“Lazy” millennials demanding work-life balance | 60 Minutes Australia

[@aloquicious]

I'm a boomer and I remember being 18 years old, having a job and being able to pay my rent plus buy some groceries with just one week pay. Whatever the reason, overpopulation or currency devaluation, there is a double standard. Its really unfair to ask Millennials to work twice as hard for less.

[@helentaylor7132]

I am also a boomer and my paychecks back then went a lot farther. I was not wealthy back in the late 70s and 80s, but because I always had enough and some left over for repairs, emergencies or pleasure, I felt rich! I make more money now, but it doesn't go far and I am unable to retire because of that. Even working full-time (split between 2 days of commuting and 3 days remote), I would not be able to afford a used car if something happens to my current one. It's not fun or healthy to live with that constant background hum of anxiety. I've done my best, but being a boomer, all I can say is that "I made my bed and now I have to lay in it!" I live somewhat frugally and it bothers me how my millennial daughter, who does well for herself, spends money for things that she sees as necessities that I see as luxuries. I have asked questions on a couple things, to try to understand, but mostly I just keep my mouth shut. It's her life, not mine, and she is doing just fine!

[@fritz6530]

I told my granddaughter that I cooked and washed dishes to pay for school. in 1974. Community college was seven dollars a credit hour.I really can't see how these kids are making it today.

[@polishtheday]

You were one of the lucky ones. In 1973 my rent on a modest one bedroom apartment took half my take home pay. After paying for utilities, groceries and other essentials I had nothing left over for clothing or furniture and walked to the to office save on bus fare. Yes, some that I knew made a decent salary. They were all men. I applaud this generation for standing up to authority and demanding what all workers deserve.

[@lipglosslover83]

Thank you for your support because a lot of other boomers literally live in delusion. No one should be forced to work as you said twice as hard for 1/2 the benefits.

[@User40919]

My mother is a teacher, and after paying all the bills, she'll only have a small amount of money left. The money she's currently making nie would be considered a lot of money, but the cost of living had become unbearably high.

[@YamiNoPri]

When you see incompetent people being promoted, moronic decisions being made and promises unkept, without any pay raise and longer hours every day, you really lose motivation. I'm silent quitting right now and intend to do so until I find something worth my while

[@edwardl.492]

i feel u..

[@johnkooy5327]

That sounds like you work for the same company i work for😁

[@liquidsnow1]

I feel the same way and i´m 6 years into it ... -i´m sick of incompetent people, morons and complete idiocy ...

[@tryscience]

The good news is, those outmoded business models will eventually fail and be replaced. Work needs to be a win-win. Instead of workers being treated like coal to be shoveled into the furnace

[@msy7906]

Such special people who get Management nad Leadership positions should get cancelled themselves if people leave because of them. There have to be consequences for them that are actually implemented so they respect those people who do the real work.

[@idxcredit9210]

The issue is not where you work from. The issue is that most jobs suck and suck the life out of you, and now people are seeing through it.

[@jonsnow6741]

So do something about it and start a business and work about 80 hours a week getting to the point you can employ others and live the dream .

[@ramoncorrea5779]

Seriously?? It's called life...

[@dannur]

@@ramoncorrea5779hate to break it to you but life doesnt have to be always boring and working. People need to find something that makes them happy, and something that drives them. Living life as a minimum wage slave is no way to live

[@jonsnow6741]

@@ramoncorrea5779 Expect a poor as no one will give you a free ride

[@TacoMexxx]

Well, f****ck, I guess motherf***krs are going to stop being lazy when there is no food on the shelves, c'mon guys. Lol

[@kortyEdna825]

As an elder millennial, one of the few advantages is having lived through the Great Recession. My advice. Reduce unnecessary expenses, increase your savings by investing in financial markets and do not sell. One thing I know for sure is that diversifying your income can help insulate you from much of the craziness going on in the world.

[@Justinmeyer1000]

The stock market is a way to hedge against inflation. Most notably amidst recession, investors need to understand where and how to allocate funds to hedge against inflation and still make profits.

[@Joebiladen159.]

I concur with your comment, personally I've avoided drawbacks of uncertain times by simply following guidance from a reputable advisor, and have been able to increase my savings by at least 300% since late 2019, just before rona out-break, summing up nearly $1m after subsequent investments to date. I'm semi-retd now, and only work 7.5 hours weekly.

[@Pamela.jess.245]

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[@Joebiladen159.]

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[@Pamela.jess.245]

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[@TheSilverGate]

It's not laziness, it's knowledge that it's not worth it to just throw your life out of the window for lame wages while the company makes millions.

[@christinamoller5742]

I was about to write something like this but you said it shorter and better.

[@travgiants24]

And in a lot of cases, it's billions.

[@cherylk.2474]

Boomer here in the US, I applaud this trend! Who determined a 40 hour work week is ideal? Not all jobs can be done from home, this is true, but many can. Telecommuting even 2 or 3 days a week can allow a worker to devote more energy to their work because they do not have a lengthy daily commute. The monetary savings can be significant, and the extra time for the employee can be priceless. When we were forced to suddenly telecommute due to Covid,, many of us discovered we were actually more productive at home than the office (fewer silly distractions and interruptions). Since the commute evaporated, I had time to exercise and garden, I have lost 15 lbs, improved my diet by eating my home-grown organic veggies and feel fantastic! All during Covid, management kept re-assuring us we were accomplishing our goals and it was all good! When Covid abated, we started into the office on a hybrid schedule, in which we are allowed to telecommute 1 day a week. This will probably end just before the holidays in Dec. Many of us were aware of the impact the telecommuting had on major cities: businesses didn't renew office space leases because their staff telecommuted, sales of consumer products fell in many fields because people didn't need new tires, new clothes, eating out, etc. The elite and powerful started losing their grip on us. We expected pressure from the more powerful interests to get us back into the office, back onto the pointless commuting treadmill, and back to spending significant amounts of our after tax earnings paying for cars/clothes/services that we needed so we could commute to work to pay for the cars/clothes/services....you get the idea! And that is exactly what happened. Now we get the constant nonsense jingos of "We're better together", "We're all about collaboration" blah blah. My favorite is the "Creative Collisions" which means we bump into each other at the coffee machine and suddenly solve the world's problems, or the elevator conversation which provides crucial information to a co-worker (in a conversation which isn't supposed to happen in an elevator anyways due to the lack of proprietary and confidentiality controls). Many of us are realizing we work days every month to support people who have never worked, will never work. They have children, and collect benefits, but working parents do not have that luxury. Perhaps if we shortened the work week to 32 hours, more people who truly want to work could have jobs and not need to be on benefits, and everyone could have a few extra hours every week with their children and to devote themselves to a healthy lifestyle. I applaud the younger generation! We all want what is best for our children, and I hope they have a better life than I did.

[@weszillich5050]

And still wouldn't be able to buy a house lol, wages where i live have barely gone up in 30 years, meanwhile houses have gone up 7-12 times.

[@alasdairtrain9184]

Wise words, wise words!

[@travisgarrett9398]

I remember hearing a nurse say that she's talked to a thousand people on their death bed and not a single one of them said "Gee, I wish I would've spent more time at the office." In fact the opposite is true, they wish they had spent more time with family.

[@Mububban23]

Yep, watching interviews with 100 year olds saying exactly the same thing definitely helped define my own views in work life balance

[@gauthambabu656]

@@Mububban23 also need to check if they would have lived to 100 years if they hadn't worked so hard or would they have loved a poorer health care when they were a 100 years old ... its all a compromise or balance that humans do not want to accept

[@user-ep3ck5re4o]

Exactly

[@1La2La3La4La]

absolutely!!!

[@meredithdarling]

I have spent my adult life on disability with no way to structure my time. I’ve always had ambitious goals but never figured out how to accomplish them. I definitely feel lazy and on my deathbed I will say, “I wish I worked harder.” ✌️

[@Vitagirl]

My daughter is a millennial and she graduated from university a very demanding university an incredible workload she just got her first job in a very stressful industry and equally demanding city and she stands up for herself and is defining her life as she wants it to be I am really proud of her she works hard but in a smarter way and is not going to give up quality of life like our generation has!!!This generation is not going to be the taken advantage of!!!

[@vickythefist7062]

My daughter's the same .she works ridiculous hours though . Sick of people saying that young people age 20 to 30 don't work hard . My son works extremely hard also .but neither of them have a family yet .

[@AffluentBlacks]

Exactly. I have a Millenial daughter with a similar story

[@3825cmac]

Use more periods in your sentences.

[@conniehanses]

Both of my children work high stress jobs but companies understand work life balance! They're not allowed to put in overtime hours with their salaried jobs. I think it's great, and wished this concept and awareness was around when I was in the work force..💙🌎 I even had a hard time wrapping my head around this concept! Lol just never even gave that a thought my entire 59 years...😳

[@russell-gt1dy]

Doordash last year alone took 7 billion in revenue from the young generation. 7 billion that they could have invested in their futures.. pissed away on upcharges and delivery fees. No wonder the young people complain they're broke

[@ausbare140]

I am a boomer and agree with the work life balance. Work is just a job. To many think work is the most important part of life.

[@gigi9301]

Same here! I took a break from working for a few years after my Mom died and it felt like the Spanish Inquisition when I went to interview for a new job...Hmmm so why is there this gap in your work history? I tried to just say personal and family issues, yet it felt they were digging for more info

[@azaquihelify]

I think whatever you do for 1/3 of your life can't be thought of as just whatever. I can't think of a single job i couldn't take seriously.

[@homosexualbiologicalmale--3]

is normal to admit lazyness , customisable personalised individualist automated texhnology makes life easy for all biological males

[@tw8464]

Work has a ton of requirements and time requirements. Not everyone was fortunate enough or happened to get in a particular track to get an actual 9 to 5 or set hours or overtime. Corporations run everything. The "trickle down" wiped out unions in the private sector before we were born, never honestly tied the minimum wage to inflation that was actual 2 percent inflation policy built into the "system," and on top of all that monopolized and rigged almost every "market," not the least of which is the fake "housing market." So when we went into the workforce "wages" had been driven down hugely across the board in comparison to expenses. And Corporations had all the power to set change "hours" on any whim or extract unpaid hours using fake "salaries," and endless smoke blowing and "games" that amount to a colossal wage theft. The problem is a lot of these "jobs" aren't jobs. They're a form of Corporate serfdom slavery squeezing blood from a stone burn and churn extraction. That's the real reason young hardworking people can't get their REAL PAY or any TIME for starting families. It's the same Corporate tyranny in South Korea etc. where it's the same problems and same cause. Anywhere the Corporations run everything and have everyone in their Corporate zoo/plantation they just call a "country."

[@Que-sera-sera8765]

I agree. A job is what I do, not who I am.

[@karenmiddleton3649]

I am a Boomer (1964) and I have to say that I agree with the work-life balance approach. I have been working a 4-day work week for 10 years now and it's made a huge change to the quality of my life, after 25+ years of putting in full-time hours. I had to pay my dues and work my way up the ladder in order to afford this lifestyle. However, I don't see anything wrong with an employee being paid to get the work done, versus having your ass in a chair in your office from 9 to 5 even if you've finished your work for the day hours before quitting time. Obviously there are many career choices were this is not possible, but there are millions of jobs where it is. I say GO MILLENNIALS, CHANGE THE WORLD!

