Dr. Phil Grills LAZY Gen Z Kids: GET REAL! | Dr. Phil Primetime

Dr. Phil goes head-to-head with Gen Z on the hot topic of laziness. In this primetime special, dive deep into the debate as Dr. Phil challenges stereotypes and explores the truth. It's time to get real about Gen Z and their reputation for laziness.
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[@dieselhrt5492]

I own an IT company and give all my Execs and Managers complete hiring autonomy. Out of curiosity I recently asked each of them about their hiring practices. The common denominators of what they considered “no-go’s” were pronouns and anyone under 30.

[@tonkatown8008]

100% second this. Females are the hardest to find imo

[@ZombieAssassin7777]

Bump that down to 25, there's some of us at the edge of gen z that are still good ones.

[@drcrocodile1]

Man I have wondered about this. The service I get out in the world from Gen Z is so bad that avoid them whenever possible. It's no surprise that businesses avoid hiring them as well.

[@-Kailinn-]

I see pronouns listed on x profiles and immediately dismiss everything they have or could say. So it's not just in the hiring space, even society will eventually stop listening. Whenever I see a ridiculous argument I can guess they'll have their pronouns in their bio with a near 100% accuracy.

[@maryc6189]

Time to clean house dude.

[@karenarmstrong9889]

I was 54 and was hired by a 27 year old. She says she finds that older people have a much better work ethic than younger people today. Smart lady. 😊 5 years later and I’m still there!

[@akushika6143]

Beautiful

[@missalbania9260]

lol as a younger millennial I pretty much refuse to higher anyone in their 20’s. They’re entitled, irresponsible, overtly sensitive, and lazy. Instead of hiring a young person I chose a senior citizen, I know she has good worth ethic and I can depend on her!

[@Danielito9320]

​@@missalbania9260 you should hire them based on great morals or raised strictly. For instance, as a Mormon, we are taught "self-reliance" and to work hard to afford a family and secure a future.

[@konagirl805]

With people like those showcased in this video, it's a lot easier to compete if you have even the tiniest work ethic... that first woman interviewed by Dr. Phil can be outcompeted by anyone willing to just be present and focused on the goals of the business while at work.

[@fuosdi64]

​@@missalbania9260 Wait but I'm a young millennial still in my late 20s hahahah

[@TheFightinag2004]

As a professional in corporate America, I have personally witnessed my colleagues work 20 to 30 hrs OT almost every week only receive average ratings(3.2 to 3.5/5) on yearly evaluations. When they justified their above and beyond behaviors, they were met with gaslighting. To ignore that companies abuse hardworking professionals without compensation, ignores the fact that these same companies allow lazy workers to remain without discipline. Reward good behaviors and punish negative behaviors. It is that simple. Stop burning out your top performers, because management lacks the skills to hold bare minimum employees accountable.

[@joycewright5386]

I was a nurse for 44 years and we were constantly told that if we are never late, never out sick, always do everything correctly then we are “meets expectations “ which is another way of saying we are just average. It was impossible to get a rating of excellent on our evaluations.

[@grilledcheeseandsoup1652]

Exactly 💯! I actually was doing my job and the job of two other employees because management knew they wouldn't do their jobs. When reviews came around we all got the same "meets expectations" scores. And not only that one of the non-workers was promoted to a better paying position. When I asked about it I was told I was needed in the position I was in to get the work done, but the higher paying position had less work load so the minimal effort workers would do fine there. I learned a hard lesson that day.

[@wendydean587]

So Well said...

[@arm2307]

This is absolutely true. As employees, we are very often just liabilities and numbers.

[@mariamatt4423]

100%

[@michael567jober]

Millennial here. I back both sides however working for 20 plus years I can say going above and beyond gets you used and abused with a pat on the back. They will make you feel important but refuse to raise your pay. Only once in my life was I compensated greatly for my hard work going above and beyond. Guess what? Still got laid off when company had to downsize. I completely agree with investing in yourself but like Ryan said it’s really hard to continue with that great work ethic and attitude when you get kicked to the side. Been there done that

[@TrevorTobin-ry6po]

thats my experience too, coporate america doesnt see you as a person.

[@michael567jober]

@ i its every industry. i worked warehouse customer service and retail jobs.

[@susanpage8315]

@@michael567jobercan confirm

[@TheDeven1000]

I’m so tired of hearing the phrase “as a black woman.”

[@calikeisha365]

Me too!

[@javierjaime9386]

Or black owned lol other races have businesses too you know and they just run their business without telling everybody their race

[@shoynnabaumgardner3918]

She wasn't hired because she was black

[@bennyonoja856]

Must we always reference that victim phrase? It baffles me... such mentality is poor

[@Kat-n-Ollie]

Agreed! It’s getting old.

[@StrollinNolan]

im a 31 year old. no social media and I went back to a flip phone. haven't looked back since.

[@mrmister8039]

On what medium did you write that comment?

[@papachris8540]

​@@Texan_GalI am

[@samuelpancake4084]

Well technically KZbin is social media 😂. Ope . But yah I got rid of Facebook and never had any other ones besides yr

[@hfw1481]

No problem. Nobody misses you in the virtiual world. Have a Nice Live.

[@TheMushroomOfficial]

Havent gone flip phone but I am getting there 😂

[@TheGenXTeacher]

My youngest daughter was Gen Z. She was the manager at a Jersey Mike's. She hired a Gen Z college student who was late for 20 shifts in one month. When my daughter fired this worker, the worker argued that the starting times were unfair since [they] had trouble getting up from the afternoon naps after a long and grueling day in classes. My daughter looked at this person and said, "Now you don't have that problem."

[@MrHihihihihi19]

Late 20 times dear sweet baby Jesus I’ve been @ my job 20 years late never and missed @ least 24 days in my 20 years dame that’s insane

[@lynnegrove3194]

Ryan dear heart it was your responsibility to make sure that you keep up with the important things and people in your life. Learn to make the correct decisions and choices to balance your life. Adults have been doing that since the beginning of time. You choose no one else did . Learn from your mistakes and keep being a good fire fighter, and have the life you want. If you want an example look up the history of coal mining., farming and the factory workers.

[@briansharp4388]

Years ago, I was interviewing a college student for a machine shop job. Owner REALLY wanted this kid. He wouldn't work Saturdays because he watched Scooby-Doo....he was serious, cuz I said ha ha, now will you be willing to work some saturdays...... boss didn't believe me until he called the kid.

[@vsand9798]

My older sons are Gen Z. 26 & 23. They are plumbing contractors with their own business. Homeowners by 21. They say the same. They can’t hire people their age. I was constantly criticized for how I raised them. Obviously, I wasn’t that bad of a parent! At least they have a work ethic.

[@ilserv9]

Your daughter was. Does this mean she now isn’t.

[@moosehunzie1880]

I have 3 Gen z kids, (25 yr old, 26yr old twins) 1. A psychologist 2. A sports medicine psychologist/personal trainer 3. Electrician, working towards journeyman. I am so proud of them!!!

