship. I mentor people every day now, and try hard to teach the things that I was not taught by my parents. We need to break that cycle and HELP each other vs. watching the next generation struggle just because "we had too". That is BS and we need to stop it.
I got called out on this several times working for GenX'ers. Just because I was a salaried employee, I was supposed to be available 24/7, all the while being underpaid. They were used to that. In fact, the whole industry was known for it. If you can find a gig that gets you some amount of comfortable life, try to stick with it.
@@shepherd7331 I hope you get paid a fair amount for those hours. I don't get paid anything for working overtime. There's a **chance** of a bonus at the end of the year, but only if the company is doing well.
Older gen z here! I want to work, but I also would like to be respected and fairly compensated for that work. I’m tired of companies promising better opportunities, promotions, raises but straight up lying to employees for their benefit and not holding up their end of the bargain while treating their employees like garbage. It’s petty and might hurt me slightly (which is fine), but I’d rather treat the company how it treats me, and if they’re not going to respect me, my time, or the work that I do then I won’t put any effort in exchange. It’s a two way street
38 now. I graduated a bit late, 26. My first job was an internship post college during the great crash with 2 internships during college. At the time I felt like I settled but wasn't finding anything. It turned out to be a 5+ year job at a single company with many promotions. I guess I am a lucky one.
I don’t find this relatable as a millenial, but then I’ve always been “lazy” (efficient) and never worked more than my contracted hours. Hobbies and spare time are important and I’m not going to slave away for the only reward being more work. That said, all my friends are Managers now and I’m still at a junior level at 29, so only do my approach if you’re not obsessed with money 😆 I also have a house and savings, but I’m frugal and don’t live or work in London, so it’s always been doable to save 50% of my salary until recently
@@romancetips365 they hate it because to them it means that all of their hard work was for nothing. imagine working twice as hard as your friend only to realise that your friend put in half as much effort and still got the same result as you. they hate the fact that others are not as miserable with their lives as they are.
@@jenniferpearce1052 work culture here in peru is so relaxed when compared to other countries. heck if someone here in peru tells you they will be over at 6 just give them until 8. meetings for work are like this too with the host even being a few minutes late. here in peru family comes first and work rarely interrupts family life. they even do siestas here from 1pm until about 4 pm. during such time a lot of people including students go home to eat lunch and have family time then as well as help their parents run their family business if they have one. business relations are more between people than companies and the culture is very group oriented. in most spanish culture while you are encouraged to go and live your own life you are also encouraged to check on your parents every now and then and help them out whenever possible.
my mom said that Gen Z these days don't have the tenacity that the previous generation used to have "back in the day". basically she meant that we are weak n soft, n most of us don't have what it takes to withstand pressure to get to the top of corporation bureaucracy. i actually think its true at some point but Gen Z also prioritize themselves than their work, which is good. not to mention the fact that everything is more expensive than when they were our age. 5k/m 15 years ago is not like 5k/m today
We’re not going to get to retire, may never own a house, can’t expect the things that previous generations were entitled to, but get blamed if we don’t share their attitude to the future - a millennial
As a genZ I went to college, got a contract IT job, busted my ass to exhaustion literally working 6.5 days a week 24 hour shifts, etc..., got a permanent job with the company and am the youngest permanent employee they have. Now im in a position where I just need to take my time and learn new stuff and pay my dues to climb the next rung on the ladder. I don't like how I get treated at work not only because of my age but because of the branding people put on my generation. I honestly don't enjoy working with boomers because they all have a superiority complex and are complacent and resistant to change. They are lazy and entitled. Millennial coworkers are hit or miss because they never cause problems and they do their job and leave. That often leaves something to be desired.
Yea im more with the work and jus leave thing. The whole “ family” aspect of 9-5’s are frustrating because youre not my family lhh youre not going yo put your neck on the line for me and i wouldnt expect you to. So instead of acting like a family. How bout be share a few laughs, work and go home to our actual families? 😂
I think part of the lacking something else stems from the fact that workplace harassment lawsuits have skyrocketed during our generation (I am a Millennial). I personally like to talk to my coworkers, but I have to be extremely careful because you never know when something will be taken the wrong way. We live in a world now where jokes are not tolerated, everything has to be politically correct, and so much as looking at someone could be skewed as sexual harassment or hostile work environment. I am not saying that jokes about race or gender is acceptable, but there are plenty of reports out there of someone basically being crucified socially/employment wise because they made some off hand comment without filtering it through 100 lawyers of "will this be misunderstood?" So, I unfortunately understand why my generation rather just get the work done and have nothing to do with their coworkers. To be fair, there are plenty of coworkers out there that will backstab you or let something you said in private slip... Its just easier and safer to do nothing extra socially.
@@rathelmmc3194 Most of the bosses are probably Gen-X, but some young people call anyone who is old a Boomer. I feel like the older Gen-X have had to deal with Boomers for so long that when they are finally in charge, they just want to push shit downhill like was done to them.
the problem with what I am seeing is that even where I work. I'm the youngest out of all of my colleagues. I'm 35 years old btw.. that's a big problem because it means skills aren't getting passed down to the next generation, and there are jobs that need to be worked at every level.. at every level. I'm a data engineer, and where I work, we 100% need people in their 20s working here... It's so needed, it's bad, like if something was to happen to any employee where I work, that's a system that no one else knows how it works. We lost people during covid too and are dealing with the repercussion that the gov't agency I contract at isn't willing to onboard college grads. the pay is nice, but it won't mean much in 10 years if the youngest employee is in their 40s.. This didn't start with gen z it started with my generation gen y.. Where companies and gov't agencies in the US atleast just was not recruiting young people. they were not recruiting college grads.. Like to get a normal ass 9 to 5 job you had to be extraordinary to these folks.. It drove me to leave the US and work overseas during my 20s. a lot of folks who didn't do what I did. Basically was stuck in retail or fast food after college. Companies like Accenture do recruit college grads, but the way they do it is so shoddy. THey try to make it this hunger games like event where these candidates are being asked to do shit that none of the senior level employees had to do to get a job, that is on the professional level, but it isn't that difficult to do.. The best and brightest are being put into mediocre ass positions and everyone else is being pushed out of the economy and workforce.