[@dcanes5720]

100% agree

[@Lesie28]

Totally agree❤

[@glennraya]

We will... ♥

[@roychui6694]

Aussies are lazy. Fullstop

[@hotstepper887]

@@Lesie28 As they say, you really can't fix stupid, because hilariously, stupid really believes he's smart!

[@lizmackenzie8240]

I am Gen-X. I am sick of hearing that Millenials are lazy. I work more now than I ever have and there is no worklife balance like there used to be. It's not acceptable how the top level in corporations earn absurd amounts of money while everyone else is slaving away for so much less.

[@jelwy7]

Are you a socialist?

[@gerry2345]

@lizmackenzie8240... How long will it take for you to get to the top level... When you get there, remember me.

[@rahulmaron]

you have a choice to leave. instead, you are trying to bite the hand who fed you. greedy and demanding, go make your own company.

[@velveetaslingshot]

​@@rahulmaronBULLSH*T...I have a masters in economics. The data does not lie. Wages are not competitive any more. And every civilization that squeezes the population faces the same inevitable outcome.... "Let them eat cake."

[@zevkej]

@@rahulmaronhow brainwashed are you?

[@godzillamothra5983]

I'm a millennial and a small business owner, work 10 hours a day, 7 days a week, only have less than 10 days holiday per year, and yet can hardly afford to buy a nice house or health care. Competition for small business owner like me are fierce. I feel like we are all racing to the bottom.

[@scrapmanindustries]

What do you do and how much do you charge? Business ain’t easy but you can get ahead if you try hard enough.

[@starrjohnson1327]

I saw a big boom in small businesses during 2020. The PPP loans, grants and anxious shoppers helped small businesses. Now in 2023 many of those businesses have closed or changed directions. Even youtubers/influencers lost business.

[@filthyfrankblack4067]

@@scrapmanindustries its not "try harder" thats the key to making a business sucessful anymore. Its "Branding", "Chrisma (soft skills)", and Sometimes just bold face lies that will get your business to sucess. Just look at Thranos, PPP loan scams, or FTX to see what I mean. This guy is probaly working his tail off not knowing white collar chrime and "soft lies" is how businesses walk away with Multi-millions while only paying a few million in fines. Niches work to but at that point your just hoping Mark Cuckerborg of Bill 33-3 Gatez fines your project intersting and buys you out.

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@scrapmanindustries I'm an optician, and live in Indonesia btw. These days my competition mainly came from online shops.

[@dayzpast]

Optical industry is quite saturated, especially since it has a low barrier to entry relatively speaking. You need to focus on the higher end of the market, by providing a superior product combined with good customer service. Combine this with a good marketing / outreach strategy that benefits the end user is a good way forward. More importantly is you need to deliver value not only in monetary means

[@ryanlong820]

I'm 30, and in the last 4 years, I've been laid off from 2 different jobs where I worked my ass off- staying late, going the extra mile, trying to impress my superiors. I've come to the realization that you really are just a number to most employers. No need to sacrifice your life for the company when they can kick you out the door tomorrow.

[@rv6205]

so what are your options ?....how will you ever retire ?

[@Spacenoidx]

@@rv6205 implying

[@walkinmist9818]

I have been called "inefficient" at one work where I worked 11 hours straight with no meal break, breaks for their rush hours. I was so "inefficient" that they wanted me to pick up more hours while they cut my hours instead. I gave up on their company.

[@stephenberry3379]

Amen

[@user-iw6im]

Bravo, you have come around to a wise way of thinking.Thinking of yourself as a business. Your labour is your product that you exchange in return for wages and working conditions. If those conditions aren't met by the employer, it's the same as a customer not paying a business for their services, and you should refuse to service that customer (your employer) in future. You are just a number to your employer, so view them as just a number in return. Don't let them take anything you produce for free. The history of going above and beyond without reward has businesses feeling entitled to take everything they can from you with no loyalty. The more you give, the more they'll take, and that's the harsh reality. You'll buy the boss's house, put their kids through college and struggle to keep a roof over your head. And they want to keep it that way.

[@relentless319]

I am Boomer & I 💯 agree with these millennials! After working for several companies/firms & giving extra & my all, I GOT NOTHING but taken advantage of so I decided to do it my way and haven’t looked back! I’m not wealthy but with God’s help I’ve always had at least one car with gas in it, a roof over my head in NICE neighborhoods and food to eat. I’m now nearing retirement and my life will either not change much or get better! I stopped spending between 1.5 to 2 hours commuting years ago. My sibling worked for the same company (commuting approximately 2 hours a day) in their basement (with no windows) and HAD to work EVERY Tuesday of those 20 years even when on vacation or sick for those 20 years! She even had to take a PAY CUT after 10 years and still continued to work for this company. COVID happened and she was unceremoniously & without even a thank you, let go while newer employees were kept to do her job. Working your butt off for others doesn’t always bring success & rarely brings peace!

[@MikeRotch-ur7sx]

Fake news

[@clarifyingquestions]

This is fantastic and a great example of your choice, your life and just as long as you have factored in paying for your elderly self what s not to respect. Often people may choices ie spend more and work less and then complain that they worked their entire life and now they are old and someone else should care for them ie tax payers.

[@swilliams1759]

How is it fake when it's someone sharing their own experience? More like a fake watcher. @@MikeRotch-ur7sx

[@michelledavies2197]

God had nothing to do with it.

[@relentless319]

@@michelledavies2197 I’m sorry you feel that way but if you knew my life story you might be able to see that GOD HAD EVERYTHING TO DO WITH IT! 💕

[@TheRobsterUK]

The main difference between now and in the past was that hard work was worth it.....work hard, get a house, get a good pension etc, it was all achievable. Houses were affordable, education was mostly free. That's not the case anymore. Now you work hard and basically get none of that. Why would you work your life away for no reward?

[@sunshineandwarmth]

Bc ppl are depending on you. You have a world to make better. You haven't any right to waste away your life. And intrinsic rewards are worth way more and make you feel a lot better than physical ones. I pity you. What will you do when you are old and nobody has any use for you bc you contributed nothing to the world? Do you really believe you will have a satisfying life knowing that all you did was blow everything off bc life just wasn't worth your effort? Man, I pity you ppl. They should have called y'all the Lost Generations, the ppl who cheated the world.😴

[@frankprit3320]

Here's what nobody can seem to get through their head. Millennials and Zoomers by and large DON'T have children!! this is why they have the freedom to do what they want. Prior generations such as Boomers and Gen-Xrs all had kids, SO we had to be a work slaves................. Reply

[@tw8464]

Precisely. It's time for everyone in society to acknowledge this.

[@dougNRT5056]

My father told me his regret in life was not spending enough time with his two children when we were young. Good for the millennials to understand family and experiences are important.

[@extremeresponsibility]

This is a great trend for people to make the right choice for themselves. This includes being 100% responsible for their outcomes.

[@jamie6387]

Millennials kids will suffer at their expense, not a bright future for their kids.

[@beau.s8031]

Fuck yeah. Especially when mummy and daddy pay your bills and buy you a new iMac hey? Leeches.

[@jamedmurphy4468]

They are not having Kids. They are narcissistic and totally self centred

[@UnpluggedSauce]

Cool. No one goes to their death bed saying, “I wish I would have worked more.”

[@AnnBurrow-vb8tt]

At this point, I still explore the ability to retire early but that will involve maximizing my cash on hand while minimizing my income to get the largest 0bamacare subsidy possible to pay for healthcare. Luckily, 0bamacare is only income tested and not means tested like Medicaid is, at least for now.

[@Michelle_Sanders561]

I'm lucky as far as expectations in retirement. I travelled when I was younger, don't have extravagant tastes since I was used to sacrificing all those years. I think I'll have a very good retirement partaking in my low cost hobbies, and living cheaply because of it. Healthcare costs are the only possible barrier to that now.

[@Bannink_SOL]

All were under thirty with very little work experience, not a single older worker with a decade or more of experience in the field. Simply, because the young are cheap and experience costs. That observation was the main driver in paying off my mortgage seventeen years early. They need a Financial planner for advice to make more with the little they have.

[@BraxtonScott452]

Yes. Everyone needs a guide, Rory. A lead will be helpful

[@LeslieWagenheim]

A friend of mine referred me to a financial adviser sometime ago and we got talking about investment and money.

[@KimberlyWillowWood]

Who is the professional who is advising you, if you could perhaps tell us? As a novice investing in stocks without the correct direction of a professional, I have lost a lot of money.

[@hairofbullets]

I am absolutely in love with all the folks from the older generations chiming in with their support here. It really touches me. We love you guys!

[@izabelamsztuka7297]

It just shows you how the entire rhetoric of boomers vs millennials is overblown by the media. Most Boomers observe their children and grandchildren's struggles and are perfectly aware of the realities we're facing. They understand that the situation became simply untenable and something needs to change.

[@DotADBX]

Boomers grew up in a time where they really had the freedom to choose what they wanted to do with their lives they could live off minimum wage and still have a good life or they could hustle hard and have it all the difference today is there is no choice you can keep your self just above water working as hard as you can muster and stay in the exact same place since you started or you can give up and live on the streets there is no in-between. Millenials were never lazy we just could never connect excessive hard work with a good life, most boomers working still today and even older genx'ers think we are entitled because we expect better the truth is we just want what they had the opertunity to have and trust me they never had to work this hard to own a home a fucking half decent working car or he'll just a God damn place to rent not 5 hours away from where they work. Millenials are now the most educated individuals on the planet, we work longer hours then any generation before us and have far less to show for it yet we are still some how the problem.

[@robertnewland7115]

I agree with the millennials

[@tonyhickq]

​@@DotADBXworking longer than any generation before? 12-16 hours a day / 6 days a week was normal a few generations ago, so I don't get your point. Can't speak for the US, seems like your working hour is a bit like China wich is quiet suprising as you always think you are so diff. As for the most part in europe the working hours are between 38-45 hours a week and 5-6 weeks paid vacation a year. The young ones struggle here too as everthing got bloody expencive.

[@soulscanner66]

@@jefferygoines LOL. You think this is new? Overwork by employers had been a thing for centuries. The solution isn't new. They're called "unions". They make sure you get a living wage and have the time to enjoy it.

[@kelleemerson9510]

As a boomer, I approve of this trend. Even work in low level jobs a good, smart superior will say work smarter, not harder.

[@robocop581]

So a restaurant server should work from home

[@beatslive]

I agree with you working from home there is a lot of positives . Its the way of the future.

[@davidjma7226]

Yeah, not everyone can work from home. In the digital space it works fine. Try it in hospitality or manufacturing or in certain sales roles etc. Or Government civil service......

[@liongod1000]

@@beatslive *_ Yeah, til you need someone to build your house, install the solar panels, fix the plumbing..... and the list of REAL working people goes on and on! "*

[@orionxtc1119]

Robots will take over very soon and do 24/7 without breaks

[@marianfrances4959]

I'm retired and don't miss one moment of the grind, dysfunctional workplaces, abuse, negative relations or oppression!