[@jameswhoever3730]

So what. Good for u

[@lizard1971]

They were obviously raised right

[@burtmann3921]

you should be proud ! you raised responsible adult children. Thats the job of proper loving parents. I applaud you well done !

[@redlipstick858]

So what? You want a trophy 🏆?

[@Lala-Lin-i2u]

You are seriously lucky. I hope you're being honest and not being a bot 😊

[@kenharper7189]

So my ice order was $7.04. I pulled a 20 dollar bill out of my pocket, then four cents, and handed that to the Gen Z at the register. I instanly saw her brain lock up. So she started to give me the change the "amount tendered button" said i was due. She couldn't do the math! I said that isn't right. I gave you the 4 cents change. Her reply was "but you gave that to me after i put 20 in the amount tendered." This was a high school girl. I said if you can't do math, get the manager!! The manger (also a Gen Z) asked me what i wanted!! THE CORRECT CHANGE!! I finally did a math quiz to get my point across and told both of them they should be ashamed of themselves! If we don't fix our education system, nothing we do to try to save this country will matter.

[@kirkslayden834]

You sure got that right?

[@paulinegauthier1867]

I've had the same thing happen to me. I was shocked that she couldn't even count out the change that the cash register told her to give me!! Omg. Less trans nonsense, more maths, schools!!

[@scottwebb4722]

the other day i ordered a drink where i wanted no sugar and the waitress told me it is impossible to remove the sugar. How about not putting it in in the first place?

[@DiodeMom]

It’s not just the education system. It’s the PARENTS too. Fix the parents, and they will help fix the education system, as we are seeing across the country with them finally waking up & going to school board meetings.

[@kenharper7189]

@DiodeMom I totally agree but good luck with that. Teachers used to work hard at preparing kids for the real world. Now, the woke teachers are indoctrinating a second or even a third generation of woke useless idiots.

[@victoriamyers7273]

My grandson is 22 years old. He is so industrious. He’s working for a major corporation right now, and is such a hard working young man. It’s all about how you raise these kids. Perhaps their parents want to support them all their lives.

[@Steveg8879]

I have a nephew who’s the same. Went into college as a jr (post secondary) and graduated with a psych degree. In the national guard, commissioned. Got his real estate license, is a personal trainer and does BJJ tournaments. Very driven. They’re not all lazy F’s

[@katemiller7874]

Same. My son is hardworking at 36. Super proud.

[@laundrygoddess4]

I'm going to have to disagree to some extent about how you raise them. I raised both my kids the same and one is a hard working 19 year old and a very lazy 21 year old. It's how their brain is wired

[@larios031990]

Things like that prove parents ain’t do there jobs with other kids

[@lepapercastle]

How they're raised is only a fraction of it. Also, his career means nothing. He could still be a predator, a monster driven from greed, a murderer for all you know. You know him inwardly as much as anyone else. Which is not at all. The career someone pursues is only synonymous with that, their career. It does not say anything.

[@kuma0002]

As a GenX'r, I want to thank the younger generation for giving me and my friends job stability.

[@vertilingo]

😂 You won the Internet today!

[@aliceB357]

Yes 🎉😊

[@arm2307]

Absolutely!

[@vsand9798]

What’s sad is it’s our generation that raised these kids. I think we wanted to give them what we didn’t have. But look how that backfired.

[@robertkirk9368]

Amen I am 55 and we let this happen as men we should have ran our homes like our fathers did but women had to step up and now you see how it turned out. It's us men who failed.

[@smokiedavinci]

The less I do at work, the slower the day seem to go by. When I'm busy the day whips by. Keep me busy, please

[@simguns8388]

My Father was a Firefighter for over 30 years. We had a GREAT family life. Yes, he worked 24 hour shifts but I have the best memories of him being with my family. If you failed as a family man, that is on you because my Father was excellent at both.

[@j.e.g2321]

The Escondido ff is lazy and his own problem or just not the type of people you like to be around.

[@MatthewsFav]

@simguns8388, I also thought that what the fireman was saying there was a lot more to that story. I know a few firepeople and their families do not suffer because of that job

[@StuJones-gn7te]

I thought the issue was that he made himself indispensable, the guy they couldn't do the job without. He did it to himself, doubtless. Careerism is bad for a family. The field doesn't really matter.

[@swimlaps1]

Yes. It is the job. That Gen Z needs to find a different industry.

[@scorchgardenultrahothotsau7919]

Well that's because this dude was a complete beta male. He's the prototype for Gen z.

[@zicaKpablo]

Companies take advantage, hard work gets more work with no recognition or rewards. I've work hard all my life, in every single job they've told me I go above and beyond, exceed expectations... but that never shows on the paycheck 😂😅

[@evanhunke1676]

They need to go back to the 90s way of doing things. I love the idea of fun offices, pizza parties and company swag, but, if they just did one pizza lunch a quarter, dialed back on the company swag gifts a little bit and just rewarded people with stock options they might get a little more effort.

[@bt8508]

​@@evanhunke1676 before I got laid off (closed our office) I headed the activities in addition to my assistant manager role. I enjoyed scheduling team building efforts! We went white water rafting, escape rooms, bowling, along with in office parties. This was only 5 years ago but it definitely helped us relieve the stress of IT and bond as an office. More employers should encourage this!

[@calebross8174]

Exactly! They want more work, but less pay!

[@sybilsworld569]

Exactly! I finally had to walk away from my last job, because of this. When I started, I got the slower shifts, until better ones opened, & happy to be working, I went above & beyond. Eventually, all those extras became "my" job. Meanwhile, new employees with little to 0 experience got the busiest shifts, because they knew no one would do "my" job for that pay.

[@carolfield2760]

Truth

[@mabelh7305]

She is right about going above and beyond. After 22 yrs of going above and beyond in a corporation, they let me go without notice, due to corporate restructuring.

[@medical4652]

Ditto.

[@ankavoskuilen1725]

In the end you don't go above or beyond for a company because indeed they don't care about you. You put in your best effort because it makes you feel good about yourself. If you always go for the bare minimum, you will never get that feeling of fulfilment. That fulfilment is what I wish these youngsters could experience.

[@ratsumatra3003]

​@@ankavoskuilen1725 That internal work ethic doesn't get likes on Instagram. I was raised to do what's right so you can look at yourself in a mirror. Not a selfie!

[@pommiebears]

I agree with the comment above, wholeheartedly! 👍🏽

[@AliciaGuitar]

In corporations you are nothing but a number. Like in prison.