Thank you for making this documentary. Im a millennial and currently feeling burn out after being a top preformed for years. This video explained our experience in a way no other has that I encountered. And makes easier to cope and tackle the challenge understanding it better when you’re not wasting time blaming yourself.
FROM MY EXPERIENCE: Since 2005 I've worked in an office with boomers right out of high school, I was a millennial, and the office whipping boy. Boomers came in, would do their job, and leave on time every night. If they refused to learn new tools our bosses and coworkers (boomers) would blow it off. Many of us working millennials were held to much higher standards than the boomers, we were told computers made our lives easier so all of the extra output was because of that advantage. But that wasn't true. We were giving 150% so they could give 50%. Boomers were the most entitled group of people I ever worked with. They would take a 20 hour a week job and come up with unnecessary busy work to fill the week. From what I could tell it was better in their mind to fake being busy than to be freed up for additional tasks, which to me comes off as lazy and dishonest. Gen X has been infinitely better to work for and with. They seem to understand cutting the bloat out of work, and not trying to police down time quite so much.
Hi, one of those few Gen Xers watching the video. Love the work life balance approach younger generations value. We were taught to work hard and that work will be recognized. Loyalty was encouraged. You can't be blamed for not committing yourselves the same way we did. You have a lot of responsibility on your shoulders. Wish I had more than sympathy to offer.
🎉genX here too lol😂 I slid the get a house and still have too many jobs. I totally understand the younger gens… millennials fix my phone! Gen z - save earth!🎉😂
Yet we were called "slackers" back in the day. I think our WWII era grandparents tried to tell us that "company loyalty" would be useful... but we didn't believe it because we were finding it just was not true.
@@abeycee7427 Actually, that was highlighted back in the day with the film Reality Bites when Ryder's character attempts to get a job in the 90s economy and her parents are criticizing her "lazy and entitled" attitude. It's always been the same problem, hasn't it?
I'm on the cusp of being Gen X and Millennial and I honestly believe that every person from later Gen X onward are all the same. We are overworked, wages are flat, the economy is in constant peril, etc. We are exhausted with this and turning away. I think Gen Z simply has the knowledge of our larger group and are trying to fight back better than the older groups have.
I am Gen Z. I don't drink, smoke, watch TV or care about politics. I do my job and enjoy my hobbies. I don't want to be my manager who's divorced, their life revolves entirely around their job, chasing approval of their boss and drinking the pain away. The older generations seems to revel in their greed, ambition and vices. I cannot afford to but I don't care either. Being aspirational in work feels like a fools errand. The middle class is dead so why try harder.
the last bit reminded me of king otf the hill when bobby became the ¨ go to guy¨ for his boss who was mentally unstable because he took hanks boomer advice and fell for the lie of how being the go to guy is the best job to have. in reality bobby was being overworked by someone who didnt care about his safety and his health and only cared about making sales. being aspirational at work just means you end up having to cover all of the bases. it also sucks when the whole job is having pizza but you were tasked with cleaning up the entire workplace.
i feel ya man. this is my same arguement theres literally no reason for me to bend over backwards for anyone. school already stole my childhood not gonna let work steal my life away.
As a Gen Zer we often fall into one of several categories. 1. The emotional hyper-consumer: thanks to the fear headlines that have been constant in social media, and screamed at us by politicians, not to mention bad ideology from most professors, many in Gen Z are paralyzed in a constant "fight or flight" state. The fight comes out by those who shout political soundbites and repeat really really poorly thought out worldviews by those wanting to keep their jobs or power (profs, politicians, and many influencers). As a result these Gen Zers often appear unhinged or unable to be constructive in the workforce as a result of the "flight" of not wanting to be trapped, duped, or damaged by what they're afraid of. 2. The cynical: also can be difficult in the workforce for bad management. Why? Because these Gen Zers had absent Boomer or Xer parents who sold their soul to their jobs and even if they provided for their family, they were never present for their family. As a result, many Zers look at the overweight, ulcer ridden, multiple divorcee, debt-riddled, and hopeless members of the older generations and say "not for me man. I'll work, but I ain't giving you my soul. You don't deserve it." At the same time many Zers are far less idealistic than Millenials. We watched their attempts to "change the world" that ended in more political control, more fear, more bad policies, and are tired of the push to conform to "be different like me" Millenial stance. No one likes getting told no or telling someone no, but Z is more willing to say no. Unfortunately, we don't have a lot of practice at saying no well so we quiet quit, leave, checkout, whatever. Not necessarily because we weren't included, but we were being rewarded with things we don't want. The hustlers/hackers/breakers/builders: these are the ones that might work in the general workforce as employees well...for a while. BUT the reason we do work well is that we want to get in, get out, so we can have the freedom to build the lives we want for ourselves - not necessarily the ones Boomers, Xers, and Millenials want for us. Again, because we are less idealistic and have watched the world be sold a bill of goods via bad government, inflation, mishandled pandemics, bad work environments for both those invested and not invested, we are setting more boundaries than before and building our own financial machines. We'll work for you for now, but unless there's a larger payoff than we can make side hustling, freelancing, or building our own business, don't expect us to stay late unless you are a really really really good leader. You know how Boomer parents would say they could end you and go make another just like you? Gen Zers are recognizing that we can say the same thing to the employment scene. Disclaimer: are there lazy, undisciplined, entitled, manipulative, whiny, naive, wasteful, greedy, mean, and unworkable members of Gen Z? Of course. Just like in every generation. But if you have one of these in your workforce, that's on you. You made a bad hire and let crazy into the building. Fire them and hire better. If you want Gen Z to work for you and be profitable for you, you need to show them how they will become profitable as well. Hint, think $ and a path to becoming more economically valuable in the market. We've worked for little or nothing in internships that led nowhere or high-school jobs where we were sneered at all day. We aren't interested in "experience" or "exposure" anymore. Give us targets to hit and good rewards (not participation trophies - 🤢). Thanks for reading my nickels worth (why nickel? Inflation man 😉)
Probably one of the best written comments I’ve seen describing Gen Z. I agree with almost every observation. It’s interesting because I see plenty of overlaps in my sub cohort (‘93-‘96”) where we have a lot of those traits but still have some of that Millennial idealism intact despite all the doom and gloom of recent times.