[@focusedfreebird]

amen to everything you said. I agree! Glad to be retired too.

[@beverleyreid7572]

You can say that again.

[@kaze_cat]

Well said! I agree with you 💯! Especially the dysfunctional workplaces and peps, because that = added stress 🤯!

[@mediacenterman8583]

Semi--retired. No more commuting, office politics, micro managers and the normalization of being present even if you are sick.

[@brookegoslin]

100%

[@SomethingSomethingg]

That professor is absolutely nuts. Honestly, what's the point of even having a house if he thinks that you should only be in 7 hours a day?

[@deboraleggerini5729]

He said you can have it all just not all at once.

[@avradio0b]

As an investment, I'm sure XD

[@EcstaticTeaTime]

I've lived this, sort of, when I worked two full time jobs for over a year. I lived with my parents and the only way they could see me everyday was because my mom, with her early job, drove me to my first job and then to my second and my dad, on swings, picked me up on his way home. Both jobs were on their normal path to and from their jobs. Three days a week I had only four hours of sleep at most and I was not trustworthy to be behind the wheel like that. I don't recommend it for anyone. It starts giving you a personality adjustment and you don't have time for yourself, much less your friends and family.

[@AndyInTheAir]

​@@deboraleggerini5729 you can afford kids when you're young and homeless, sell the kids, buy a house around retirement age, reverse mortgage and retire comfortably when you're dead

[@deboraleggerini5729]

@@AndyInTheAir What an idiotic comment.

[@TheOnlyZiTRO]

American Millennial here: one thing nobody is mentioning is THE COMMUTE, that's big here in American cities. I used to have an hour's drive to work & an hour back each day, that's 8 hours a week spent in the car, not to mention the stress of traffic, the money wasted on gas, & pollution from exhaust. Once working from home, the chronic pain in my shoulders went away (it was from stress of screaming at idiot drivers in traffic), Saved 2000$ a year in gas money, gained 384 more hours a year spent with my family from not driving to and from work. So to say Millennials are lazy is stupid. Based off the math, Millennials are very smart.

[@madameclark3453]

I work in construction and my drive changes with the project. I work all over Southern California. One hour of traffic one way? I wish.

[@rinowx5]

They call us lazy because we refuse to be exploited for their gains. Those long commutes are horrible and unhealthy for us and our environments.

[@HumptyDumpty-os7ie]

Lol.. If you could only read this text 40 years from now You’ll wonder how on earth your former self could have been so naive

[@HumptyDumpty-os7ie]

Long live the whining generation

[@kehindeemiabata4032]

that's tge same in London, not just America

[@jamiedee36]

As a GenXer, I fully support this trend towards more work life balance. I think the real fight is with employers & companies not keeping up with inflation while the small few make tons of money. It’s gotten totally out of control.

[@velveetaslingshot]

That and information is EVERYWHERE now. We can all see Oz behind the curtain. The game is rigged to keep average people from gaining true wealth. Yes, a handful of people are hyperintelligent enough to create massive wealth out of nothing. But the rest of us are just looking for liveable wages.

[@KT-bg7hf]

GenXer here too, and completely agree.

[@Abyyss33]

@@KT-bg7hf this GenXer concurs with your statement.

[@fukkitful]

House prices are ridiculously overpriced. One thing we all need practice is to stop buying on impulse. We waste so much on useless crap. My mom is extremely bad about order unnecessary item from Amazon. She refused to accept it. Even though my grandma was and one of my Aunts is, Constantly receiving Amazon packages. After my Grandma passed away, while sitting in the hospital. Package still continued to be delivered to my Grandparent's for over a week. I understand she couldn't take the money with her. The issue was my grandpa could have used the money to pay for the new trailer they had purchased very recently. My oldest Aunt stepped in and made a deal. She'll pay for the new trailer in exchange for solely inheriting the 12 acres it sit upon. Also it could have been put back for helping anyone who was enrolling in school to help cover cost or some kind of unexpected change like a sudden death. TL;DR Give any potential purchase a week before you buy. If you still want it than go ahead and buy. You'll reduce impulse buys.

[@marcn5140]

The thing is, are you GenXers worth the pay you are getting every month by the employers with your work efficiency? Companies pay for performance. Company needs to make enough money in order to give you entitled people your paychecks. So i think it's only fair for companies to only pay you based on your performance but the thing is you GenXers demanded for more than what you all deserved, that's delusional and not sustainable for a company. Go be an entrepreneur and start your own company if you all want work life balance and feel what it's like to run an efficient company. See how things turns out for you, if it's all honey cherry blossoms like you think it is

[@heidimedel]

I broke my back to make others rich for decades and I was miserable. Do I work hard at my job? Absolutely. Will I ever let it take over my life and destroy my mental and physical health again? Hell no.

[@melissachartres3219]

That's terrible! How did it happen?

[@heidimedel]

@@melissachartres3219 I don't mean literally. Although my spine is very broke. But that's from DV and CA.

[@theetruth4267]

@@heidimedel if you’re going to make statements, please spell things out rather than using cryptic abbreviations like DV or CA. It’s not only lazy, but nobody knows what you’re talking about, and you just look crazy. Please keep this in mind going forward. Thank you!

[@heidimedel]

@@theetruth4267 I think I'll stick with doing things in my life the way I want. Thanks.

[@theetruth4267]

@@heidimedel you should be thanking me for pointing this out, not “doubling down” on your idiocy! This only further highlights my premise that everyone today acts like a lazy, entitled, rebellious teeny bopper!

[@DarylSolis]

As a millennial, I say NO to stress and pressure from incompetent managers that treat me like a number. Working hard is not what I am against. I am against companies exploiting me. I will work hard for the right reasons. My priority is enjoying life first. Even if I am broke. As Musashi said ''look for nothing outside of yourself'' to live well and be happy.

[@JorgePerez-jg5cm]

Lazy philosopher.

[@angelachouinard4581]

As a boomer retiree I can look back and see how much employers have been like vampires. Wages have always lagged, family leave was non-existent and even though people actually died to get us the 40 hour work week so many spent their work lives working many more. And employers have only gotten worse.

[@moirapettifr7127]

I agree. Employers were the worst bloodsuckers when I was just starting out back in the 70s. My first job truly almost killed me. Things do need to change!

[@russell-gt1dy]

Try being self employed

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Conditions were atrocious, there's no denying that. But, your pay went a lot further in covering the bare essentials than it does today, that's inarguable. Those "lagging wages" have lagged even further. I'm Gen "X", and I certainly didn't do it easy, or at least that's what I thought until my son left home, seven years ago.

[@kermitfrog593]

@@russell-gt1dy Try addressing the OP's comment.

[@tw8464]

Exactly thank you for your honesty about this and ability to see and openly acknowledge the reality

[@EVIESECOND]

I remember the joy of buying a beautiful home and the sadness of almost never being in it because of working so much. Balance matters.

[@halfhawkhalfman]

True, though that buzzword "balance" so often gets confused with indolence these days that I think it's far better to be imbalanced in one's 20's so that their 30's and beyond are far more secure.

[@wildcard9724]

Which you couldn't afford unless you worked so much. Funny how that works. Now you have proof of your hard work, and a place to live! (If you can now afford the friggin taxes) Thats the part I hate. 30 years paying for a house and the taxes now approach what the original payment was. Trust me kids, it never gets any easier. It ain't just you. The guy in the video summed it best: You just have to pay your dues.

[@MotherAotearoa]

You will get the rewards in later life, that's what happened to my parents, in their 40s and 50s they were barely at home (working hard), but now retired and enjoying their own property.... Life is sweet for them now..... They deserve it, they worked hard....

[@markcarey67]

It was the corporations who broke the social contract. They ceased to look out for their workers, started to treat them as expendable, exploitable and replaceable but then still expected the same level of loyalty as older companies where you could work through to retirement at and could support a family and feel like you were making some kind of valuable and valued contribution even in some small way. Work has become an abusive relationship for a lot of younger people.

[@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

Fuckin' A. Hit the nail on the head, home boy. 👍

[@joesterling4299]

What is a contract that can't or won't get enforced? It's merely a list of suggestions. Corporations seek profit. That's what they do. That's what they've always done. Nothing else really matters to them. A social contract imposed on them by a society needs to be enforced by that society, namely the government. That is who failed in their duty.

[@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

@@joesterling4299 That's completely unreasonable. To say a corporation is not responsible for its actions because it's a corporation and should be expected to do shit things is completely out of line. That's a hall pass to be evil. It's like blaming the parents of a teenager who burned down a house without any ramifications for the kid who poured the petrol and lit the match.

[@xAA7]

@@joesterling4299 you can make profit each quarter without being a dick to your employers.

[@kermitfrog593]

Globalization is destroying local economies. It opens the borders to a world wide labour market, forcing workers into a Hunger Games scenario, wear they compete with each other by agreeing to work for less. Ownership laughs all the way to the bank.

[@SeanTalkoff]

As a milennial starting early is simply the best way of getting ahead to build wealth , investing remains a priority . I learnt from my last year's experience , I am able to build a suitable life because I invested early ahead this time .

[@SteveDutton-v]

I thought about investing in the financial market, I heard that people make millions if you know the tricks of the trade, but I lack good knowledge and a strategy to outperform the market and generate good yields. I have $160,000 but it's hard to bite the bullet and do it.

[@lawrencedyke]

Apt!! I was self managing but suffered heavy losses in 2022 and i knew i couldn't continue like that, so i consulted a fiduciary financial advisor. By restructuring and diversifying my $620k portfolio with dividend-paying stocks, ETFs, Mutual funds and REITs, I significantly boosted my portfolio, achieving an annualized gain of 30%.

[@SteveDutton-v]

If you don't mind, how can I reach this advisrr? My retirement portfolio isnt doing greatly.

[@lawrencedyke]

Vivian Carol Gioia is the licensed advisor I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment.

[@SteveDutton-v]

Thank you for this Pointer. It was easy to find her handler, She seems very proficient and flexible. I booked a call session with her.

[@anastasiarose9003]

I am grateful millennials and others are standing up and demanding change. We need it.

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

One has to consider that, currently, the age of maturity is 24 to 26, when in the 30's and earlier it was 15 or 16.

[@MarcIverson]

Yup, they're the ones with the energy now, and the longest stretch of future to have to live with. Hopefully they can keep us from careening toward disaster.

[@993mike]

If you want a more relaxed life and more time to spend on things other than work, that’s fine. Just don’t complain about not buying a house, or driving a nicer car, going on elaborate trips, or not having that big TV or the newest cellphone, etc. You have to make your own choices in life and what your priorities are since you can’t have it all unless you’re some trust fund kid.

[@jacksonthedoggy]

Remember, if you die your company will pretend to be sad for a weekend and then post your job on Monday. You’re just a number to them. Your real family is your family ❤

[@tw8464]

Nailed it

[@Chloe__________xx]

Not even a weekend, sad for less than an hour.

[@1Subbe]

I mean what should your company gonna do otherwise? Keep the vacancy indefinitely?