[@lratliff72]

As a Gen Xer, I've been working since I was 14 and have been employed by eight different organizations. Over the years, I've observed how both employers care for their employees and how employees care about their work. As a former supervisor, I've noticed a lack of ambition in the younger generation, but I've also seen dedicated employees devalued when their company changes direction-often leading to them being passed over for promotions, let go, or quietly phased out. I've witnessed people retire with regrets, realizing too late that they missed out on life while dedicating themselves to work. It's a double-edged sword. While the younger generation often lacks goals or the drive to achieve more, I've always believed that "if a job is worth doing, do it well." As I grow older, sometimes I wonder if employees are truly valued or merely taken advantage of because of their ambition to succeed.

[@JulieBraun-r8e]

So well said; I totally agree.

[@jessicadunham1206]

No they are not..😢

[@cheery-hex]

you hit the nail on the head. It's not black and white; there are good points on both sides. Instead ppl just stick to their narratives and exclude the truth in between

[@Haystack63]

This whole country, economy, inflation, corporate greed, politicians, generational values/expectations, moral values, respectfulness, pride, and many others, are all out of whack. Give me back the 70's and 80's. Those who know, know.

[@eastsideterri25]

Me too. They blame all this on US. SEEMS TO ME I remember trying to wake people up back then to what was happening to our kids education and SKIES. DID THEY LISTEN. NO THEY LAUGHED. I guess they aren't laughing now.

[@ElunedLaine]

I think social media has a lot to do with today's problems. I saw a video about a school teacher who spotted one of her pupils playing a game on his 'phone whilst in class. Apparently, she's not allowed to confiscate the 'phone, even for the duration of her class

[@franklinstrong3975]

100%

[@MamaMOB]

Corporate greed? Because corporations are supposed to be charities right?

[@michaelgray-dm3cf]

The seventies was where it all started.....all those university baby boomer radicals of the 60's were patient zero

[@yosefbenam]

As someone who is Gen z I can confirm that everything on this episode about my generation is 100 percent accurate

[@annsaunders5768]

😢

[@yosefbenam]

@@annsaunders5768 However there is a minority of us who are rising up in America to do better 💯

[@lauralee83]

My gen Z son says the same. 😢

[@god563616]

DANG LOL

[@KrisCorby-iv8dg]

👶👶👶👶👶👶👶👶😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@briansharp4388]

I had a bussiness for almost 30 years. We tried hiring college students. They tried to tell us how to do what we were already doing successfully. Show up for work whenever, leave whenever. Rude to customers. On scocial media all day. After 4th one, we didnt hire college KIDS anymore

[@tugaroocrab]

Try spelling business correctly and I'll believe you own a business.

[@rinsab4951]

​@@tugaroocrab i have a millionaire aunt who only finished primary grade. i was the only licensed professional in the family and yet the poorest.

[@JenniferRicco]

A LOT of very intelligent people don't have the best spelling skills due to bad educators, upbringing and a system that supports failure or simply they may have a disability in that area. It is not right to judge as these people often have very successful businesses. Perhaps you should be less judgemental! ​@@tugaroocrab

[@freecountry3544]

Exactly my experience.

[@mariposamoreno]

*business

[@trailurparkgurl3167]

I’m a millennial but my parents made me learn how to work hard at a young age. None of my friends had to do the work I did and I always was upset at my parents for that, but now I’m grateful.

[@stvnsonrated]

God bless your parents! That’s what lacking with the Gen Z’rs, parents over compensated, rarely told them “No” and paid all their necessities all while expecting really nothing from them. That’s why most feel entitled.

[@delsc7287]

My granddad retired from the United States Air Force and then became a fireman and retired chief of the fire department. That was the finest man i will ever have known. He loved his family and took care of his family. That man died regretting nothing. He is my hero.

[@chrisKelly111]

I can only hope my kids or possibly one day their kids, or even their kids kids, speak of me in this way!

[@delsc7287]

@@chrisKelly111 ❤️

[@lepapercastle]

Okay?

[@pommiebears]

My grandad was my most favourite person too. Still is, even though he has passed. He was in the Royal Navy, then, worked many jobs, to put food on the table. We were all working class in London. Now, we’re middle class, and I live in Australia. I think the ethics he instilled in us, helped us climb out of poverty. I have a swimming pool lol. He would think that’s amazing!

[@pommiebears]

@@lepapercastle People share their stories. Is that not okay for you?

[@rizzyrenee]

I tried corporate life for 5 years and there is nothing rewarding about it. Now I’m blue collar and it’s hard work but so much more rewarding

[@rilorobinson7685]

@@rizzyrenee I hope the people you work with are solid people!! Working with the boys is way better than working with Barbara 😂

[@kelloginc1]

I left white collar, about to start lineman training in a few months!

[@mayar901]

As long as you are working and its rewarding, its good..

[@AmandaYee-yn9dk]

No if ur able 2 pay ur bills that’s rewarding

[@williambrennan5701]

get back in that office before your 40 or your knees and back will punish you later

[@stilawesome3586]

I was in Iraq in 2006 at 19. There was a spot open in battalion HQ that had air conditioning and flushing toilets for the officers. Out of 1500 soldiers I got picked to be the battalion radio operator and spend my 12 months deployment at battalion HQ while my teen peers were packing sand bags and pulling guard duty. The battalion HQ wanted someone who could pull the 12 hour shift 7 days a week and stay out of trouble. Sure my peers got Sunday off but I got the ac and my own bathroom. They got the desert sun and porter potties. It's worth it sometimes!

[@Boring_Derp]

Thank you for your service

[@StuJones-gn7te]

Somehow, your battalion had no trained radio operators? I'm a trained Army radio operator. I've never heard of a battalion without a communications section in at least some of their companies. I've seen that in some reserve and Guard units, but only at the company level. I think you're lying.

[@Boring_Derp]

@@StuJones-gn7te Oh god. Possible stolen valor on a youtube comment. That would be pretty pathetic

[@StuJones-gn7te]

@Dingleberrystudios69 - Its amazing how common it is. I've got an idiot in my hometown who pretends to be a naval Jr petty officer. The fact that he could get 5 years in prison for it doesn't seem a concern.

[@kurtiscal3msetccdwell618]

Yeah I agree it's awful how soldiers are treated

[@moonsugaraddict]

gen z here, i hate how lazy this generation is and it's ruining my chances of getting a job. it took me 3 months of constant applying for entry level jobs before i finally found one.

[@Phoenix-e3h]

I’m a co-owner of a local business here in New York. CVs with pronouns go straight to paper shredder.

[@Diane-ne4oq]

These kids and after are the generation for the future of NWO. Socialism where won't be many jobs and they will live off government which will control them totally.. Robots and high tech won't need them anyway.

[@anaperez5442]

Why?

[@Gia-mg5nx]

@@anaperez5442 You cant be serious asking why!!!

[@Fishman814]

@@anaperez5442 Entitled woke people are the most annoying people on the planet

[@Featherfawn]

Thankfully you have some sense.

[@goose8546]

I was raised with the concept of, "the more you KNOW, the more you're WORTH."

[@caressegarcia]

Knowledge is trivial when instant answers are now at our fingertips.