Just wait to gen Alpha and see that they are just rehashing the same old Millennial argument over and over again but now it's somehow worse than the last time.
@@d4z_l20svaQ12 complaints are where the opportunity for others can be found. The more people who complain about something, the more likelihood there is a demand for a solution. Figure out how to provide that solution and you have a winning business.
0:48 "Us Millennials trying to manage them" made me smile as I heard the same about Gen X managing Millennials a couple of years back…and then he mentioned exactly that. I guess Millennials have grown up, so will Gen Zs.
Thank you. 1948 Boomer with grandchildren. I didn't know how to frame today's working generations. I'm overwhelmed by the culture shock they've produced, which indicates they've gone mad. But now I have a much better perspective. I've never seen this analysis before and it strikes me as accurate. I have blood in all three generations. It does seem to me now that they have reason to be so unreasonable.
i am generation X (late Boomer here) i think we Ruined it for younger generations with the idea of accumulating wealth for ourselves instead of investing on a better world it is ironic that we started the revolution of freedom and equality in the younger years and then became conservative with no empathy in the older ones
No, you were right the first time. They really are misguided and doomed to massive disillusionment. They want to make their workplace like their pampering colleges, but those were highly manufactured environments that don't work in a competitive global economy. They aren't even reproducing and they're going to experience what it's like to grow old in an economy with too few young people because of that. Their idealism and promotion of feelings over facts, their emotional hypersensitivity, it all makes them an HR nightmare. So many want to sue their way to an early retirement or just be influencers, rather than actually making a success of themselves by contributing to the economy things that people actually need They actually see contributing to the economy as a net bad, not a net good. Instead they want to get paid by a for profit as if they work for a non-profit. I'm so sick of sitting through HR trainings that pander to their childish need for reassurance that they work someplace that cares about that sh!t. If only they really did want to just do the job and go home, but no. They want the job to be an extension of their misguided values.
It's a very interesting topic. I'm argentinian, and you can see the cultural differences of our generations (that we in some way try to copy from the US, but the reality is completely different). I was born in 1997, with a stable economy that in 2001 exploded, restarting everything and my father having to get a new job ASAP. I went to a public school, then the stability led my parents to send me to a technical highschool and at 18 years old I graduated and started working. In my country you can pay the University month by month or you can go to a public one. I chose a private institution and kept working alongside (first only 6hs per day and then 8-9hs, as full time). Then COVID came, I lost my job (had a pretty good one for my age) and the cycle restarted. Luckily, I didn't gave up and kept studying with help from my father, got an intership that became my new full time job after only 6 months and graduated in late 2022. Now I have again a pretty good job and I'm happy (even tho I'm earning in AR peso)... But the point is that national and international historic context really impacts on our lives. For myself, my father was the person that encouraged me to keep on trying, and I'm really grateful to him. Hope this helps the newer generations if they're in a burnout state and need to hear someone story. PD: In terms of money... If you have a little extra, save it... Because you don't know what could happen at this point. Great video!
@@cyrileo Thank you! I think it's the key to dodge burnout... Note that in my country earning 1000 usd is considered a very well payed job (you only get it with an Uni's degree) and it's the minority of workers that come close to earn that number. That's why, in my opinion, people need to focus on the good things because the bad can make a lot of them give up at an early age
As a millennial, I taught my daughter to have (several) skils/trades as well as career (she's currently in university with a 30 hour job and her own little company) My parent who are Jehovah's Witnesses, sold their house to rent and go on lots of holidays. I will always be a renter, but I hope my daughter can have a more secure life, but its scary being a parent of a gen z.
@mateaukalua4426 yeah I had her super young, I think children bring fulfillment to life. Under better circumstances, I would like more children. Now I'm older I realise their never is a right time to have children but they're worth it
Boomer here who believes every generation has done it's best within the limits of its understanding. Have always respected the values and ideals of the younger generations, and thanks to this amazing breakdown, have an appreciation of the whys and wherefores of their differences. Thank you for an excellent episode.
While I *hate* boomers as a group, I am glad to see that some of you guys are respectful adults and not entitled jackasses. Thanks for being one of the few good ones.
It's really strange being part of the cohort born in the transition between Gen X and Millennials. I was born in `81 and tend to vacillate between them. Often too young to identify with Gen X but too old to identify with Millennials.
Me too! Same year. Feel like a gen x'r for the social aspects, but was too young for the political stuff. All the problems Millennials have faced, except I was further in my career, lost everything, can't afford a home, still paying loans, and finding a loyal place to work is a joke. I'm not a fan of micro generations, or whatever, seems like I'm nitpicking, but I have heard it described as "The Oregon Trail Generation" That's where I feel I fit. Had an analog childhood, and the internet at home by the time I was 11-12.
Same, but I'm a few years younger. I was already out of college and employed in 2008. The funny thing was my boss told me when I hired on that our industry was more recession proof than the government. I never expected to see him prove right, but life is funny. Makes my experience different from a lot of my peers. I was certainly influenced by my boomer parents & teachers because I've stayed with the same company all this time. I make a good wage, and where else am I going to get a 401(k) & a pension? That is so not in line with most millennial thinking.
@methos-ey9nf Stop Loss Reinsurance - To over simplify it, we insure employer funded health plans so that catastrophic claims don't wipe out the whole thing. I started in '07, and a million dollar claimant was a huge deal. It's been years since the first ten million dollar claimant. Rx costs are generally the biggest factor, but things like a motorcycle accidents can be crazy expensive too.