[@christinadelaflor1177]

It’s not laziness but actually realization that it’s not just about work, work, work. Then, we wake up the next day, we’re already too old to enjoy and spend time with people we love and experience things which really matter and are more fulfilling.

[@soulscanner66]

It's telling employers that you work to live, you don't live to work.

[@christinadelaflor1177]

@@soulscanner66 exactly!

[@Oscar_Armstrong]

@@GNMi79 It's not that you get 'too old' to enjoy things. It's that only enjoying things in the final stage of your life is a depressing reality.

[@kushalraj]

@@GNMi79by the time you’re old and can consider living by your comment, your parents have passed on, your kids have grown up and you’re not able to run after your grandkids. If it were a guarantee that working hard for 30 years would get me _____ sure, I might take that gamble. The problem is even if I worked hard for 30 years there’s a good chance I can’t slow down later anyway given how wages and the economy is going. If I could have a good work life balance it would mean that I could earn a good amount today, and do the things that make me happy. I would have to work for a lot longer but at least the whole time I didn’t miss out on living. The only people who lose are employers. You have to hire more people to work because current employees clearly tell you when their personal life starts and your work ends. Rather than spending more money hiring people give the current workforce a better wage and they will consider more hours to be fair for the compensation. If someone paid me enough money I would even work 16 hours a day, but how much I can be paid limits how much I’m willing to work.

[@TimothyCHenderson]

@@GNMi79 Why do something that's healthy only when you're older? Why not do those things that are good for your well being for the whole of your life, not just when you're older? You also can't get back time with your kids as an adult. You can spend time with them as an adult, but if you miss out on their formative years, you can never get that back.

[@DarylSolis]

life is for living, not working. Nuff said

[@dylancleary5237]

I’m 36 years old, and work in high end hospitality. My clientele are people who have so much money that they have no perspective on what it’s like to live paycheck to paycheck into adulthood. They have no idea how it feels to not be able to afford to get the flu and miss a few days of work. I am a hard worker with a very good work ethic. I’ve been working minimum 40 hour weeks (max 70hr weeks) for at least the past 15 years (since college) and I have very little savings and I’m no closer to owning a home or earning a monthly income that allows me to pay all my bills on time, feed myself food that won’t take years off my life, and save for anything. I’ve done everything “right” to no avail. It’s not us, it’s the state of the world and the economy, the division of wealth, the greed of everyone, and the expectations of free labor still being prevalent in most industries. Something’s gotta give.

[@jasonleatherwood2172]

Been there done that get out of debt pay off ur house quit the vacations and restaurants by the time ur 46 you have it made like me no debt paid for house 130k family income with no bills

[@jasonleatherwood2172]

Im 37 with a paid off house worth 500k usd 200k in 401k 2 kids a wife got it made but took about 5 years of sacrifice

[@ericaespinosa4030]

​@@jasonleatherwood2172That is great for you but we live in places where renting and buying a home is too expensive. I know so many Millenials struggling and homes cost minimum $1 million here. 1 bachelor apartment costs $2500 a month. Lots of cities are like this. You obviously live in a place where most people I know would dream of buying a home that costs $500k. You have to understand how hard it is to live in such places.

[@daeclipse03]

​@@ericaespinosa4030move out of the big city and go to a smaller community if you can. 100k/yr where I live in NY will afford you a comfortable lifestyle. Are you in California?

[@WatchfulHunter]

Economic slavery at a global scale. Quit.

[@Anonymous-md2qp]

I’m a millennial who works 70 hours a week, plus the commute to and from work. I hate every second of it. There is no way I would ever have kids and bring them into this horrible society that we have created.

[@henhenderson6594]

What job have you got that you work 70 hours?

[@testicool013]

he is lying @@henhenderson6594

[@halfhawkhalfman]

You guys are being rediculous. Unlike most people who claim (umm..lie) about working 70 hour weeks, I actually did that, and I don't regret it one bit. Do you want to be great or be mediocre at what you do? Nobody becomes great at anything by applying a mediocre effort. Oh..and I raised two happy, healthy kids to adulthood along the way. Find the right life partner, and you can have the career without needing to be all alone, childless and regretful when you're 60.

[@gordongekko2781]

@@halfhawkhalfman That's easier said than done. It's nearly impossible to find a quality life partner now that dating has been replaced with hookup culture.

[@halfhawkhalfman]

@@gordongekko2781You'll eventually learn that that both in the workplace, as in life, if you either think that something cannot be done, or, if you instead decide to think that something CAN be done, you'l be end up being right either way.

[@shannoncarswell]

We’re not lazy, we’re tired of working for nothing and not being able to afford anything that can make our lives a little less miserable.

[@perdify]

ARE U dumb girl, u work if you have no money

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

Our distant ancestors worked sun-up to sun-down just to not starve and have shelter. 4-6 hours a day and weekends to yourself was an unthinkable concept back then. We have it pretty good.

[@kiwikrankers]

​@user-dw1ls3rp1l really? I don't think that's actually true. living conditions have certainly improved over the centuries however, for both lower and upper class. What's concerning is the trajectory. We're moving back to a serfdom. The illusion of "getting ahead" for the worker bees is vanishing, and the elite are scrambling to ensure they stay at the top while the plebs work themselves to death

[@princealmighty5391]

​@@Cucumberflavoredmustard not my problem

[@brownpunk1794]

​@@Cucumberflavoredmustardyeah u missed the point

[@ChristineCircelli]

Lazy? I've never been lazy or entitled. If the wealth gap wasn't so huge then this would not be a issue. It is time for Universal basic income without conditions.

[@leanderrowe2800]

I am a boomer and I support millennials on work-life balance. When my 30 years old single daughter wanted to cut her full time job to 80%, I am all for it. I encourage her to retire early or work part-time when she's financially able to do so, to relax and pursue her interest.

[@genxx2724]

Key element: WHEN SHE’S FINANCIALLY ABLE TO DO SO. Meaning, after she earns it. Not expecting you or taxpayers to hand it to her.

[@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

Except that won't ever happen. You get that right? I'm a Millennial, born in '83. Barely could afford a house even working as a Goddamned mercenary for the rich. I have a dog and a cat. I didn't BUY the dog and cat. They're ferals I resocialised because we can't afford to buy pets, let alone raise children.

[@genxx2724]

@@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow The expense of a per is not just the purchase price. It’s the medical care.

[@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow]

@@genxx2724 I don't disagree in the slightest. I'm asthmatic and allergic to bees. We're lucky we're here-ish. America's Millenials are even more fucked than we are. $250 for an asthma inhaler?!? No wonder Gen Z are just jumping off bridges.

[@genxx2724]

@@HowDyaYouLikeMeNow That’s being weak instead of using one’s brain. My colleague has a son with heart issues. She taught him from the time he was a child that he was going to have to get a government job, or a job at a large company where he’d have good insurance. Now the Affordable Care Act provides options. I work for the government. The co-payment for a three-month supply of generic medication through the mail-order pharmacy is $10.

[@Ch-yz4yt]

Scott keeps talking about basic reality, but he hasn't yet grasped the reality that people are tired of working for nothing. A paycheck that barely pays the bills and requires you to do more just to survive. Maybe he needed those guardrails, but several decades have passed. He clearly forgets that.

[@leahcotton5315]

I was going to say - Scott has clearly never had the kind of job where you sit in the parking lot in the morning before going in trying to talk yourself into not just going home and giving up on life. LOL

[@brianadams6204]

It's not the pay that's the problem it's all these people who don't know how to budget and save. They want everything in the moment or they choose to have kids when they are not ready. They rather have toys and keep up with the jones to impress people they don't know. Yes things are expensive but if you budget right and even maybe work a little overtime here and there you will be fine.

[@twoburs1505]

​@@brianadams6204buddy, your Scott right now

[@Ch-yz4yt]

@@brianadams6204 wow, your privilege is showing. You might wanna tuck that back in.

[@adrianacarranza7811]

Millenials are not lazy, we simply understand the value of our time and health.

[@russell-gt1dy]

Millennials are so dumb, they drive to a gym to get on a treadmill

[@zbridgjpxupzm]

Exactly. I don't want to have back pain at 40 and need a walking cane at 50 from destroying my body by sitting in the office all day.

[@jonharry6293]

But you have no money lol 😂

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Millennials might understand the value of their health, but it is a generation that has no understanding of the value of time. And I'm saying this, politely, I'm not a troll. It has always been the curse of youth, not to apportion a value to time. Millennials are not the first, by any stretch of the imagination. But they are the first generation not to move beyond that lack of awareness by a given age. Time is not a threat, anymore. And the subjective measure of the importance of time has significantly shifted. Of course, these are all generalisations, they're not "the rule". There are plenty of millennials that have gauged the importance of time. But they are a rarer breed than the generations that went before them. I'm gen X, by the way.

[@prihaps]

@@zbridgjpxupzm so many jobs out there that are not office jobs and are back breaking. Dont be naive

[@ohmystress8442]

I don't get paid to listen to gossip, get dragged into drama created by miserable middle-aged people and attend pointless meetings that result in nothing. Sadly, this is exactly what you get when you work at an office. The idea of going back to the office needs to be destroyed by the younger generation, it goes against logic and even human nature to stick a bunch of people in a small space together and force them to sit there for hours almost every day. No wonder mental health issues are so prevalent!

[@bailey7175]

I used to work for a very large company and they treated you like crap and always reminded you that you were replaceable pulling 60/70 hr weeks at different pay scales so they didnt have to pay you over time, i agree people are waking up realizing theres more to life:)

[@1La2La3La4La]

This need to change immediately. These big corporates need to learn that lesson that their success is bulit on blood and sweat of their employees.

[@tw8464]

Nailed it. The horrid wage theft through various corporate "games" has long been out of control

[@aliciab77]

I'm 46-year-old American. I agree with this 100%. Work-life balance should be a priority. So many companies see you as replaceable & treat you that way far too often! These companies want you to give them 1000% but only give you a paycheck! There should be no sacrifice from anyone, especially with their family & children. In the end, those relationships matter. Every job or career sees their employees as replaceable

[@hawthornandbear3664]

I’m the same age, and I 100% agree.

[@myroom4640]

There’s NO hard and fast rule here !!!! It depends what solely works for the individual. Some want to work 60 plus hours per week, some less. If one can survive on less hours ; then that is THEIR own choice. It’s neither right nor wrong. As long as one is taking their responsibilities seriously , and paying for what needs to be paid for / then I say we should butt out of others personal affairs …………. Some want to climb the corporate ladder , whilst others want to just work to live.

[@myroom4640]

YES I AGREE. 👍👍👍

[@wolfjohnny]

Also agree

[@deathlarsen7502]

Duh bc they are replaceable. You must think you're special

[@AC-fy7pm]

Millenials are not lazy, they realized that they dont want to work to death ... nor is it required.

[@simonchoi973]

No one wants to work to death but only if they have a choice. While it’s fine for millennials to “demand” the life style they prefer for it’s within their right, they need to be aware of the requirements from job market, which may not be always as accommodating

[@jasleinei744]

But the thing is, especially Gen Z, sometimes they demand things without necessarily putting in the effort first

[@simonchoi973]

@@jasleinei744 that’s very true!

