We wasted so much time figuring out that none of this bullshit is logical or fair, getting mad and saying we wanted change and being ignored. Gen z just straight up walks out if they don’t like what they see and I’m all for it. My daughter is 12 and I’ve been teaching her about her rights, and her dignity at work, and that minium wage=minimum effort, that a work family is not a real thing, that you never do “favors” for a company that can afford to pay you, and that unions are a must. I’m not surprised that gen z refuses to let themselves be abused, it took me way too long to realize that i can tell my boss to eat shit.
it took me way too long to realize that i can tell my boss to eat shit.
I think the difference in upbringing you’re describing is a huge part of it.
Millennials went through spending our entire early adult lives being gaslit about how all the ways we were being abused were ultimately somehow our fault because our parents refused to recognize the systemic issues we were facing.
We may have come to the realization late, but we can certainly make sure younger generations know that they can and should call bullshit when they see it.
Gen Z has no choice but to ‘Rise up’. They are facing a lifetime of 2 full time jobs plus a ‘Gig’ if they want to come close to what was a hard opportunity to Gen X. They’re already accepted that what the Boomer had will never come to pass again. It’s downright despicable.
I fully support them. We are in this together.
I think Zoomers also have the benefit of not having Boomers in the work force as a counterweight. For 20 years before COVID, the two largest generations in American history were in the work force together. Now the majority of Boomers are retired, power in the workplace is leaning towards the workers instead of companies.
I wish Boomer would retire. These fools love to work and say shit like “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have a job”.