I'm a millennial and I work with the generations before and after me, and I only have problems with a-holes. I hate a-holes, I love not a-holes. Simple.
As much as it sucks, the millennials like myself and Gen Z’ers need to get into politics it’s one of the few ways we can be the change in the world we want to see.
Unfortunately many cannot see that need due to pervasive victim mentality (blaming prior generations) and misplaced locus of control. Those are the underlying beliefs that will lead to permanent frustration. I'm very curious about the level of political involvement (at all levels, even local) of prior generations compared to Z. Statistically not anecdotally. Things need to change? Try to do something about it. Use the work life balance you have carved out to do that. Silent Gen and Boomers had literally no free time in their youth.
HA, better start buying your guns then, the political game has been sabotaged and subverted by 'elites' for damn near over a century. Only way this is happening is forced removal at some point.
i am a millenial (93), i worked my asss off after i finished school in 2012, but i was in delivery at the moment covid hit us... my hours went up by 100% while all my friends got to "work from home" or some even "do nothing" for month. so yeah i am burned out and i did quit after 1 year of non stop christmas like delivery scedules... and for the last year i just went full lazy and used my EARNED unemployment money... but i still dont feel good, even less secure, and worse, i feel judged for taking a year off just doing nothing...
@@Niggaisgay-iu2pf Millennials are officially 1981- 1996. Generation Z officially begins at 1997 and ends in 2012. Generation X is 1965-1980. Sources for these dates are the Library of Congress in Washington DC, the United States government Census, the government of Canada, and Pew Research Center (the most popular statistics firm over all others). And before anyone else says it, the McCrindle citation is extremely outdated and getting phased out for the Pew Research Center. (Pew being the most popular citation by official government sources).
Great analysis! GenXer here! Uncertainty and lack of job opportunities are affecting us as-well. I know this video is from almost a year ago, but conditions and lack of opportunities keep getting worse. Good for Genz's and Millenials on the RU-vid era, but not all of us want nor desire to be public 'content creators/influencers'. Either way, we all can learn a lot about Genz's, and rally behind them. They are truly making the shift on workplace culture possible.
To be honest, as a millennial, I do not think most of us made any major mistakes, with some exceptions. Think about it, graduated high school in 2005, go to college or work just in time to be laid off/lose your job in 2009 recession. Afterward, you get back on your feet by getting a new job or finish college and getting higher pay, then Covid hits and now a lot of us are back to where we were just after high school.
I'm an old Gen X just shy of youngest Boomer. It's interesting how every generation thinks they're unique, and their experience differs so much from previous generations. I think we all go through the human experience and progression of life. In waves. But you can't feel the previous generations' pains because you weren't there. Every generation has its gains, losses, depression and issues. We all go through it. The causes might feel different, but they can be traced back to the same roots affecting all of us: 1) corporate greed, 2) lack of political will to rein in greed (a balance we need which only government gives), and 3) war-mongering. Now you could add climate change but I'd argue climate change is an outcome of corporate greed and lack of political will. Corporate greed isn't about Boomers. It's systemic, it outlasts all our generations. Someone is very happy when we fall for blaming a generation. It's a "look at the birdie" moment. I think this perennial thing we have of generational conflict gets us focused on criticizing each other, instead of collectively standing together against what we SHOULD pay attention to: our shared interest in improving all of our lives, and exactly what is affecting that? Guess what, it's really not me a Gen Xer suppressing you, a Millennial. It's our systems, it's our politics and policies. So you layer in the political divide with the generational divide, and we're conquered. Game over. Stop going to Starbucks. Watch your pennies because you'll need them.
I agree with your statement...mostly. However, you cannot say that when Boomers control the voting majority they do not have a direct effect on the other generations (or that the fact that the political leaders are mostly boomers, or have been for some time). Gen X Gen Y & Gen Z are all just part of what's left, as the patterns repeat and the wealth gap gets bigger and bigger. Eventually, the wealth from the Boomers has to go somewhere, hopefully, it makes its way down the line so each generation can enjoy a moment of stability. Politics and greed... it's rotten to the core and disgusting. Hopefully combining would help, but who knows.
@@James-gf2ph Yes agree. I don't have much optimism for a future of huge enduring change, even when other generations take over. Systems are systems for a reason, and there are significant swings that need bigger counter-swings here. Are there truly enough people in the younger generations for counter-swings? Can we be sure they also won't change and become more conservative as they get older? Weren't Boomers the teens and young adults of the 60s and 70s railing against establishment, fighting for rights for minorities and women, fighting against war. Now they fully cling to power for far too long, and what's been happening here? Thankfully today we've lost some appetite for war, maybe temporarily, but it was boomers sending us to war. Policies they fought for when they were a young generation now unravel. Roe v Wade is only one very visible one. There are so many movements underway to cement this wealth divide despite generational change, root causes are things like Citizens United.
Pretty much sums it up. Every generation wants to blame those before them. Boomers did, and raised hell to make change, and every “generation” after. I think we all want the same things. To be able to live comfortably, have work/life balance, of course be able to afford a home…etc. I don’t hate the boomers before me or the millennials after me. We’re really not that much different. Other than music, maybe. (70’s music was the best 😉)
Gen Z are depressed and anxious because they were raised on smart devices and social media. These things seem to wreak havoc on young developing minds.
They are stressed and depressed because they see the realities of what their parents have created. They know that their grandparents destroyed their social welfare programs and then they did the same with the economy when they voted for Regan in the 80s. It’s because they know that their grandparents destroyed the world for them
@@MonkeyBall2453 basically they have always had a computer and all the information in the world available to them. Just imagine how much pressure it is to have all that knowledge
@@ccutehoney it’s only a problem for them because they’re the most hypersensitive and fragile generation in human history. For Gen Z, something as basic as making small talk with a stranger induces insurmountable pressure and anxiety. They are weak, neurotic and insufferable.