[@Brwneydgrl69]

It's not what you know.. it's WHO you know!

[@memfis3858]

Yeah and now you know sht, you check google every 15 minutes lol....... now EVERYONE knows EVERYTHING just by owning internet.... you simply don't go to other ppl for anwswers, you go to google...!!!! So noone really neeeds your knowlegde anymore dude that's the truth.... ;p

[@mARTin4ARTsake]

and what did you tell your children? these are YOUR children America. Forgot to raise an educate them properly huh? Shame on you!

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

Yeah, that’s just not true. We have geniuses who are homeless and people with below average IQs who are millionaires.

[@nanaberry4120]

I am a boomer. I worked from the time I was 17 and retire at the age of 70. I don’t have any financial worries and I am having a blast. I worked very hard for 54 years and I deserve every minute of my retirement!

[@carolfrazer8067]

Me too.

[@jenster29]

It's not like that anymore. I've been working since I was 17. I'm 45 now and scared for my future. Savings are running out fast.. I'll never retire.

[@TheJulithegreat]

​@@jenster29I can relate! Worked my whole life going above and beyond and have been broke my whole life. Having 4 kids and ending up a single mom didn't help. I'm still broke and now terminally ill. Yay. But let a boomer tell it, I just didn't work hard enough. 🙄

[@drcsbecker12]

Started working at 14. Still working...maybe retire at 70/75. My dad always said ( he is 91) "the best retirement plan is a job"

[@nanaberry4120]

@@TheJulithegreat well, for one thing… I could not afford 4 kids. So there is that. Bad choices.

[@RumpelDietrich]

I'm a prime example of working hard since my childhood going above and beyond and not being recognized and extremely underpaid. I have high value skills and its really sad. I will never go above and beyond after how i was betrayed by the corporations and the working class. Work smart not hard if people are going to treat you that way.

[@ThirdCouncilArt589]

100%

[@tonym.9186]

Can you imagine a fire fighter saying, I only connect the water hose. A EMT saying I only put on bandages. A police officer saying I only direct traffic.

[@wuggyteddy]

nice try for both they know there are many parts of the job they have to do and get paid appropriately .....many employers will try to pay the employee little as possible and get the most in return that is called dishonesty theft and greed and hypocrisy

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

What you're describing is training and licensing...which is exactly how the work place operates. I can just as easily flip this around and ask you to imagine a custodian performing open heart surgery, which is much more scary.

[@mirandarichardson38]

A nurse saying I only give the meds and the treatments and put the doctors orders in which maintain people's health...

[@mARTin4ARTsake]

these are YOUR children America. Forgot to raise them properly huh? Shame on you!

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

This comment doesn’t work and it’s really concerning so many liked it. I assume they didn’t take a second to actually think about it. This is about employers expecting you to do work NOT in your job description. So a fireman is asked to mow the lawn after putting out the flames. An EMT asked to do the laundry of the patient. Without extra pay.

[@lainedelfelder4283]

That guy didn’t burn bridges because he had a job, he burned bridges because he obviously didn’t prioritize communication with his relationships.

[@mouse122809]

That's what I got from it. He cared so much about his dream job. He couldn't communicate to the boss that he had to be places to secure those relationships pretty much his priority was his job, not his family. He didn't know how to balance. Just hearing him speak. There told me he had a one-track mind that wasn't easily swayed possibly on the spectrum

[@UtahClose]

​@@mouse122809There is no spectrum.

[@AlexanderNixonArtHistory]

yes, he didn't reveal the whole picture.

[@tommyschmid5831]

That is what I thought. How many people have professions, jobs where they need to do shift work, are away for weeks, need to jump in for someone else. And all manage to have a social life along. His milking his ineptitude now.

[@tommyschmid5831]

*he is

[@Ruthless-1699]

"You cannot create legacy and be lazy at the same time" truer words have never been spoken

[@mARTin4ARTsake]

these are YOUR children America. Forgot to raise an educate them properly huh? Shame on you!

[@mahi1128]

My mom has always worked above & beyond at her work but has noting much to show for it not to mention she was always stressed , tired & angry.

[@stvnsonrated]

Sometimes that’s life. What are we to do if we weren’t born into wealth??? Be homeless, jobless and on top of that regular stress, tiredness and anger as you’ve mentioned. It sucks at times but we cannot survive without the benefits of working. You have to put it out of your mind about being notarized or appreciated, sure it would be nice but feelings don’t pay the bills. Especially if you have children, they learn from what they see and that’s why these Gen Z’s are so ridiculously lazy because they weren’t taught much on how to take care of themselves. It’s either work for someone and deal with it or establish your own business and work for yourself and pray that it’s profitable.

[@P1995.]

Yeah, it’s always good to know your place in the world. We’re not all meant to be wealthy or super successful

[@jeanniepayne8769]

Sounds like another single mother working hard just to be able to provide the basics for herself and her kids. No wonder she's tired and angry. You're welcome !

[@SHV881]

I won't hire anybody with pronouns in their bio

[@FashionFantasiess]

That we can agree on

[@mrmister8039]

AMEN 🙏🏻

[@samuelpancake4084]

Yep your either a guy or a girl in a mechanic shop

[@TheCruzmanns]

@@FashionFantasiess "we" is a pronoun.

[@FashionFantasiess]

@@TheCruzmanns i don't care how you identify. You just tryna be more special than a they/them

[@elhombrebilingue]

One of the main problems is that kids today aren't taught to take pride in their work. When people take pride in their work, they become intrinsically motivated and tend to focus on that inward satisfaction instead of some external reward.

[@2pink1stink]

Like being proud to make minimum wage in a factory that doesn't care if you ever see home again? Makes perfect sense...

[@fatmonkey4716]

​@@2pink1stink If you work more than 40 hours, you get overtime pay. I think your perception of reality is pretty far off. Maybe that is why you are struggling.

[@2pink1stink]

@fatmonkey4716 tell me you have no idea how my pay works without telling me, 🤣

[@2pink1stink]

@fatmonkey4716 I left machine operation and manufacturing to become a truck driver. I work way more than 40 hours as a truck driver. Zero overtime pay. I make about 80k a year and have been a truck driver for 15 years. Commerce and the economy is my job. You tell me what I need to know since clearly I have no idea what I'm talking about.

[@fatmonkey4716]

@@2pink1stink If someone is making minimum wage, as you said in your comment, they would get overtime pay. So now I see you trying to shift the goalposts, another example of poor behavior.

[@keithkrueger6151]

When I was 13 yrs old I was selling nightcrawlers. 14, deliver newspapers, 16 grocery store. I couldn't wait to earn!

[@Cthomas5678]

I know me too!! And yet these kids don’t even want to drive!! I was ready to work drive and live on my own doing my own thing! I did and I retired last year but not before having to deal with lazy youngsters 🤦🏻‍♀️ I was young once but I gave my all when someone else was paying me to do! I even was a charge nurse and had I asked one young lady to do something part of her job and she actually told me I couldn’t tell her what to do!!😳😳😳

[@kathleenmcbride1471]

Babysitting big time....