[@MarsMellow84]

Millennials aren't lazy. We're just self aware now.

[@WilliamDavis-j5m]

Gen X is aware as well. Mid to late boomers are the last generation to not recognize this. Even the youngest boomers recognize this

[@inezbuethe7684]

Big corporations shouldn't expect excellent performance when most young people are working three jobs getting two hours of sleep just to barely make it.

[@artparty222murphy9]

Not lazy my kids work constantly but the younger one is shaping his life the way he wants it. My older daughter is an MD. No laziness in these two millennials.

[@rickyayy]

"Lazy Millenials" is boomer verbiage for lack of control.

[@Keepshitrealok]

Oh no, not my precious little darlings, they’re the most hardworking and not like the rest 🙄

[@DZ302-Z28]

@@rickyayy Gen z here, yes they ARE lazy AND entitled. Not all, but many!!!

[@javierjaime9386]

​@@Keepshitrealokyou feel better?

[@zencivility]

Kudos to any generation that wants to change the world for the better! Well done and keep at it!

[@wwbuirkle]

Have you seen the world lately

[@danamarie8718]

As long as they don’t want those that disagree with them to pay for it.

[@AffluentBlacks]

Agreed. I like how some smart Millenials are pushing back against our industrial era "hard work" mindset.

[@wwbuirkle]

Yes and many will end up on the street banging dope@@AffluentBlacks

[@johncollins7062]

Except, everyone forgot, 'change' is not synonymous with improvement.

[@pamelastetor8803]

I'm older and I say speaking up for yourself is good.

[@soulscanner66]

Any older person telling you otherwise wants to take advantage of you.

[@NebbieNZ]

I've been called lazy all my life as someone with ADHD I've always struggled with work in a noisy disruptive environment that best suits my manage but suit my needs, I've been forced to adapt to the accept way to work that dose not enough high performance from me then I'm punished for the way I work. Working from home allowed me to set the environment to encourage the best performance, another bonus is increased health. Scott Galloway really got under my nerves essentially saying to me "I've sacrificed alot to be successful so you should too" typical of a boomer wants millennials to suffer the same consequences of their elders its jealousy.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

I have ADHD too (seeking a diagnosis) and I completely agree that it’s near to impossible to work in most open concept offices now. Been working from home for six years, never going back!

[@JorgePerez-jg5cm]

Lazy with issues.

[@Victoria-qp1lu]

​@@JorgePerez-jg5cmgrow up

[@peterbardsley2636]

As a older millennial I'm always laughing at the lazy tag, most boomers started their careers in an unpresidented boom in our world economy. They got cheap or free university education, cheap house prices, and often had a secure work/career environment. Contrast that to the experience of my generation. Massive debt to get university education if they did get one. Housing out of our reach. And often we had our careers and wealth completely crushed by the 2008 crash. I spent years working ridiculous hours, only to be unable to afford what my parents had when they were my age. To clear i don't blame boomers for their success, just don't tell us we just need to work harder.

[@lrevz9672]

Exactly same thing happened to my wofe and i . Both college educated becausr thats was suppose to guarantee us a great future based ofg our boomer patents who barely finished any college and landed pension paying jobs with company stock options that would net you almost 1million by retirement which gave you that incentive to work hard for 30 years because your good retirement was guaranteed. Now look at us.. everyjob wants you to work over 40 an overtime is forced not offered. No more pension stock iptions or great Healthcare plans past retirement were just left out to dry an if your non dollar for dollar matched sorry 401k plan runs out we wont even have social security to fall back on... work harder ... 4 what??

[@hoefmiester]

Total bs

[@joecater894]

correct

[@joecater894]

@@hoefmiester no, he's 100% accurate. I have friends, for example, who do exactly same job as their parents did in the 80s when they were raising them.. (same job.. slightly higher post actually in exactly same organisation) in exactly same city with exactly same life situation who absolutely cannot afford the same standards.. and also have to have 2 incomes going.. whereas their parents could have a house in a better area and their wife at home looking after the kids and house. truth is.. its different.

[@theboringchannel2027]

Reality is, you do have to work harder to have the same. Just like the generation before had to work harder than those before them.

[@Traceva_Dragon]

I am a Gen X. Millennials aren’t Lazy! They are SMART! I wish I had taken their approach to Work rather than what I actually did: copy my Baby Boomer Workaholic Dad and have one nervous breakdown after another until I was so burnt out that I was unable to work when I hit my 50s due to permanent ill health Remote working would have been perfect for me Millennials: well done you!

[@skybluedreams77]

What is Gen X? I'm 46 y/o, what category I'm in? 😳

[@jaynicew]

@@skybluedreams77 You are Gen X!! Lol

[@jessicadorsett2757]

​@@skybluedreams77gen X. The oldest millennials were born in 81

[@Keepshitrealok]

@user-hv5so6qz9zBoomers were responsible for the biggest debt crash in Modern history in 2008, its effects of which are still being felt now

[@soulscanner66]

@@Keepshitrealok Need to go back to 1930 for the worst crash ever. It's why the parents of boomers spoiled their children to give them what they didn't have. 2008 was more like the 87 crash or the techboom crash of 2000. It actually made housing affordable.

[@Black_Magic_Woman]

These business owners and CEO’s need to realise productivity and loyalty would be substantial if employees are happier and able to balance their lives .

[@All.Natural.]

🎯

[@BFaluup]

If previous generations worked 50+ hrs a week for literally nothing to show for it they would have an issue with it too. Your only benefiting your companies owner and no one else.

[@asheharris6642]

Going remote helped my severe anxiety. It also kept me from quitting. Unless I get another job somewhere else, I will never agree to go back to my workplace in person. I can work for my toxic micromanager boss as long as I don't have to see her face or hear her voice every single day. This kind of barrier has made me a happier person. During this time we decided to expand our family and have a baby as well. If I had still been in office, that would never have happened.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

As a boomer, now retired after working for 50 years, I fear for today's youngsters. Work seemed easier in the 70s but has progressively become harder and more stressful. My concern is that today's workers will burn out by the time they're 40. I worked in busy, stressful, environments for at least the four decades of my career but nowhere near as bad as it seems today. With kids having student loans after tertiary education, and increasing property prices - the challenges of home ownership adds even more stress.

[@jessicadorsett2757]

Honey we're done by 30

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

@@jessicadorsett2757 it's worse than I imagined...

[@violetsarelavender]

They are already burned out. Strokes and heart attacks in 30s and 40s!

[@klj481]

Yep...I'm 42 and recently quit my office job of 18 years. Living on 401k (and husband's part-time income) until I find something new... and different.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

@@klj481 I wish you luck in finding something enjoyable which also gives you an income. I'm loving retirement even though I had to grow old to achieve it.

[@pam6760]

I am not a millenial, but living life is more important thank working 10-12 hours a day to make a living. This is not a liberation of humanity, btw. Unfortunately, there us a big push back fir work life balance due to greed and profiteering!

[@kommisar.]

I don't know if you're ignorant of history or what, but 10-12 hour work days were the norm for thousands of years. Quit whining because it's due to that "greed and profiteering" that you are able to NOT work so long and still enjoy a far higher standard of living than anyone in the past.

[@vasudevsarvam6912]

​@@kommisar.I think working mentally 10-12 hours a day, is not something humans are made to do. Yeah, brain dead jobs can be done like that.

[@jessicadorsett2757]

​@kommisar. Still brainwashed huh?

[@kommisar.]

@@jessicadorsett2757 Don't take it out on me that you're ignorant.

[@Sian660]

No one uses that ping pong table for fear of being judged for not working, except the boss. I guarantee it 😂

[@dennynisevic7848]

😂😂😂😂😊😊

[@LaumaBelska]

I have had jobs where the boss says - “ u can take a break and sit down to rest if You need to, noones gonna say anything, dont worry” And then when I did actually sit down to take a break, I would have coworkers coming to check what I was doing, and why I wasnt working - constantly, which made me understand that that phrase was bullshit. Ah, and ofc, my boss did in fact take a break to “rest”, but noone could check what he/she was doing , because its the “boss”.

[@tw8464]

Exactly

[@tw8464]

​@@LaumaBelskaexactly. I had a "boss" who was gone all day every Friday golfing with his new Cadillac while we were in office constantly on calls literally constantly every day whole time and that same "boss" would fight us tooth and nail blow all kinds of smoke go back on his "word" on anything we tried to do as flexible schedule or asking for any real compensation beyond the measly "10 bucks an hour" that wouldn't even cover food or rent 10 years ago.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

I would be over there every day, playing for 30 minutes, just to press the issue

[@fairywingsonroses]

As a millennial, I feel like I need to take steps to deliberately focus on something other than the fact that I've worked really hard for over 20 years and still have nothing to show for it. It's depressing to work so hard, have everything be out of reach, and then be called "lazy" because you can't do the impossible. The very least they can give us is a better work-life balance.

[@EnzoIsabella]

Absolutely 💯 truth comment

[@Sally-ih6ls]

You gotta eat, who’s supporting these part time workers.

[@fairywingsonroses]

@@Sally-ih6ls I think the main issue isn't that these people are working part time. The issue is that a lot of good-paying jobs don't offer part-time positions. This forces people who can only work part time for whatever reason (disabilities, maybe they have kids to care for, maybe they're a college student, etc.) to have to work lower-paying jobs when they might have the skills and qualifications to work somewhere better. This is mostly an issue with employers who don't want to have to deal with part-time labor due to having to train more people, the complexity of of offering insurance and benefits to part-time workers, etc. Countries that have created pathways to more lucrative part-time positions have actually seen significant improvements in wages and opportunities for part-time workers.

[@homosexualbiologicalmale--3]

my father was working hard and he is not rich , we are lied by business capitalists entrepreneurs and advertising

[@JorgePerez-jg5cm]

Lazy.

[@emilyfeagin2673]

I’m a boomer. I remember what the previous generations said about us. We were lazy, entitled, listened to the wrong music and our fashion choices were suspect

[@jeffp7776]

The problem is nobody THINKS or looks at the past. The ENTIRE HIPPE population in the US were BOOMERS and just as you say got crap from everything from music to long hair.

[@AE-sy1pn]

The cycle continues.

[@Dre2Dee2]

The Greatest Generation was right. Boomers fucking suck

[@pumpdump4274]

They weren’t lying. Plus gay too

[@SolidSonicTH]

Your dad never gets it. It's just that simple and complex.

[@thevoidisshining]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THE FACT THAT *WORK MORALE IS LOW IN YOUNGER GENERATIONS BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN SADDLED WITH A MORE EXPENSIVE SYSTEM AND A BAD ECONOMY?!?* EDUCATION IS 5X AS EXPENSIVE AS IT WAS IN THE 70S AND 80S AND DONT EVEN GET ME STARTED WITH CHILDCARE EXPENSES AND GAS PRICES AND FOOD PRICES AND RENT PRICES!!!!!!!! ALL THE WHILE WE ARE DEALING WITH TERRIBLE WAGE STAGNATION WHILE THE COMPANIES WE WORK FOR ARE RICHER THAN EVER BEFORE AND CEOS MAKE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE. HOW IS EVERYONE CONVENIENTLY MISSING THIS POINT? ITS INSANE.