The older generation were responsible for the economic distress that gen Z's are experiencing, yet their quick to point on us for being lazy. They refuse to take reponsibility of their mistakes, and they have time to point finger on us ? 🤣🤣🤣
@@dankbabayyyy you mean the people who all took corporate positions and sold their childrens future for a desk job. They didn't get black listed they were soft as hell.
I wish I had noted every single job rejection from the Recession so I could hold it up now at the people who told me at the time that I wasn't "doing enough" and needed to "work harder" and the people who tell me now that "there's always another way." I was flexible and optimistic and willing for 30yrs. My whole life. And now I'm tired, and I'm nearing 40. I still want to be that person, but testing the waters and taking new risks with the hopes of seeing them pan out is increasingly more risky and less practical, with a higher propensity of contribution to burnout and depression.
Yeah I don't think these people realize what a decimated job market does to those who hit it right when they're supposed to be getting a foothold. It knocked many of us down and while we're trying to get up, the next yearlings are already filling those spots. The great recession led to an abandoned generation for a couple years, the ones that could move back in with their boomer parents were the lucky ones.
Millennial here. My problem with Gen-Z and under in the workplace, both in places I've visited and places I've worked, is that they seem to be fundamentally unable to live without their phones or electronics, and they just don't like being told to do their job. This is in urban and suburban locations alike. In one of my previous jobs, I had a couple Z's on my teams, and getting them to stop using their phones and actually focus was nigh impossible. They would get legitimately anxious or have focus problems because they couldn't have their phone in their pocket. And the only reason they weren't allowed to have their phones was because management saw them sitting around, scrolling on said phones more often than they were doing actual work. They were given a chance to improve, and instead it made them worse. They were given an ultimatum: put the phones away when coming in to work, or get fired. And they HATED that. One guy cried because it made him so stressed out to calmly be told to put his phone down. By calm, I mean a casual "Hey man, please put that away. Twitter can wait." from a manager. They complained about the single tasks given, citing that it's boring, or unfulfilling, or too complicated for them... despite the fact that they took the job knowing what their work would be and what was expected of them, and assured us they were equipped to handle it. I've seen this in more than a couple places. They're often (but not always) mentally checked out, and just kind of riding through the day on cruise control. Granted, this isn't entirely their own fault, because they were given and raised by these devices, and now they struggle to cope without it, even in small bursts. But the lack of ability to mature and to just do their work is baffling. It's frustrating and makes the rest of us have to work more to compensate for their proverbial absence. They never wanted anything changed in the workplace, they just hated being in one at all. A lot of them seemed to be pretty spoiled and privileged, comfortable coasting on their parents' money, and now salty that they can't anymore.
cuz it's all we got. we can't afford homes, trailers, cars, and never will. Millennials complain about the cost of living, gen Z gave up before we were even adults.
If any one is reading through the comments, the top one here is exactly how *not* to manage employees. The concept that maturity is tied to mirroring an older generation is inefficient and a lost cause from the start, but this is how much of American management functions, because it’s more “cost effective” in the moment; from the price of the un- or under-trained manager, to the disposable employee hired to fill what’s really just a quota.
@@TJDeLuca I mean, I'm speaking from experience, not objectively. It's a little telling when there's a massive problem with the employee's performance themselves, in technical and non-technical workplaces, and management gives them 10 chances to improve, and they take none of it. I've never worked at a company that's a revolving door, but I've seen 2-3 people get fired, and every time, it was for irreparable mistakes or severe lack of discipline. And I'm not talking about sass or falling a bit behind on work. I'm talking about unwilling to do basic parts of their job description, and unwilling to put their phone down when things get hectic or pressure is building. It's like the phones are a comfort blanket, but everything in the world is outside the comfort zone. It hinders everyone else and makes everyone's lives harder. And I'm not faulting the younger generation for it directly, but rather their parents and the systems they grew up in, that demonstrated and reinforced that this behavior is acceptable, or at least not a problem. Nobody has to be like everyone else. But if you're going to get a job, actually do the fucking job, y'know?
Maybe for later born Millenials it is a little bit different. But I grew up in the 90s. Best era ever I think. After 2000 shit went down faster and faster.
GEN X FTW!!! And I already feel old recognizing there is a generation gap already. Being born pre-internet feels like a huge difference to those born later I didn't expect to feel at this age. I also never really expected to feel a part of a generation, but I really do resemble many GenX memes. Then again, we're also a much smaller voice and haven't seemed to really come into power yet anywhere. I feel like our (very broad paintbrush sweep here) cynicism and standoffishness means we may never take the reins. Perhaps that will make us even more unique! We do love that. ;) Feeling unique, I mean.
Gen X’r here. I don’t want the reins. Just want to clock in, do what I gotta do til clock out time, then have me time. Doesn’t really often happen that way, but that’s just life. I resemble those memes, as well. And I feel old. But I do recognize that being old doesn’t mean you don’t have bills to pay and I don’t think you should just go crawl under a rock because you get old like some seem to think. Still gotta pay the bills. This dude said gen Z’s have depression and anxiety. Umm…who doesn’t??? I’m gen X, I guess, and I worry every damned day about the mortgage. And I do get that Z’s can’t even get a mortgage, I do! I’d actually love to move, but with housing prices the way they are, I know I’ll never be able to. Stuck and it sucks.
Not many people consider doing something out of their comfort zone. I jumped into a trade in 2013. I wasn’t a labourer by any means but I saw the demand in the market and took it. It was hard and I hated it. But you know what, it was what I needed to grow. After 2020, as a whole, there were more opportunities available to explore and it gave us time to reflect and get creative. I think you’re right on the point that after the pandemic I do find the work place less stressful now than before.
I work with GenZ and Millenial engineers. We report to a boomer. I can tell you Gen Z and Millenials are a bit different but much similar than previous consecutive generations. I am quite aware that Gen Z even more than Millenials need to feel like their work matters to the customer and their group/manager. My boomer boss does not. He has worked for the same company for 35 years. I have 15 years but if I worked for my current boss from the start I would have left years ago. I am doing my best to keep the Gen Z engineers so they don't slide off to another company because they hate their job.