[@CrankyBarista]

Late Gen X here... Started babysitting at age 9, mowing lawns, etc. Got a legal job at 14, saved for 2 years, bought my first car at 15. Moved out at 17. Been working full/OT ever since. Now own 3 cafes. Its impossible to find a Z (and even some millenials) with any work experience before age 22. Most of them still live in their parents basement, dont drive and have to be trained how to sweep a floor. These younger generations are pathetic.

[@doubleyoupea9391]

I wanna buy some nightcrawler!!!

[@iamreborn3463]

My 13 step son just lays around and eats and sleeps and plays games. Won’t clean.. and has no future plans nor ideas. It’s awful.

[@amybess]

I'm 25, and have been working since I was 16. Going above and beyond doesn't always work. I go above and beyond until I'm about to break down/pass out, but I get more criticism than any acknowledgement of what I do right. I don't like how my generation is being represented.

[@Puddintang-d5h]

I went above and beyond since I started working at 15. Going above & beyond (I am now 52) never got me anywhere except to be taken advantage of. These kids got the right idea.

[@vickieclark5931]

100% agree with you. Hard work does not always pay off. In most cases those of us that work hard are taken advantage of.

[@Puddintang-d5h]

@@vickieclark5931 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯 In this bizarro world hardwork & kindness is mistaken for weakness.

[@flurryX]

A lot of people do 100% in their own minds ...

[@williambrennan5701]

ALL going above and beyond will do if you make a name for yourself is provide job security. I made a name for myself in my area .... is it going to make me wealthy , no ....good retirement , no good insurance , still nope just that i have a bigger choice on what company i want to be taken advantage of by...

[@nevergottired5926]

Yeah actually. So I do agree in doing the bare minimum. Sometimes, the term just gets abused but the idea makes sense..

[@Maxindifference]

I coached a junior soccer team for 3 years. At the end of the first season the club gave me a box of 16 trophies to present to the players. I asked what they were for as we only won 10 games and finished low on the ladder. The club president said, if we don’t give all the children a trophy, they won’t turn up next year. I presented 1 trophy to the best player and kept the rest in my shed. All the kids turned up the next season and the same kid won the trophy again for the next 2 seasons. Then most of the kids quit to play some other sport. I don’t reward participation, I reward results

[@DG-nn8zt]

Fair play for staying the course

[@johnnyandrews2314]

Murica!

[@TheYutongCaptain]

You are a rare breed of coach who knows that indulging people does not get results and it is proven that they came back the next year without being given a trophy.

[@Maxindifference]

@@TheYutongCaptain thanks. I was brought up with a team first attitude. Army parents. You play for the love of it and for the love of your mates. The trophies are a by product of the team. The team I coached was made up of girls and boys and the only lever I had to pull was the self improvement by hard work. They weren't very talented, but by the end of each season, they were better than they were at the start. I see them today as yound adults and most of them thank me for teaching them and not being soft on them. Funny how it works.

[@joemancuso7033]

I'm 50 years old, with this generation it's good to know my job is secured

[@senjoronie3971]

Your job is not secured. You will be let go as soon as you become inconvenient in some way, for example, if the company "can't afford" your paycheck anymore, due to economic downturn or the CEO needs a raise so he can buy a new boat this year.

[@owusuafriyiedennis4386]

😂😅😂😅

[@joemancuso7033]

I've seen unreliable lazy workers come and go. Loyalty and commitment always wins!

[@TheBoss8887]

​@@joemancuso7033 Imagine being loyal to a company that will no problem replacing you at anytime.

[@huhs112]

Companies and these pretentious CEOs pushing their Imaginary "lazyness" rethoric against young people as young as 16, who arent even able to have work experience, for not doing overtime while being underpaid and almost living on the street dont like you and never will like you. Youre one of the first to go or getting paid less within the next few years

[@laurensyourgirl6963]

I’m a 24 year old social worker fresh out of college and lucky enough to find a company that cares about us as employees and encourages us to grow in the company and in our education. My boyfriend however, he is 28 in a tech job and he is overworked and underpaid. He will be on call every couple of weeks for an entire week and sometimes only get 2 hours of sleep that entire night and then be expected to work the entire next day as regular work day then get yelled at if he doesn’t talk enough in their daily meeting by his manager. Then he gets off from work and is on call again the next next. If it is a regular week and he works overtime, he is not paid extra. He has been trying to get a promotion because people above him have noticed him but all they offered was the smallest raise ever and that was just because they found out he was looking at other jobs. It has nothing to do about work ethic. We are being treated unfairly in certain cooperations. I think Social Work is slightly different because we focus on mental health and wellbeing but can’t say the same for finance, tech, etc.

[@danktankdragkings7117]

God bless you and your career. Im a CASA (court apponted special advocates for the foster system). I have seen so many social workers in this one case im on. Its among the hardest jobs in the world. Thank you for trying to be part of the soultion and not just a red flag raiser. I pray your employment path is a smooth one as far as being able to care for your family at home so you can worry about your families you help at work.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

Hate to burst your pity party balloon . No context for your boyfriends story. How long has he been pulling extra hours ? Weeks , months? Newsflash ! It can take years of hard work to finally have paid your dues and get a proper raise or promotion. If he has other possible offers then he should take them. Other than that its just more empty whining.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

@ree3492 oh the victimhood whine whine whine whine oh the drama drama drama

[@michaelholderfield6952]

Not all companies a

[@stvnsonrated]

He should’ve been quit and found another job or he should establish a plan to work for himself. There’s always the option to quit. He’ll just have to deal with it until he finds what works for him. You can’t tell bill collectors that you cannot pay because you’re overworked and underpaid 😂😂😂 As I’m sure those same debt collectors are in the same situation but bills have to get paid otherwise y’all can just live under the bridge and not have to worry about paying anything but for food and hygiene. Good luck with that! 😊

[@chichijima4257]

I start working at 13 years old and today I’m 70 years and enjoy two retirement and enjoy my life.

[@evelynsiegrist8311]

79 & me too!!😊

[@ccoodd26]

I wish I had the opportunities you had.

[@beccajean6785]

I started at 24 as a ln entry level minimum wage medical scribe, worked my way to medical assistant (learned on the job), continued to learn everything I could and I am now in my 3rd year running a private practice office that I created basically by myself from scratch at age 32. Point is you have to work to create the life you're looking for.

[@A.D.I.I.D.A]

Wow! ❤

[@mikegillespie2670]

Put them on commission.

[@em-dy3hn]

Exactly.

[@BettyWhite2171]

Yup.

[@StuJones-gn7te]

Boss: We operate on a commission basis. Applicant: That means you don't pay me? Boss: Well, not exactly.... Its a complicated... Applicant: (waves as he leaves)

[@chris4710-s5q]

Yes, I think all jobs should be based on your worth

[@gosnellktn]

They cherry pick the low hanging fruit.

