As a Gen Xer, we learned at an early aged life is disappointing. You gotta make the best outta life, and our ‘Whatever’ mindset isn’t being dismissive, we take life in stride.
My daughter graduated high school in 2023. I noticed a big change during and after Covid. Deadlines for school work became optional. Tests could be retaken. The Covid lockdowns hit these young people at a critical time in their development. My own daughter went to Spring Break of her 9th grade year and they didn't return to school for a year. For a lot of them, it changed them forever. I hired a Gen Z intern this summer. It was awful. I had to show her how to do the same tasks all summer long. It was like, 'that's how you do April, now do May" . She was punctual but showed up tired, not rested and ready to work. She yawned all day long while consuming 1,000 calorie iced coffee and energy drinks. The rest of the world isn't nocturnal like some college students. I couldn't give her any feedback because she's too sensitive. It got to the point I just wanted it to be over. I wasn't going to fire her (my neighbor) but by week 5 of 10 I was counting down the days. The first red flag, that I ignored, her Mother put out a call on Facebook looking for a summer internship for her in May of that year. The young lady had little motivation. The only thing she really got excited about was doing her own payroll. This experience was so terrible I will be reluctant to hire anyone ever again. I'll just fly solo and when the time comes for me to quit I'll either sell my book of business or just fire all of my clients.
I want to see how Gen Alpha will fair in the work place knowing how pampered they are and they had the worse effects of Covid during the most sensitive moments of development... toddler-hood.
Thanks for that. I’m a boomer. My opinion is we don’t need to have “necessary” conversations about everyone’s culture and concerns. When I entered the work force in the late 80s in my mid twenties no one at work gave a sh!t about my culture or concerns nor should they have. My opinion was that I was hired to do a job so just do the job. Why should I burden other employees with my personal issues, cultural or otherwise. Everyone has some sort of personal baggage. Deal with it…. All this entitlement comes from this absurd notion of “equality”. I think as boomers we understood that not everyone is “equal”. We understood that life isn’t fair and some people have it better than others. In high school there was one valedictorian not eight. The word gifted athlete meant just that. They were gifted and you weren’t. Trophies and awards only went to the people who earned them. Most of us did not win awards or trophies but that was ok, there was also an understanding that you could mitigate shortcomings with hard work and creative thought. There was also an understanding that it’s tough out there and not everyone is going to make it big and that is ok too.
In my experience, they call out 8 times out of ten and can't do the bare minimum. Not all of course, and I know each generation says the next one is "the worst one ever", but damn did quality take a nosedive.
Very articulate. I love it when people have reasons for their opinions, not just "that's best for ME". I don't think young people understand that you get paid to work. You do not get paid to be fulfilled, do interesting things, or wield power for no reason. Steel isn't going to turn itself into a hammerhead by itself. Your employers are not your parents who provide you with everything just for asking. I'm surprised that Gen Z aren't joining unions by the million. Everyone is equal, no one is better or worse, just more seniority. Unions protect and vigorously advocate for more, more, more. Of course, union leaders are the real beneficiaries. Management wants to promote the best workers, so there is a choice there.
I clicked for the size of the microphone
As a Gen Xer, we learned at an early aged life is disappointing. You gotta make the best outta life, and our ‘Whatever’ mindset isn’t being dismissive, we take life in stride.
My daughter graduated high school in 2023. I noticed a big change during and after Covid. Deadlines for school work became optional. Tests could be retaken. The Covid lockdowns hit these young people at a critical time in their development. My own daughter went to Spring Break of her 9th grade year and they didn't return to school for a year. For a lot of them, it changed them forever. I hired a Gen Z intern this summer. It was awful. I had to show her how to do the same tasks all summer long. It was like, 'that's how you do April, now do May" . She was punctual but showed up tired, not rested and ready to work. She yawned all day long while consuming 1,000 calorie iced coffee and energy drinks. The rest of the world isn't nocturnal like some college students. I couldn't give her any feedback because she's too sensitive.
It got to the point I just wanted it to be over. I wasn't going to fire her (my neighbor) but by week 5 of 10 I was counting down the days. The first red flag, that I ignored, her Mother put out a call on Facebook looking for a summer internship for her in May of that year. The young lady had little motivation. The only thing she really got excited about was doing her own payroll. This experience was so terrible I will be reluctant to hire anyone ever again. I'll just fly solo and when the time comes for me to quit I'll either sell my book of business or just fire all of my clients.
You speak the truth my friend. Keep it up my home guy.
I want to see how Gen Alpha will fair in the work place knowing how pampered they are and they had the worse effects of Covid during the most sensitive moments of development... toddler-hood.
We have to encourage these young ones somehow. Thank you for this topic! (Are you a professional voice?)
Thanks for that. I’m a boomer. My opinion is we don’t need to have “necessary” conversations about everyone’s culture and concerns. When I entered the work force in the late 80s in my mid twenties no one at work gave a sh!t about my culture or concerns nor should they have. My opinion was that I was hired to do a job so just do the job. Why should I burden other employees with my personal issues, cultural or otherwise. Everyone has some sort of personal baggage. Deal with it…. All this entitlement comes from this absurd notion of “equality”. I think as boomers we understood that not everyone is “equal”. We understood that life isn’t fair and some people have it better than others. In high school there was one valedictorian not eight. The word gifted athlete meant just that. They were gifted and you weren’t. Trophies and awards only went to the people who earned them. Most of us did not win awards or trophies but that was ok, there was also an understanding that you could mitigate shortcomings with hard work and creative thought. There was also an understanding that it’s tough out there and not everyone is going to make it big and that is ok too.
Cause they act like spoiled ignorant children
And I printed that before you started
Wait till you meet Gen Alpha. Frightening.
In my experience, they call out 8 times out of ten and can't do the bare minimum. Not all of course, and I know each generation says the next one is "the worst one ever", but damn did quality take a nosedive.
I seen another vedio, where gen z cant even read properly. The public school system and parents have failed these people.
@@loaded4426 Yeah, and who are their parents?
Teachers are not to blame.
Very well done.
That microphone is ridiculous.
😂😂😂😂
Buy him a new one then
Gen z is garbage.
I clicked because I wanted to make sure there was no popping. There wasn't.
Actually that was a really well put together monolog. Well done.
who cares
I agree.
Very articulate. I love it when people have reasons for their opinions, not just "that's best for ME". I don't think young people understand that you get paid to work. You do not get paid to be fulfilled, do interesting things, or wield power for no reason. Steel isn't going to turn itself into a hammerhead by itself. Your employers are not your parents who provide you with everything just for asking. I'm surprised that Gen Z aren't joining unions by the million. Everyone is equal, no one is better or worse, just more seniority. Unions protect and vigorously advocate for more, more, more. Of course, union leaders are the real beneficiaries. Management wants to promote the best workers, so there is a choice there.
Us massage therapists NEED unions. We get accused of sexual misconduct all the time. It's our word against the client's and we usually end up losing.
Fix your camera angle