Every generation has its triumphs and drawbacks. Always remember, there are no "solutions", only trade offs. My standard of living compared to my parents (The Greatest Generation 1915/1929) is laughable. My Dad had a 6th grade and Mom 10th grade education. They purchased a home, were able to send me to college, took yearly vacations, and bought a big @$$$ car every 2-3 years. I will NEVER to do that. Many Boomers are living in precarious economic times. I may not be able to fully retire. I do feel for the younger generations. The house I purchased just 8 years ago, I couldn't afford today. Be encouraged Millennials-Gen Z. Don't believe the hype. I had to turn off the TV and curtail my use of social media. Do not fall for the generation vs. generation BS. We aren't each other's enemies. Please avoid the mistakes of previous generations. Tis easier to talk about than to be about it. ❤️
Gen Xer here. I don't know about Millennials vs Gen Z. I don't think either is "lazy". You adapt to your environment... or your perception of your environment. One of the greatest lessons I had growing up is working shitty jobs in my teens. It taught me that I don't want to be stuck working a shitty job for an a-hole of a manager for my career. Got me motivated. Got me to take college SERIOUSLY. And it got me to appreciate my parent's "free roaming" parenting style. Figure stuff out when the stakes aren't so high in the school of hard knocks. Literally walking out on a job (which I did) at 16 is a valuable lesson. Walking out on a job at 30 is sad. Learn a VALUABLE skill. Something people need. That's your defense against the ups and downs of the markets and crappy managers. They need you more than you need them.
I am convinced that covid changed how we view everything in the world. The world governments, education, work-life balance, etc. I am glad that my generation, Gen Z, and millennials are pushing for social changes. The older generations need to take a backseat, and let us have some equal influence within these parts of our lives.
unfortunately the old would rather cling to their beliefs rather than accept that they could be wrong, they'd rather have everything or make it so that those beneath them have nothing. ofc there are always exceptions but they are so few in comparison to the indoctrinated an brainwashed hive mind that is greater in number sadly. as an adult millennial i have hope that soon the older will faze out an become irrelevant an that the kids who are learning much more an becoming so smart thanks to the advancements in our education an sciences will take up the torch an guide us all to a brighter future, i've spoken t o alot of people of my generation an younger an we all agree that change needs to happen an that our lives do not need regulation or control but they need reform and to be stabilized things like shelter,food, and medical attention should not belong in the hands of greedy self interests but should be basic human rights and people shouldnt have to punish or kill themselves in order to maintain an income or living. an thats why i think the old fears us the most because they know we will make them pay tenfold for suffering they've caused or created an strip them of their wealth an power to give it back into the hands of those who need it more.
As a gen-X (1973) I often hear boomers or other X'ers complain about the fact that Gen Z and even millennials have "no work ethic". I will admit at one point I had those thoughts myself, and then one day I stopped to think about WHY. As an X'er, we were raised by people who did not have jobs, they had careers. There was a REASON to invest time and effort into an employer, because you would be retiring from there. The return you got for all that loyalty and hard work was job stability and benefits, and everyone came out ahead in the long term. At some point during our generation entering the workforce, this all changed. And yet we were still expecting it to work out the same for us, so we put in the efforts, but got none of the benefits our parents and grandparents received for doing it. Shame on US for letting employers discard us after taking everything we had to give, and not wising up and realizing we were trading in our value for nothing. I feel like our children watched us do this dance of futility and were wise enough to say "Nope, not me". And now some X'ers are salty because of the fact that Z's and millennials refuse to allow themselves to be treated this way and just WON'T work under these circumstances. The thing they don't realize is what they are salty about is that we also could have made the same choices and did not, and we are responsible for allowing ourselves to be door-matted. Blaming another generation for standing up for themselves is easier than looking back and realizing you have wasted the best years of your life pouring it into a dead end meaningless job and given up your best years having no life because of it. I am now an X'er that feels every bit as "entitled" to a life beyond a job as a Z or millennial, and when I see my counterparts doing otherwise and complaining about the younger generations it is usually very obvious they are bitter and deeply unhappy people who would rather blame someone else than examine their own actions and attitudes.
The work/life balance was crucial to us in Gen X which was why the Silent Gen and the Boomers, considered us to be slackers. Very much reflected in Hollywood by movies such as Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventures, Slackers, Mall Rats, Clerks, and many others. For me, the most terrible thing facing Millennials and Gen Z is college debt. But, this also applied to at least half the Gen Xers. We are the generation that could also be called “the totally ignored generation”. Everything is about Boomers and Millennials. The defining feature of our generation was probably the breakdown of the family in so many cases with so much change that no matter what you trained for )outside certain professions) you were now out-of date. This Carrie’s over to today where no jobs are available to us in our later 50s as younger generations see only themselves as having relevant job skills.
Sadly, it's getting that way for those of us in our 40s and mid-30s. It's really frustrating, especially for those of us who were always "too young to handle the responsibility" of promotion into management until suddenly (overnight it seems) we were "too old to start a managerial position." What the hell?!
@@chalkedlines8960 The worst is being at those ages trying to pick up any side work at places like pizza delivery for the extra income. Suddenly, you're *too overqualified* to roll dough, cashier, or deliver pizza.
@@chalkedlines8960 Crazy how that works right? It's almost like boomers invented excuse after excuse for not being able to pay you more money for your more senior position within the company. I started my own business on account of being frustrated/fed-up with these kinds of situations. I feel that Millenials/Zoomers have been constantly infantilized. At age 33, after building my own business, holding a lecturer position at a "Big 10" University, holding a mgmt position within the State government which oversaw multiple million $ agencies, etc. I'm merely viewed as "some kid" with nothing to contribute at my position as a math instructor at a community college. In fact, I would say that my older colleagues view my existence as a threat.