[@angelakinney1999]

I am SO GLAD to see Dr. Phil touching on new subjects such as this on his Primetime!

[@David_K_]

The thing is, the payoff for hard work isn't a fraction of what it used to be. My grandfather worked for IBM for 40 years. He was an incredibly hard worker and was rewarded with job security and financial stability. He raised three kids and put them through college. Had a home, cars, a pension and even a pension for his homemaker wife long after he died. He was never laid off and the company was loyal in return. I understand the frustration with this new generation but there's a whole other side to this conversation. Wage stagnation, lack of employer loyalty, non existent job security and people being laid off so CEOs can collect bigger bonuses is part of the problem too. Hard work is important but you it's hard to justify an old school work ethic when the the old school rewards are all but gone.

[@JJ-nu8qi]

Do you know any younger people who want to do the same job for 40 years?

[@David_K_]

@@JJ-nu8qi Nope. I don't think anyone wants to do that. Even the older generations I mentioned in my original comment probably didn't want to do that. But the point is the payoff for working hard and being loyal to a company was a pretty good bargain so they did it. There's a misunderstanding that gen X, boomers, etc worked hard because of "values". As if it was sheer work ethic that drove them and it's simply not true. I guarantee you they wouldn't have worked as hard if the reciprocity from their employers weren't there. Similarly, I believe if gen z had upward mobility, healthy wages and job stability, they'd work just as hard as the previous generations. The whole framing of this conversation around "values" is a red herring.

[@JJ-nu8qi]

@David_K_ Yea, I'm trying to say that Boomers are some heroes. There probably was, on average, a better work ethic, but that is not really what we are talking about. I just hear a lot of people saying how great they had had it. But if I offered the same deal to most younger people, they wouldn't want it. 35 plus years in a factory doing the same job, ending up with a pension that you can barely make ends meet maybe if SS comes through. Most of these boomers didn't get rich like this generation thinks. They just got tired used up and tossed away like all workers end up eventually.

[@jaridatkinson4907]

Idk why people are being dense about this the payoff is way different than it was it's barely even worth it

[@shayleeB]

Thank you for saying this. I could not articulate it so well, but as a younger generation who is a bare minimum worker it is only because I spent many years realizing this truth and that there are 0 incentives to this left. Maybe 1 if you care about people praising you. That's all you will get in most cases.

[@GrammaTink615]

My husband was a fairly new employee when covid hit but because he has such a good work ethic he kept his job and guys that had been there much longer were let go. Doing your best at anything is for you, not your employer. People at other companies have recognized my husband’s work ethic over the years and at one time we were given a company to run because of it. This world owes you NOTHING! You don’t work, you don’t eat!

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

They let the other guys go because they likely made more, having been there longer. And your husband was willing to do more for less pay. Why wouldn’t they keep someone who is ok with being taken advantage of?

[@kare7840]

​@@FirstNameLastName-wt5toThen the problem is inflation. Those who want to eat will work harder than those who whine about being taken advantage of.

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

@@kare7840 No, this is how it works regardless of how well the economy is doing.

[@williamramey1959]

Of course they can eat! Ask any illegal that came across the southern border illegally and are given our taxpayer dollars.

[@reginaford8575]

Agree!!

[@samanthanichole6096]

I’m a patient care coordinator and this makes me so angry. Verifying insurance is one of the most important parts of our job. I started in the float pool specifically because I wanted to know every aspect of my job before settling in a specific role. I was offered several permanent positions while floating because my work ethic showed. We (PCCs) are also trained in answering calls for nurses, MAs, doctors, etc., scheduling, preparing all sorts of paperwork and consent forms, and coordinating referrals on top of checking in patients. I’m proud of what I do. It is not a “lazy girl” job. My clinic manager was a PCC and worked his way up to manager by going above and beyond his job description. I also feel like I have a level head regarding work-life balance. I was a 911 operator before becoming a PCC. I worked horrible and stressful hours and my body was breaking down because of it. Being a PCC has allowed me to leave my work at the office and enjoy life again, but I still give work 100% effort when I’m there.

[@JacobsNews]

So you're saying that you did all that to end up with the same job that the girl that does no extra work has😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@CrankyBarista]

I agree. Working in the medical field at any capacity is a life style/dedication and not just a job. If you dont care about the patients and dont want to go above and beyond, you need to find another job.

[@soniaalvarez1584]

God bless you!

[@soniaalvarez1584]

@@JacobsNewsbut when choosing someone to step up the corporate ladder, I would definitely choose her and not you.

[@JacobsNews]

@@soniaalvarez1584 they could choose the diversity higher before both of us 🤣

[@samuelgosselin7545]

No matter the generation, my motto is always: "Qualifications get you hired, skills make you stay, and attitude gets you promoted". As a manager, I tend to be on the lookout for my employees attitude and try to know their dreams and objectives and give them work according to their ambition and dully note them in their evaluation. Lowest score I rated so far was a 3.9/5. My point is, managers have to become more like leaders because leaders inspire

[@Sandy-zz5ii]

I understand their frustration. Employers have been taking advantage of their employees for a longgggg time. Lazy workers are getting promoted, and hard working employees are being used and abused.

[@jeremyreinhold3620]

This. My last job it was about time served not how well you did. My new one is the same apparently. Why over achieve when your pay and recognition dont reflect your efforts.

[@cm12345_]

Yessss. I would even say that it's often especially the women who are being exploited in that way: We tend to think if we only worked harder, there would be some opportunity one day, while men, ironically often those who are a good buddy of one's direct boss *but lazy*, are being praised and sometimes promoted. 🙈😶 I'd argue that it's especially women who keep working hard and struggling for improvement because we are used to having to "prove our worth" in everyday life, and to being held to different standards than men. 😶

[@BMAN818]

I worked for a company for 14 years as a designer then out of nowhere they outsourced my job to India. They gave me nothing when they laid me off. I was so loyal to this company it hurt it and messed me up in the head.

[@crystallindle5289]

I worked 7.5 years at a hospital and went above and beyond with everything as a CNA (certified nurse assistant). I never called in sick or missed a day or even late. I would show up 30min early for work. I donated my time after work feeding the poor and homeless with the Saint Nicholas shirt for them to be seen as a good place in our community. I volunteered for every thing even to help out when the nurses needed help with a full day of pts to take care of at the last minute. Never a thank you or recognition. For the yearly evaluation I was so excited to get a $1.00 raise but nope only 2 pennies 😢. Manager said higher ups will NEVER ALLOW 5 STARS. It crushed me. Took the 2 cents and won’t ever go above and beyond. Life lesson learned the hard way. 😢

[@borislavvucicevic6667]

Thank you for sharing your story. We (Gen Z) saw what happened to our Gen X parents and Millenial siblings. We wont allow it to happen to us.