[@kommisar.]

Yes, all caps really makes me want to give your comment a like.

[@thevoidisshining]

@kommisar. thats such a constructive response!!! Give yourself a LIKE! Wooohoooooo FUCKIDY DOOOOOOO

[@kommisar.]

@@thevoidisshining Did you think you deserved praise for hitting the caps lock like a dork?

[@thevoidisshining]

@kommisar. if you would actually focus on the words maybe it would make more sense for you. You seem confused by big letters and big words. I'm sorry. That's too bad. Also I'm not like you in that I don't post a comment on KZbin for likes, like a dog looking for treats, I post to share thoughts and deepen the conversation. Your replies do absolutely nothing to deepen an important conversation. Great work, TROLL. BYE

[@Dre2Dee2]

If you think you're getting an education at these universities, then you got scammed again

[@rivelinocartermoinin7490]

Millenials are not lazy but we just want a job/career that balanced between work, leisure, family.

[@bancabndu5837]

Kudos to the younger ones who got it right . Loyalty to a company was always a scam . Piling on work of two or 3 people because we are short without increased compensation was always wrong . I love , love the system disrupters.

[@russell-gt1dy]

My neighbor has been a lowly Costco employee for 30 years and has amassed a million dollars in stock bonuses and options

[@boston1976]

I don't think always. There became a point where it became a scam of sorts. There was a point when you knew your work paid off. You had pension and Healthcare taken care of. Therefore, dedication was easy to understand but now benefits have changed the loyalty factor is no longer what it use to be.

[@KatAnne17]

Yes!

[@tw8464]

Exactly

[@tw8464]

​@@russell-gt1dy your neighbor must've known Charlie Munger. 😂 seriously most people are not educated at all about how the "system" actually "works" and most young people go into workforce oblivious falsely thinking if they just work hard, they'll be genuinely paid and rewarded for it. But the reality unfortunately is a complete disconnect from most people's productivity and wages. And most have nothing to "invest" after the "trickle down" monopolies ans rigged "markets" particularly the rigged fake "housing market," artificially driving rents and prices into the stratosphere, destroy them.

[@Manila-wo3pi]

Wrong title. They're changing the world in the best way possible. Standing up for themselves, demanding a work-life balance, and mutual respect from their employer. Life is no fun constantly being under the thumb of the boss, they watched their parents live that way and are now making incredible strides and changes. I'm proud of them! I work from home and make more than any in-office position I've ever had so stop with the lies! No commute, more available to my family, more work gets done because there are no forced work relations to keep up with or people popping into the office - not out drinking because I'M WORKING all week, and the short breaks I take allow some quick weight lifting and to maybe fold the laundry, win! The anti-remote movement is extremely jealous just rambling nonsense.

[@testicool013]

what if farmers decide to have a better work/life balance and only grow enough food for themselves, what are all these losers going to eat

[@ericaespinosa4030]

Well said 👍

[@davidjones5547]

I am a boomer and I retired from my job as an engineer 20 years ago when I was 50 and today some 20 years later, I do not miss work, even for a minute. I am now able to enjoy life and do the things that I had not been able do over the previous 27 years of my working life.

[@ddddddno24]

It's great you had a chance to retire early...the way workers are treated these days is just so different...it's hard to get ahead

[@amandamccallum6796]

I am a millennial and my spouse is genX, he's already 54 and retirement at 65 might be a dream because we can't afford it. You worked hard for 27 years and can live off of that. We have already worked over 20 years and can barely afford rent. We need to find a way to enjoy life when we can because those retirement years are a pipe dream for us.

[@ninjanana8730]

I am sure you made sacrifices to be able to do that...like long hours,family etc.Also,how do you afford health insurance which is a biggie before 65.

[@ninjanana8730]

This was a reply to davidjones.

[@davidjones5547]

@@ninjanana8730 I worked no more than 48 to 50 hours a week. The way I got to retire early is that I never married by choice nor did I have any kids. Plus, I invested my money wisely.

[@Stuie417]

Scott Galloway needs a visit from the three Christmas ghosts. 😂

[@stefaniagobessi8582]

if he comes visiting the Netherlands where half of the working population has a part time job (3-4d/week) and he will get a heart attack for sure!

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

I volunteer😂

[@amandamccallum6796]

Boomers still think that if you work hard you will be able to buy a home, raise a family, and retire comfortably. That does not apply to today's generation. We worked hard for half our working lives and can barely pay rent. Working remotely allows workers to live outside big cities where housing costs are lower. Hours that used to be lost to commuting is spent better and lowers stress. Our parents killed themselves working long hours, we were raised as latch key kids, but they saw returns for their hard work that we aren't getting so things need to change. Other countries have shorter work weeks, more vacation time and better pay while also being some of the top countries in the world so we know it's possible.

[@helentaylor7132]

Please don't lump all boomers together. Did you read the many comments on here by boomers who agree with having better work/life balance? Yes, in any job you do need to work hard, but I can tell you that our money isn't going as far as it did for me in the late 70's and 80's. I bought a smallish 1930 house in my early 20s and it was a bit tight at first but, with time, after a couple decent raises/moving up in job a bit, I wasn't wealthy but could afford what I needed, with a bit left over! Not like that now...back to living frugally and can't afford some repairs my home needs. Also, can't afford to retire. Money doesn't go nearly as far these days. It's always been helpful to me to separate my "wants" from my "needs" before most purchases. Being pretty frugal these days, occasionally I realize what I thought was a want turns into a need. Along with you, I sure do hope the situation gets better. Just keep doing your best and just keep going.

[@tw8464]

Exactly

[@SummaGirl1347]

Just because Scott is/was too undisciplined to work remotely does not mean everyone is. The reason everyone was forced to work onsite for the last 150 years is because the tools you needed to do your job could only be found at the office/factory. That is no longer the case. Literally everything I need to do my civil service job is sitting on my desk at home. I don't need anything at my office to do my job. And, for "thought workers" that is now the norm. And, for anyone who lived through 2021 and was told by their employer to "get the jab or F&^# off", there is now no reason to be loyal to an employer who has demonstrated so clearly that they have no loyalty to their employees.

[@RevWarRev]

I'm in the States with a MIillenial kid. I admire this generation's commitment to work life balance no matter the profession. I watched my father damage his health, miss family events, give up beloved hobbies to meet the demands of a job and industry that always seemed at odds with its employees. At the end he was forced out to be replaced by a less experienced and less expensive worker. Prof. Galloway is part of the problem. The difference between too many employers and Adam Schwab is he's treating his employees as an asset. He isn't demanding they toil away in cubicles for the privilege of making money for the company. Love 'at work' is a vocation not a location'.

[@jenshark4]

Thank you for supporting millennials. What some people don’t realize is the work environment has gotten even worse than it was 30 or 40 years ago. There are layoffs and there are companies that are allowing attrition to happen without filling the jobs. And most of us in the corporate environment are doing the jobs up anywhere between 2 to 4 people but only allowed 40 hours a week to do the job within. Deadlines are being missed and balls are being dropped. I don’t know when these large corporations gonna realize that you can’t run these operations on a shoestring.

[@RevWarRev]

@@jenshark4 Shoestring for whole company would be one thing. Too often upper upper uppity management gets $$$ ande they balance the budget on the backs of those down the ladder. Yeah, I admire Millenial work values!

[@whetwilly1]

Business textbooks classifies labor as a resource to be managed-cut, squeezed, rationed, exchanged to maximize profit and performance. In a logical, unemotional world that is exactly what it is. Success, especially great success, takes sacrifice. No way around it. It’s difficult for hyper competitive people to understand that the average person is not driven by the same monster that consumes them. Executives and especially founders find it difficult to understand how no one else is striving for the same goals with the same degree of commitment. Their company is their life. That is not wrong and it’s not fair for people looking for “work/life” balance to villainize them. Without driven founders so many of the things millennials benefit from would not exist. It’s in everyone’s best interest to place themselves in each other’s shoes and find a reasonable compromise. I will say this, even with work/life balance proponents crying for understanding, I can say when they are at work, the quality of that work seems lacking, most noticeably in industries where service and direct contact with customers are part of the job. So, millennials, if you want more balance, you need to make sure you are giving the maximum when you are at work so employers feel that the balance you want is earned-or face the reality that you are just a resource. You can be replaced, either with technology or someone else. No one is required to give you a job, and even if you manage to pass new labor laws, an employers will hire the one who is better at your job than you are and willing to do more for less.

[@RevWarRev]

@@whetwilly1 Millenials are rewriting the textbooks. 'Their company is their life...' Then they can give up thier lives, time, relationships to it. They have no right to the lives of others, altho we have acted for years as if company loyalty was a virtue. Ugh. " you need to make sure you are giving the maximum when you are at work..." When at WORK. Too long workers have been expected to labor outside of the work hours, giving up evening, weekends, taking work laptops on vacay, being pressured or denied vacation time. Giving 100% at work is a reasonable expection. But to regularly expect employees to work outside of expected hours unpaid? For someone's else's long term benefit? People are realizing thier 'sacrifice' isn't respected, and that the compnay for which you've given up your life will replace you in in a heartbeat. "an employers will hire the one who is better at your job than you are and willing to do more for less." That's if employees continue to be willing to treated as objects and not assets. My adult child is a highly skilled Millenial who has left two jobs in large part because ofhow they were treated. Scheduled without respect to the conditions under which they were hired, told they should be grateful they had a job at all, given the responsibilites of other employees who were terminated or left without additional compensation. When he left the first job he was berated for not being loyal - turned out they couldn't replace him with just one person under the conditions they expected. In the second job they were responsible for ramping up the technologly so the company could function during COVID. His responsibilities quadrupled under the stress, he used personal assests when the company would not supply equipment up to the task. When thier department was up for review they were offered a raise waaay under the COL, castigated for thier lack of loyalty and work ethic and told they were lucky to have jobs. So a number of the department has taken jobs elsewhere. Company FAAFO'd - they can't find people willing to work for them, remaining department employees are stressed and overwhelmed, the employees who rely on the department to do thier jobs are struggling. All because they went with contempt and a power trip. Best part? They've called my adult child several times begging them to come back. The company they're with now treats employees as assets and stress work/life balance. Why? Under the principal that people who feel appreciated and are less stressed bring better energy and dedication to the workplace. It works. Company has a GREAT reputation and plenty of people who want to work for them. Good companies see trends and aren't stuck in the past. Millenials have a work ethic - they just aren't willing to sacrifice thier lives so a company or CEO can exploit them for gain not thoier own. The other point: just be decent human beings and treat those who make your business work like human beings.