You can see it in these comments as well. Mostly they're talking about boomers, millennials and zoomers. I guess they are lumping us with the boomers, which sounds insane to me given how different we are from them
Yep, well said Gen X. Smooshed in between the two most completely self-absorbed generations of the century. I find it absolutely hilarious that Millennials are now getting "OK, Boomer"ed by Zoomers.
This was a very good subject to cover, and very insightful and well researched (although can you post your sources). In any case, I love this production style, where you cut to the backstage as part of the video - showing the cameras, the lighting, etc. I haven't really seen this kind of production before. Please keep this up, it's very interesting, especially for those pesky gen z who want to do this. Jk, I love gen Z, they're our future
I haven't seen millennials and gen Z having problems. It seems like we've been in the same boat for a while and the people from the 1960s are in charge, but out of touch with what has changed in 60 years.
If any millennial wants to explain to anyone older than them, “As prerequisite to get a job I have to know minimum 3 softwares products that constantly change to work in a job and still have to build all my own furniture at IKEA”
@@nonyabiz9340 For me, it's not even when someone in their generation doesn't know something, it's when they're unwilling/bothered to learn or put the effort in to do so. That's how entitled and comfortable they are
i'm a late Millennial and i've seen Zoomers in Austrian apprenticeship schools drop the average Grade of their year from B- to D. The best of that year barely managed to get through it without a D on their record card but also no A's in the whole damn class and 7 out of 28 guys have been held back in first year (literally never happened before). This is extra bad because they're Electricians and somebody has to sleep in a home with wiring done by people who can't even answer the most basic question about safety measurements a single week after finishing their first turn in school. When asked why they don't care about any of that you'll get the answer "not my problem" as if there could never be any consequences ever or people dying isn't something that they care about / can understand might actually happen. None of the previous generations had never ending on-demand Dopamine dispensers in their pockets 24/7, which mind you can massively fuck with your brains esp in development. What we had was already manipulative and bad if not enjoyed in moderation but this shit today is like Meth compared to caffeine. Tl;dr instant gratification bad mkay?
"The best we can do is be better than our parents at making it easier for the generations coming after us." Great conclusion. This is a strong message that I can really get behind, especially now that I have had a 2 yo daughter, and expecting another child soon.
I don't understand why minority-groups had to be mentioned. I don't want a boss because of his minority-status, I want a boss based on his qualifications and flexibility to adapt to ever-changing situations. Same goes for co-workers.
As a GenX, I can tell you, it can be tough working for, or with, a fellow GenX - hard and tough but can be rewarding also - high ambition, long hours, you learned on the go, often felt like a dog-eat-dog-world. Not great work-life-balance. They also don't part with information easily. Tend to do the work themselves rather than entrusting it to others. Boomer managers frustrated the living daylights out of us, especially with their time-based-rather-than-performance-based approach. Millenials seem to take a natural mentor-role. (My experience).
i never stopped wonder if my work habits/ethics came from a generational thing...i just figured that since i started out being in companies where i was a team of 1 i had to do everything and nothing would get completed until i completed it, so my hours were often long and sometimes...ridiculous (once went to work on friday and didn't go home to sleep until midday sunday. i'm sure i smelled great). it wasn't until i was a big company that someone said "why are you still working?" and i said "i have to finish this or a whole group of programmers can't work" and they said "that's what the night shift is for, go home" "i can't...no one has all the background information to pick up this mess" "well, then continue it tomorrow". what a strange new world this was, i thought....
As GenX I have been restructured and made redundant many times in my work career throw in a divorce at the end of it and I still own a house. Working from Home was the greatest thing to happen in my work career after 30 yrs plus of commuting and seeing the traffic get worse. We grew up at the end of the cold war where there was daily fear of Armageddon its easy to look back and say the 80s was great but there are two sides to every story. Aids became an issue as well but at the end of it you just kept calm & carried on and before you know it you become that older generation, My parents had it worse growing up in abject poverty or surviving being bombed and shot at by the Luftwaffe for 6 years during WW2 . The biggest change has been the advent of tech running peoples lives the FOMO and the breakdown of communities via migration trends, On the bright side before you know it you will all become yesterdays news and your perceived problems will be replaced by something new. Next you will be chastising the following generations as they will appear different than you. The way forward is to find some common ground and go from there and give the people you associate with a chance to exceed any preconceived expectations.
Millennial here. The genze I'm working with have no responsibilities, car payment, rent/mortgage so they don't care about anything because they don't have anything they have to take care of on their own. That is my anecdotal experience. I have in fact met many genzies who put their back into it. But I've met just as many who were spoiled rotten and don't believe they should have to lift a finger. I literally had a little twenty-two-year-old quit because she couldn't use her blanket while on the clock.....
As a boomer who grew up poor I can relate to how the X Y Gen feels about the hopelessness. You are surrounded by everything you desire but have little hope of attaining it. I felt the same way but put my head down and kept pushing forward. Nothing stays the same forever. You have to set yourself up for the opportunity when it presents itself cuz it does not happen very often. Being honest with yourself will help you decide what you really want and avoids you taking wrong directions. Nowadays mistakes seem to be brushed off as no big deal but they are costly to you. Forgive yourself when you make them but learn from them as well. Theses are the two things that helped me a lot. - Simple is best -Better is the enemy of good.
I work with a bunch of Gen Zs. I get along with them and they're good kids. The issues I see and experience are: they call out so much, they don't work quickly, they get overwhelmed very easily, and they sit so much of the time.
Your criticism is accurate Gen Z are good people they just need a better work ethic to balance out their desire to improve the world. Without a strong work ethic their ambitions are in vain
The problem I face is the work ethic of my previous generations. I work in Med IT. And we provide top notch services. No one has ever complained. There are praises but.... a big but. When it comes to payment, remind you my customers are all Gen X, Boomers, they just do not accepts that our work is hard enough, we work enough, they have this smug on their faces and makes payment a 'super high brain war'. I am really getting fed up.