[@droobiedooobiedoo7993]

Deadass. A lot of places like that. I work somewhere that it doesn't matter how hard you work, the positions are held by people until they retire or die so you're stuck relocating somewhere else or staying in your position until you cap out on your salary. Why do extra? I'll do exactly what I'm paid to do and nothing more.

[@borislavvucicevic6667]

@@droobiedooobiedoo7993 and then they have the audacity to call us lazy 😂😂😂🤦🤦🤦

[@droobiedooobiedoo7993]

@borislavvucicevic6667 for real. Granted, I can take a test (when they're available every 3-6 years) to get a bump in Salary but I change positions completely to another department. That's only if a position is available and you're f9ghting 200 other people for that position inside and outside the company. The people doing the hiring are not the people who are supervising. No way to show your "hardwork"..

[@bychkovaleksandr8393]

❤❤❤

[@ProVest97]

I can't believe I had to work 90 consecutive days rebuilding a chemical plant after a fire in the early 80s. I should have told them I was too lazy.

[@Zumcho]

As a person who has worked plenty of night and weekend overtime, it doesn't always lead to advancement. Just getting taken advantage of.

[@kevinfowler1549]

This ^

[@garrettsaulnier2651]

I’m 23 years old and just learned that at my job of 4 years. I was raising my hand for everything and always picking up extra shifts and never once got a thank you good job nothing. And what really made me quit doing all the extra stuff I was doing was they EXPECTED me to do all that. No pay increase even though I had four jobs in the same place.

[@Zumcho]

@garrettsaulnier2651 exactly! You can go above and beyond, but then at review time, those above actions are considered "meeting expectations." There's no winning.

[@3namechangezalowdevry90day7]

You get the time and a half overtime pay. Save and invest.

[@thomasespositio3139]

true especially if you are in a Union situation where its very difficult to get fired, many union members will allow someone else who has some drive to do it all lol I know I'm a butcher in a local for 50 years

[@Kai_Theos_en_ho_Logos]

There's is a good selling point as to why "Other duties, as assigned" should always be included with every job description.

[@michaeldavid6832]

You have to be careful though. When someone is making you shoulder higher risk without higher reward, you have to draw the line. You don't want someone to give you all the responsibilities of a manager but none of the authority or compensation. You don't need to be a d**k about it, but you should politely inform them that you're renegotiating the contract. If you can't or won't walk away from a job that treats you unreasonably, you'll be exploited... especially in low-skill career.

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

So you can take advantage of employees.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

That's exploitation

[@UserName-iq7uu]

I work in corporate America and my bosses reward lazy people 🤷‍♀️

[@yr2180]

i agree

[@HD-en8zv]

They reward compliance. If you think outside the box and actually help improve upon their style, they keep you at low level. They don’t want people to think for themselves, they want obedience. Its sick.

[@mexsala.spiced]

In corporate Mexico the better job you do the more responsibilities, more work, no rewards. And the people that don’t work get special treatment so they don’t leave. 😊

[@sappfire6086]

Exactly, I semi agree with receptionist, you do good at what you do-then they expect you to do other people's jobs, without pay bump. Also an issue with bosses not wanting to pay, and get away with overloading people

[@jeanniepayne8769]

So go find a better job...

[@prettylyricsmarie]

It is because their parents worked their whole lives and didn't get a good return on it. That's why.

[@e.w.3989]

I hate how so many young people are lazy and entitled and then when a young person has drive to sacrifice and get ahead, they get labeled before given a chance

[@DddDdd-si6yw]

True I've seen this first hand. They bully the ones who have ambition and direction as "buji".

[@nathaliebazinga]

I wish for every American person to come to Europe for a few months and experience normal life. You guys are absolutely brainwashed and your work culture is extremely toxic.

[@shaereub4450]

Its akso because, well, quiet quitting started because people realized they werent being rewarded for going above and bryond.

[@charleslong8870]

It's not just they don't want to work it's they don't think they have to. Everything should be given to them - free everything.

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

1/3 Gen z workers have a side hustle or gig. The issue isn't that they aren't working, the issue is they aren't putting out maximum effort for minimum wage jobs.

[@jlotoo850]

@@acermidasgiftsandcrafts No--they are saying they do not want to work. Period. They knew what the wages would be when they were hired. if they do not want to do the work they are paid for then quit and let someone else take teh job. In fact the illegals are just waiting in line to drive you out....

[@jlotoo850]

@@rabbitsrevenge1101 Then don't TAKE the minimum wage job--create your own!!

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

@@jlotoo850 You clearly didn't read my comment.

[@rosemarydolliver]

My Gen Z granddaughter has held the same job since 16. She will be 21 next week and will have her BS in August from a university. Gratefully my father left an education and health trust and she graduates debt free. She, also just celebrated with her boyfriend, their 5th anniversary together with no breakups. My parents were sweethearts in high school and made 64 years of marriage before death of my dad.

[@jeanniepayne8769]

Not everyone gets the fairytale life of the "perfect relationship with no break ups" and the privilege of living debt free. 🤦‍♀️ I hope SHE is grateful.

[@rosemarydolliver]

@ She is grateful. She’s worked hard at the same job for 6 years, while attending school. She graduated in 3 years and is starting her Master’s on Monday.

[@jimsweeney25]

If you're the employee that does the minimum every day. I can guarantee you'll be the one to get laid off or fired down the road as you have no value to the company.

[@greenmountaingrl]

Millennial here who totally agrees that there is a laziness epidemic, HOWEVER it must be recognized that part of issue is most folks aren’t getting paid livable wages. I’d be a lot more inclined to put in some elbow grease if I could at least afford a place to rent and groceries. I’m 35 and have a full time job and yet feel like the harder I work, the farther away all hope for a better future gets. I know this isn’t everyone, and yes there is a serious entitlement issue spanning many generations and demographics with social media to blame, but we also need to find a way to have balance as well.

[@FosterBaba]

Another millennial here, I 100% agree. And it's disheartening when you DO go above and beyond, and are ignored or even penalized over it due to some bs policy. It really incentivizes you to do only what's on the contract just to keep the job. But whenever the job violate parts of the contract on the employee's expense (scheduled extra hours without asking, skipped overtime pay, ignoring time off requests), the employee is basically forced to go along with it or demonized as someone who never tried to begin with. There's an issue with laziness, but the good employees are the ones punished for it without so much as a thank you

[@AndthenthereisCencorship-xc6yi]

You mean wages aren't keeping up with inflation and you would be right. the cost of inflation is all over, not just with your employer.

[@fatmonkey4716]

​@@FosterBabaBe an informed voter and vote as often as possible. It is a duty to hold government accountable that people have forgotten. And that poor behavior has created the consequences we are dealing with today. People have been selfish, to think that the selfishness does not create harder times is ignorance.

[@doringhaak8392]

Thx to Biden that caused inflation

[@707x-y6s]

Get a 2nd job.