[@whetwilly1]

@@RevWarRev It’s absolutely the right of anyone to leave a work environment that they find unsuitable. Poor management and poor leadership is a thing. However, I caution a lot of young people to take a moment and make an honest self assessment: am I really as good/capable/valuable as I THINK I am? Not suggesting your child is not, but a lot of young people have opinions about themselves that is significantly out of touch with reality. A good many jobs can and will be replaced by technology, plus, there is always a willing worker somewhere to gladly take on challenges that others turn their noses up at. I work in manufacturing. The hours are long, the expectations are high, the work is physical and sometimes stressful. That is the way it is. There is a lot of effort by the company to make the work as safe, as comfortable and as satisfying as possible…but, the nature of the work is not “easy”. After 26 years at my job, the last 6-7 have been our worst for turnover. Young people, overestimating their skills, their effort and their value. Also demanding more “benefits” that the company is fiscally able to provide. If there is going to be money to be spent it won’t be on human workers, it will be used to invest in new equipment that is highly automated, and requires minimal human interface. Dozens (possibly hundreds) of jobs will simply not exist afterwards. This is the future for every single economic sector. Reality is: companies, owners, investors, will put their money where it gives them the highest return. Sometimes A job is better than NO job. We have been spoiled to think otherwise. Let me be clear, if a company’s leaders fail to treat their workers well, it will show up in the numbers, there will be changes…no matter what, a company exists to make money and they will make the changes needed to get that money…the alternative still may not be to our liking…no law can make a company do more than it is financially capable of. No profit, no company, no jobs to complain about. If your child is skilled they will find a home. The first job wasn’t it. Hopefully they learned a valuable lesson about leaders in the process …something everyone could use a little more experience with.

[@505bazza]

You work 8 hours to live 4. You work 6 days to enjoy 1. You work 8 hours to eat in 30 minutes. You work 8 hours and sleep 5. You work all year just to take a week or two vacation. You work all your life to retire in old age. And contemplate only your last breaths. Eventually you realize that life is nothing but a parody of yourself practicing your own oblivion. We have become so accustomed to material and social slavery that we no longer see the chains…

[@DanTuber]

Doing 40 hours a week chained to a desk in a soulless office, wasting more hours commuting to and from, destroys you physically and mentally. I get more done at home and i'm not just talking about work.

[@FromStreetstotheStadium]

fax, 18 myself haven't worked a job yet but can just imagine the misery and think to myself who tf would want that to be their future?

[@DODGE9454511]

I'm mixed on the work from home. Usually that requires an office area, and your using your resources power lights and ext. I think there should be some reimbursement for it depending on the situation.

[@steve00alt70]

during your downtime play video games and have fun

[@aurograce2983]

​@@FromStreetstotheStadium yeah and then we get to do it for the next 55 possibly 60 or 70 years

[@Becky_Cal]

Gen X American here. I’d bought into this and now really regret making work my priority in my 20s and 30s. I missed out on my son growing up (we now have a broken relationship), I didn’t value my less ambitious husband and we got divorced and I lost a few very good friends because I was traveling everywhere and constantly such that I didn’t have the time to devote to the friendship. I had an epiphany at 45 and changed my life completely to have a more “lazy girl” approach to my work. Unfortunately, that came after much sacrifice and loss. Do NOT make work your “everything”. There are more important things in life and ultimately you’re never going to make what the CEO and top execs make, unless you are one…and if you are, you have no life. I worked alongside many of these exec leaders and most are miserable and spread their misery. Also, they could care less about you, your family or your health. Not worth it!!

[@funnyworldmemories6892]

Absolutely agree. If you are aiming for the top executive suite, accept the fact that you will have no life but the pay off will be money, also accept the fact that very few people make it there. It is draining, viscous and competitive. You cannot make it to that level with a lazy work mentality. However, for the vast majority that is not a meaningful life or realistic possibility so don’t make sacrifices for pay-offs you will never get.

[@CatJournal]

True

[@dcanes5720]

So glad to see the views expressed in comments.... These companies and it's CEOs make millions and treat employees like dogs. Great to see people waking up

[@1Subbe]

Yes it’s refreshing to see, but then there are the absolute fools and bootlickers in the comment section defending toxic companies and its treatment of workers. So hilarious watching them glorify hustle culture while these same people will never end up anywhere near CEO level.

[@liptonicetea274]

i think the laziness stems from the fact they are not getting paid enough to give a damn anymore.

[@butchfajardo8832]

I agree with her! Look at life during the 50's and 60's. You have enough time for yourself and your family! Companies during that time were not greedy! Now, companies are making their employees like slaves! No more time for oneself and family! They squeeze everything in order to get richer and richer! Same with governments! The kind of life we have now is not healthy anymore!

[@joshg9161]

I make the comparison to my parents. Only my father worked. Nothing over the top, just a carpenter. Yet 2 cars in the driveway, a holiday every year, myself and my brother in private school and lived a good, well provided life with only 1 person working in the house hold. Cannot be done not working the same hours he did. You'd flog yourself week in week out. Anyone thinking otherwise needs to get real.

[@markfornefeld299]

As an American millennial it’s great to feel that Australians have the same mentality as us Americans and they were not alone

[@feralhomunculus]

Yeah, it's great when you realize the universe doesn't revolve around the US! More of us should try it.

[@andyc9902]

Good. Work less . Enjoy life. Demand greater pay

[@MB-dp1rj]

@@andyc9902 No greater pay...enter the robots!

[@andyc9902]

@@MB-dp1rj 😂 even better. No work universal free basic income

[@rickyayy]

Boomers don't want to pay. They just want the money for themselves.

[@slicer2938]

problem is the money isnt good enough for what we are expected to work for. wages have been stagnant in australia for 20 years and it shows.

[@MoogieB]

I think it really depends on what job you have. A hospital nurse can’t work from home but a traveling nurse or home health nurse at least gets out & about. Construction workers can’t work from home. It’s mostly the office jobs working on computers. I’m all for working remotely & making the office environment comfortable & enticing. The key is getting the work done. Our daughter works at a tech company with this setup. More working at home after covid. She set up a nice home office. Her husband does the same with a different tech company. Just depends on your job & how brilliant your boss is!

[@mollieedwards5967]

I agreed I knew that I was this toll it took on my health but now kids come out with major degrees paid for free vs 20 years ago no way it wasn't u struggling to making an inch they walking out door these days bossing you around due to a degree but don't know how to do a thing and quit after few years after having a few kids constantly taking off due to kids everyone else has picks up slacks

[@jessicadorsett2757]

Perhaps a nurse having no time to eat and working long shifts isn't the best model for attracting more aspiring nurses. If we could improve the work life balance, the point here, then people will be more attracted to those fields. And if you do still want me to go on and kill myself and not get to have a life .... then I'm going to need more money and more benefits. A LOT more.

[@lovetolearn881]

I've been told nurses are getting treated better now after so many left the profession during COVID. I'm glad to hear it. Most are so dedicated and deserve to be treated with respect which in the past they often were not at all. It's ridiculous to shame people for needing to go to the bathroom or eat a meal sitting down during a 12 hour shift

[@dbhandmades]

The topic of remote work creating more opportunities for people with disabilities could've been discussed. As someone with multiple health issues, it was very hard to go to school full-time, let alone work a 40-70 hrs work week. Trust me I tried!!! I wasn't lazy, I literally worked until I made myself sick! So when I found remote work, it was absolutely life-changing. It meant not having to go on disability, being independent, and providing for my family. That guy who says that remote work makes people lazy can put that opinion where the sun doesn't shine!

[@starrjohnson1327]

I remember when remote work was difficult to get. I'm glad you have that job😊

[@ericaespinosa4030]

Well said 👏

[@halfhawkhalfman]

I'd highly recommend that you seek therapy to help you overcome whatever mental issue you have that prevents you from working face to face with others, at least part of the time, because yes, while WFH is productive (I do it too), you cannot be imprisoned by your anxieties to the point where they prevent you from making meaningful, professional, face to face connections when merited. Avoidance is not a viable long term coping mechanism.

[@ericaespinosa4030]

@@halfhawkhalfman I think you responded to the wrong post. This person did not comment on social anxiety. It was about her multiple health issues making it hard to work at the company or office and being able to work from home makes it easier for her to feel independent financially.

[@Adam-nw1vy]

@@halfhawkhalfman It's not just about social anxiety. Some people are introverts who have no health or mental issues. Nature created them that way for a reason. Why is it so hard to realize that some people are just different without pathologizing them?

[@Zzues]

I gave up my entire 20s and 30s, and regretted it when I reached 40. I was able to buy a house with my wife, but still regret not spending more time when I was younger enjoying that time more. Luckily we both woke up to the fact we were over working and missing out on this one chance at life. Sold our place and have finally been able to spend more time traveling. I do not think we could have done this without giving up so much of our younger years. Like my economy teacher said "There is no such thing as a free lunch."

[@davidbrayshaw3529]

Yes, economics. I remember, "there's no such thing as a free lunch". That was taught in relation to opportunity cost, if I recall correctly. Sadly, economics is a distant memory in the Australian school school curriculum. Sadly, its absence has left a generation and a half of people with no real understanding that time has a price and opportunity has a cost.

[@extremeresponsibility]

This is a great trend for people to make the right choice for themselves. This includes being 100% responsible for their outcomes.

[@diegoulate6544]

The question...What is success? For me is NOT working hard for hours and hours making money for some big wig. Success is to being able to do the things that make you feel happy, useful and free!

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

Time freedom is success

[@camadams9149]

13:33 Who is this man & what caused him to end up being so unbelievably damaged? 1) 7:41 Why would I ever want to sacrifice 2 decades of my life, my health, and my relationships, for "success"? Are you brain damaged? 2) 14:14 So you will turn into a day drinking alcoholic if you are left to your own devices & your life is not rigidly controlled by other people? I think you need to look up the definition of "responsible"

[@roselee4445]

Are you saying people who work from home are drinking all day.?

[@camadams9149]

@@roselee4445 Re-read the comment and go to the timestamp I provided

[@roselee4445]

@@camadams9149 too involved

[@camadams9149]

@@roselee4445 Nope, you just lack functional literacy. SAD

[@carolwilson2713]

As an old boomer I say yes to seeking better work life balance through flexibility. As a young boomer I was not happy with the career choice I made. I wanted to move on to something new, but one had to be careful to not make too many changes for fear of being labeled a "job hopper".

[@epilpstd1]

Im from that generation too. 20 years at a firm was the goal. Today its max 3 years.

[@dansmith2863]

I am not loyal to any company, if another company will pay more for my work I will "job hop". I charge for my time, I will have an employer who I charge and I refuse to use the language boss, they are not my boss they are who I charge for my time.

[@lavinder11]

Nothing wrong with this. She took herself out of corporate and created a service based business. That's miles better than whining about changing the rules at an establishment to fit your whims.

[@christopherdunn3094]

Exactly, she helps whiners now lololololol😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tokyobull]

​@@christopherdunn3094 cry harder 😂

[@christopherdunn3094]

@@tokyobull Tokyosimp lolololol

[@mellosings6180]

He literally said “sacrifice friends,, family and fitness” Like what!??? That is real life!

[@jakelee9235]

What he means is nothing good is free/easy. You want millions, you sacrifice family etc. I saw my own parents and friends’ parents work their asses off. Yea they’re rich, but they also had heart attacks at work, divorced, obese etc. you want to be free of work? Sure, but be prepared to have less monetarily. There are exceptions, but exceptions are not the norm.