Gen-Xer here. What Gen-Z is going through is brutal. Recession, worldwide economic crisis, possibility of nuclear war, technological unemployment, a real estate market gone insane, the Fall of Science, and on top of that the worst pandemic since the Black Death, because unlike the 1918 Flu this thing has long-lasting effects even in young people. I feel bad for them.
Great video. Many of your points resonated well with me, being a Millennial myself. Why the the title though? I would say if someone were clicking on the video looking for the list of reasons that Millennials dislike the work ethic of Gen Z, they would leave disappointed. Don't get me wrong, I didn't come here looking for that; auto-play and the algorithm fed me this video. And I believe it's more valuable for someone to walk away with what we have in common versus we are at odds about. More unity, less division. I was just surprised at how different the takeaway of this video was from the title. Good work, nonetheless. Cheers.
As a Boomer, thanks for the video. I'm always ready and willing to listen and learn. One thing I see from my perspective is that it appears that the gap between the smart and the motivated, and the dumb and less motivated keeps increasing with each generation. Part of my responsibility when I worked was working with summer students and interns and let me tell you, I was very impressed with 90% of the youngsters I worked with. That's the same percentage as every generation but like I said, the gap just keeps widening.
Wanna help? End social security, end the fed, end the alphabet agencies. Stop money printer go brrrrr, so you don't have to suffer reality. Stop asking for money and bailouts , crisis crisis after due to loose monetary policy to protect the money and assets of boomers. Y'all burning everything down.
I think the big issue is that we have never known job benefits. No retirement plans/ pension company only care about profit. Yet, they don’t pay a living wage. You go in with the best intentions but after a year of feeling taken advantage of you . Your on to the next job that will offer you a better salary. Your rent and everything keeps on going up. We all have one or two roommates. Yet the only thing we get to enjoy is that warm cup of coffee. I value enjoying my work place. I spend way too much time there. I was recently laid off after 3 years. They didn’t care about me. Here is a letter this is your last day. No reason why, I know it’s because the industry was not doing well. But take care of yourself, they do not care.
Yea, same here. It was all congenial while I was working and solving problems, then one day called into the office, and told it was my last day; someone followed me around the office, like I was a criminal, while I gathered things and said goodbye. I was a just a worker bee.
"The time of crisis we have lived through..." This kills me. Millennials and Gen-Z say they've had it bad. Perhaps we can blame these views on the public education system, but it's sad this view prevails. What about the Lost Generation who died in the trenches from phosgene gas or died in the cities from the great flu pandemic? What about the Greatest Generation who fought WWII or the Silent Generation who completely rebuilt a destroyed world afterward? Do you think they had it easy? What about the Black Death survivors who watched 25% of the world's population die a miserable death? What about the survivors of Ghengis Khan who created mountains of skulls across Asia nearly 900 years ago? Do you think you have it harder than that? Boomers and Gen-X also survived all of the "catastrophes" Millennials and Gen-Z survived plus a few of their own. Life is hard. There were plenty of opportunities for the Lost Generation, Greatest Generation, Silent Generation, Boomers, and Gen X to complain, but they didn't. They just got on with life. Their biggest mistake was giving later generations the luxury of being able to complain about the world rather than make it better. If you wonder why there is such an uptick in depression with younger generations it's because they sit around complaining rather than doing. If you make yourselves busy and do productive work, you won't have time to wallow in pity or talk to a therapist. Did your generation have its own version of Ghengis Khan at the gates? Yes. And so did every generation before you. Millennials and Gen-Z say they're not lazy because they work 40-50 hours per week, but my father worked 70-80 hours per week. I worked 70-80 hours per week. All of my friend worked 70-80 hours per week. If Millennials and Gen-Z spent half of the time working that they spend complaining and discussing work/life balance, they would double their productivity overnight. If you work 60, 70, 80 hours per week (like every generation before you), you'll also have 50%-100% more money and less time to spend it. Boom! Financial problems solved. I've tried talking to Millennials and Gen-Z about the power of hard work to solve problems, but most are so committed to the victim narrative that they don't want to hear it. 10 years ago, I worked with several brilliant Millennials. One rode the bus to work and talked about his student debt non-stop. He was making about $50k working 40 hours per week. I told him that if he'd put in the extra hours, he could earn $100k/year and pay off his student loans within 12 months. He said he couldn't because he didn't have a car and the bus wouldn't allow it. I told him I'd buy him a car. He didn't want that either because he'd have to deal with parking, insurance, etc. Instead, he continued to play the victim card. He talked about how he'd never be able to afford a home or a car. Eventually, he quit - saying it was just too hard getting to work because he had to ride the bus. And, this is not an isolated case. I can give you a half-dozen similar examples. My advice: Suck it up, stop complaining, work hard, and get on with your life. If you do all of these things you'll be better off and you won't have time to complain or talk to your therapist.
Biggest issue with Gen Z in the workplace is their obnoxious belief that they're there to engage in pseudo activism, instead of just doing their damn job and not alienating everyone with their personal politics. We don't care.
@@TheUballeafter completing the Job then what??? Give another??? And Another, and Another ..................... . And what will be the end result???? Still will get scolding from the boss as this is not 100 Percent correct or there are still minor bug in it , No appreciation or, Lower Paycheck. BTW weren't the so called Greatest Generation or Silent Generation engaged in the so called Pseudo-activism????? Which result that there was reform in Labour. Otherwise you people will continue the Slavery in a Manufactuirng Factories for 24 *7 with No official Weekly off with almost negligible paycheck. Why dont you see that thing, which you took the benefits during your younger time from your parents or Grandparents Sacrifice and Hardwork. Weren't you were lazy and incapable in your younger time front of Silent Generation or Greatest Generation if we use your Logic????. So think before spitting venom on Younger Generation.
ive literally never brought my politics to work but whatever you say bro. i dont even want to fuckin talk to anyone let alone discuss world views at work.