[@jakelee9235]

People these days are also too self focussed. Boomers (especially the immigrants) sacrificed for their children’s futures. Don’t hate the player, hate the game.

[@HazMat1012]

Working in America, I feel the biggest problem is "busy" work. A good book I read is called "The 4-hour Work Week." One of the problems the author mentions is how bosses try to fill an 8 hour day/40 hour work week. A lot of time, there's only something like 3-5 hours a day/15-25 hours a week worth of work. So because there's an expectation to work 8hours/day and 40hours/week bosses will essentially make up extra work to fill the time. The other problem he mentions is all the distractions, especially unnecessary distractions. He mentions that studies show, depending on the task you're working on and the kind of distraction, it can take up to 45 minutes to mentally put your focus back on the task you were doing after the distraction.

[@mediacenterman8583]

I worked an office job where I could complete everything in half the time, but staggered my duties because any perceived free time was penalized! I also saw managers deliberately make work by planning meetings and pointless events. Hopefully the 5 day working week will be suitably adjusted.

[@genxx2724]

@@mediacenterman8583 If you work efficiently and do not indulge in distractions, the reward is the boss dumping slackers’ work on you. So you have to pace yourself.

[@tw8464]

Exactly

[@tw8464]

​@@genxx2724 yep

[@TS-rd7oy]

I'm a tail end Boomer, born 1960. I did not join in with the members of my generation in this working yourself to the bone situation. I tried office work and hated it, didn't last very long. I deliberately did not have children so I could have the freedom to experiment until I found a career which allowed me to travel and work in countries all around the world. In addition, I invested in rental properties. I don't blame these young people at all.

[@jasonhertzberg4818]

I am grateful to hear this. I’m 31 and want to retire by 40. I also never plan to have kids because it’s unfair to subject them to all this nonsense

[@limpfinger12]

For the last 3 years we've been told at my job how we've been killing everything as far as productivity, yet we still are being made to return to the office. Companies don't care one bit about your work/life balance; they care about control. You're easier to control in the office, and apparently they're ok with reduced productivity.

[@BlackSlimShady]

You kind of said it yourself man. "we've been killing everything as far as productivity", "they're ok with reduced productivity". Yeah man, they are okay with that. Honestly, as long as the company is making money, you can chill out. Just do your job, there will ALWAYS be more work. Its about doing enough to exceed peoples expectations, but not absolutely stressing yourself all day. I do that myself as a programmer, trying to crush every bug by the end of the day, and I feel like I'm not doing enough, and they want more! and blah blah blah, but nah they're really happy with how its going.

[@supersaturn956]

yup

[@dcarr-kr7hk]

@limpfinger12... Hey! The answer to your problem is to start your own business. Start it from home and no one will be "controlling" you -- except you.

[@HuangHwei]

So these Lazy Generation can build bridges and ships from working less than 40hrs from home. How ridiculous.

[@GaisSacredCreations]

I agree, however, these are the white-collar workers...the blue-collar workers' hours have barely changed and they keep the society running..if the power grid goes down for a few years due to a natural catastrophe worldwide..the blue-collar workers will be doing the rebuilding while the white collars will perish..many go crazy if their cell service goes down for a couple of hours..Always good to learn how to farm on a small scale (at least one acre) hunt, fish and learn a trade that will keep you alive in the future..

[@cisforcoach9329]

Boomers originally had very substantial benefit packages to reward the employees' hard work. This included company picnics, Christmas parties & bonuses, health insurance, life insurance, pensions, paid vacations, etc. Many of the large companies had their own lunch rooms where employees could eat free or at a discount. Employees were rewarded. Starting in the 80s it got progressively worse over time so that now the only people rewarded are shareholders!

[@nicolemariebrown4076]

This is true. We are on fixed term contracts with no benefits, no future with the company

[@clairebeane3455]

In the states we have Reaganomics to thank for this shift.

[@bancabndu5837]

No one younger cares about company picnics or Christmas parties. Rewards need to be in adequate compensation, not pennies on the dollar and/or increased vacation time plus flex schedules

[@klj481]

My husband works for a large grocery chain (US) his "bonuses" are in company "credit" to spend at their store.... which is still too expensive for us, even with his 10% discount. (BTW, a 10% discount is a joke.)

[@tw8464]

Nailed it. The "trickle down" mafia started stealing everything in the 80s

[@mattiemathis9549]

I’m 50. I worked my ass off from 13 to 38 and retired comfortably. I also missed every performance at school for my kid. My kid couldn’t participate in local athletics because we have no public transportation and I was at work. My daughter had more jobs by 18 than I did my entire life. I was so concerned that she was following that same path I took. She was working 70 hours a week when my granddaughter was born. My granddaughter is six now. My daughter has a good job she enjoys. Because of technology, if my granddaughter is sick, she can stay at home with her and still get company work done. She is physically in the office about 35 hours a week. She puts in another 10-15 from home most weeks. Millennials aren’t lazy, they just don’t buy into the sacrifice everything for your career. I don’t think wanting a balanced lifestyle is wrong. And with the technology available today, they have that choice.

[@testicool013]

they want a good work/life balance but also want all the luxuries and high standard of living that hard work and sacrifice provide. There are plenty of people in this world who are living extremely hard lives who would gladly take the opportunity to work 80 hours a week for the lifestyle most westerners enjoy, if all these millenials don't pull their socks up the very priviliged lifestyle they live will disappear. You should be ashamed of yourself for supporting their lazy attitudes, your great grand children will be the ones that suffer from your Hubris

[@MotherAotearoa]

You can work remotely, and STILL work hard.... But Millennials don't work hard (wherever they are), always calling in sick, fantasying of a high - life - style as in Instagram.....

[@kermitfrog593]

How were you able to retire at 38?

[@mattiemathis9549]

@@kermitfrog593 A lot of pain and a lot of luck. 😂

[@kermitfrog593]

@@mattiemathis9549 Can you offer more detail than that? It would be more helpful.

[@ThaUnit]

I'm an old dude but this is just smart. My generation worked harder but not necessarily smarter. If you can do what she does and have a better work life balance then go for it.

[@tonydarcy7475]

"It isn't about how many years are left in your life, but how much life is left in your years". If you are only at home 7 hours a day like that guy said, then regardless of how long you live, I don't think you'll have much of a life. I'm Gen Z (almost a Millennial) and I want to enjoy my life while I'm still healthy enough to do so. I also have never heard of anyone on their death bed saying how they wished they spent more time working - if anything, it is generally the opposite.

[@circa1890]

Office work culture was created in a day when it was mostly men who came home to a house with a wife raising their kids, cooking their meals, and cleaning their homes. That's rare these days, mostly due to the high price of living after children are born or a house is bought. The whole concept has been unsustainable. By the way, we've never worked harder than Work From Home. And there are friendships that have developed, along with collaboration, over Teams and phone - with none of the toxicity. Toxic work environments affected over 50% of people over their careers and they'd need to leave. Only crappy managers want people back in the office..

[@swilliams1759]

They aren't "lazy". I am a Boomer, and it's important to have a work balance. It's not all about slaving your entire life for a billionaire owned company and ending up with nothing at the end of it. All this talk about mental health--well , these younger people have watched and learned what is good for them to maintain a healthy life. They don't care about huge mansions, multiple fancy gas guzzling vehicles, collecting junk and filling their homes with it. They care about relationships with other people, eating healthy, exercising and experiencing the world. Nothing wrong with that!

[@jasonhertzberg4818]

I wish I could “like” this comment a million times. I want to live abroad in the Netherlands or Sweden. I look at videos there and the grass really does seem greener there. America is just a wasteland of cars, pollution, and fast food…

[@fishcreekcountrygal9896]

I have worked from home for the past 24 out of 27 years in my career and I love it! But I realize some people lack the discipline, and as a manager, those types show their work ethic rather quickly. 😉 P.S. I think one of the keys to being a successful remote employee is to have a dedicated office (not the bedroom or kitchen!) as it helps set the boundaries between work & home -- especially for family/friends too.

[@BrooklynBaby100]

What career is that I’m interested 🤓

[@fishcreekcountrygal9896]

@@BrooklynBaby100 Clinical research.

[@Jontyfarmer]

All managers are psychopaths

[@moniquemichelle7295]

Work from home for 17 years. Funny how the world is just now catching up. Gen X never gets credit for anything, but we pioneered a lot of this. I have been working from home and traveling for decades lol

[@Jontyfarmer]

@@moniquemichelle7295 doing a useless NON job?

[@CameronFussner]

These are very valuable rules for anybody who wants to get rich. Unfortunately, most people who will watch this video will not really be able to apply the principles. We may not want to admit, but as Warren Buffett once said, investing is like any other profession-- it requires a certain level of expertise. No surprise that some people are losing a lot of money in the bear market, while others are making hundreds of thousands in profit. I just don't know how they do it. I have about $489k now to put in the market.

[@leojack9090]

Although stocks are now rather volatile, you should be okay if you perform the proper calculations. There have been stories of people making over $50,000 in a matter of weeks or months, according to Bloomberg and other finance media, so if you know where to look, I believe there are many wealth transfers during this recession.

[@hasede-lg9hj]

The best course of action if you lack market knowledge is to ask a consultant or investing coach for guidance or assistance. Speaking with a consultant helped me stay afloat in the market and grow my portfolio to about 65% since January, even though I know it sounds obvious or generic. I believe that’s the most effective way to enter the business at the moment.

[@lowcostfresh2266]

@@hasede-lg9hj Could you kindly elaborate on the advisor's background and qualifications?

[@hasede-lg9hj]

The advisor that guides me is Vivian Carol Gioia, most likely the internet is where to find her basic info, just search her name. She's established.

[@paulbetts4984]

In other words, corporations are locked into 30 year space leases and are desperately trying to justify the cost of rent when their workforce could care little about an office space.

[@Luke-nh4gw]

*"Couldn't care less", as in they already care the least so it's impossible to care less. Other than that, I 100% agree with you. It shouldn't be an employee's concern about terrible long term financial decisions a company makes.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

Yep, that boss used collaborative as a buzz word, but what he meant was we can’t get out of our fancy office lease and can’t deduct it on taxes unless employees work in it. So…

[@TakayasMom]

The guy who was saying people should only be home 7 hours per day to sleep and should be working all the time showed his laziness toward the end. After saying working from home was bad, he said that HE needed to be forced into the office so he didn't go out at night and get drunk. He's assuming everyone is that way. As a Gen X'er, I've worked crazy hours for decades and thanks to the pandemic, now work 100% virtually. I've stopped having anxiety attacks, I moved into management, make low 6 figures, and can now comfortably schedule calls around the world without worrying about getting to the office 30 miles away by 6 to talk to India, or stay late to talk to Manila. Virtual work is awesome.

[@down-to-earth-mystery-school]

GenXer here who also bought the Boomer work ethic for many years until I became burnt out. Now I run my own virtual business and love having time freedom, we can have it all!

[@Music-xf8rc]

The millenials just want a life. That's far from being lazy.

[@rishalinda7165]

Im a boomer, but I think the young people have a better idea about work/life balance. Why should they sacrifice their lives for a job? Life is too short to surrender it to make some corporations richer.