[@littlelulu4107]

I'd never hire these spoiled rotten young ppl. I boycott these businesses when the employees show their laziness. No pride in a job well done anymore.

[@Staaaarrrrrrrrrr]

Yet you use youtube 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@testerbend9473]

@@Staaaarrrrrrrrrrwhat is your point???

[@calibomber209]

@@Staaaarrrrrrrrrrthat’s millennial made!!!

[@Kynleebutnokilla]

Just remember these “spoiled rotten young ppl” will be the ones taking care of you in the nursing home 😂

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

My company recently had customer exit surveys to see how our front line workers in customer service are doing. A common result of the surveys is that only a minority of our workers are getting great reviews. The second major finding is that long term clients are saying the company's workers have poor customer service skills in 2024 compared to 30 years ago. Back then employees were held accountable if they had poor customer service.

[@crystalrene801]

I have 3 kids in their 20s and they work. I may have made mistakes as a single parent but my kids have work ethics. I am so happy about this.

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

Unemployment is at a record low, almost all 20 year olds are working.

[@stevenhanson6057]

They work? Oh my Lord!

[@2steaksandwiches665]

@@rabbitsrevenge1101peel back what the unemployment numbers actually mean. That main aggregate number means nothing without context.

[@Ky_Mma]

@@rabbitsrevenge1101probably cause to survive everyone literally has to work. Can’t even be a stay at home mom anymore.

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

@@2steaksandwiches665 The context is that the younger generation is working for longer hours and less pay then any other living generation, and you're bitter because the older generation can't compete for jobs outside manual labor.

[@traywhatever2555]

Wow! Thank goodness they aren’t police officers, firefighters, or EMS. Enough said.

[@cherylwilson5673]

Me, myself and I. This is the selfie generation. Selfish, lazy with an you owe me attitude. You ain't going anywhere with that

[@ADanZLife]

They said the same thing about Millennials 🤣🤣

[@2pink1stink]

That attitude came from the boomer generation... boomers were the generation of making something of themself to stand out, to be independent. That all came from boomers

[@wildmouse5888]

They all seem to think they are SO interesting. Not so much; especially to people who have been around long enough to have seen everything.

[@2pink1stink]

@@wildmouse5888 it's unfortunate you can't see the incredible irony that younger generations think exactly the same thing about older generations they feel are disconnected from reality.

[@wildmouse5888]

@@2pink1stink The difference is that our experience allows us to actually recognize reality. What is real is real; whether you like it or not!

[@c.j.carson6927]

There are both sides to this. I agree overall that gen z just wants things handed to them, but some of their points are correct about the corporate world. Im in my 30s and was taken advantage of time and time again by companies getting me to do more work outside of my role without being compensated, only being promised that "working hard will lead to promotions" Ten years of hard work go by and the only people being promoted were the managers friends. It wasnt worth it at all. I started my own business instead and have been thriving since. Corporate culture can pound sand.

[@queenbee3647]

And now that YOU are in the management seat, how will YOU react to workers who put in the bare minimum and show no interest in being an asset to your company? You going to keep them? You wont be in business long.

[@c.j.carson6927]

@@queenbee3647 You ignored the point of my post completely. My business is thriving. My employees dont get to the point of putting in the bare minimum because I reward them for hard work and facilitate their development. Sounds like YOU wont be in business long

[@kirkslayden834]

​@@c.j.carson6927That's right. You tell him speak the truth. If you want to go anywhere in life you have to have your own business. Write your own checks and tell everybody what to do. And if you don't work hard, get the blank out. God bless you.

[@chris4710-s5q]

Yes, I have the same experiences. It is not cool to work for a corporate company at all

[@AndthenthereisCencorship-xc6yi]

Find another job!! Easy as that. don't uit the current job till you've found a better job.

[@annjames1837]

Goodbye America

[@kirkslayden834]

It's more like goodbye American dream, ha ha ha.

[@cleliaparnell8743]

Homelessness will increase even more with these lazy attitudes.

[@fatgrandmafinds]

Having worked for both big corporations and smaller companies throughout my life I can safely say that going above and beyond at any job rarely gets you anywhere and instead you are taken advantage of, overworked, and underpaid. Bigger companies are especially notorious for this. Maybe it's just Arizona but companies expect "team players" (do extra work for free) but when it comes to cutting back they have no loyalty toward their employees. The days of staying with any company for most of your life are over...there is no job security and the bigger companies will kick you to the curb just years before retirement...I see it happen all the time with folks my age (late 50s/early 60s).

[@EarlHayward]

I live in Arizona, and am in my 50s, and my effort going above and beyond helped me become a regional sales manager, a partner in a CPA firm, and a CFO later becoming CEO… Conversely, many of my peers took ten to fifteen or more years to achieve a manager level position with as much, or more, education… It is not just the work ethic that one must have, but they must also make it clear, and even ask for, the promotion… I see many people work hard but never ask “what” they need to do for the promotion, ask for more responsibility, or make it clear they are ready for the promotion… As some formerly responsible for hiring and promoting, we want to someone handle more than just the minimum expectation - not a single company promotes based on years of experience and doing the minimum… Finally, let me also add, I have seem many hard working people that just lack the ability to manage, mentor, and teach others despite their work ethic and never make manager - not everyone has that ability, yet many are under the mistaken belief that they are entitled to move into a management position just based on experience!

[@lisaszabo2284]

Agree. Both my brother and I were raised to do your best. And our best always gotten taken advantage of. And God forbid you need a day off after busting for 30+ days in a row. I'm 45 and given up on work. Not because I don't want to...but because Ilmy health suffered badly from overworking and watching low lives get rewarded

[@sheribrougham4863]

Totally agree with you. I was exceedingly great at my job and fast, so I just kept getting more and more work shoved on me while all the lazy people sat around talking.

[@MEDIA_NETWORK_MARKETCAP_IS_3M]

Where I work the gen z temps always hide in the bathroom. The company is now being forced to hire older people.

[@testerbend9473]

On their phones!

[@javierjaime9386]

Good

[@jodellbattles7058]

YES THEY ARE ON THIER PHONES. SITTING AT THE NURSES STATION...😂😂😂

[@tesla82111]

We needed better parents over the last 25 years. Failed parenting.

[@MEDIA_NETWORK_MARKETCAP_IS_3M]

@@tesla82111 the previous generations failed to pass down knowledge to gen z. They had a "help yourself" mentally. This has back fired on them.

[@ConstructionHoney]

That lazy girl is being replaced by AI ... she better get used to being unemployed.

[@shawnbabb5349]

Not true, there is always only fans. Lol

[@TheSnackAttackingSnorlax]

She’s black, gotta get that diversity. She’ll be alright.

[@rustylove3033]

Just one cheap tablet away from going broke

[@StuJones-gn7te]

Average income on OF is around $500 a month.

[@Kimyumoto16]

She will still get replaced by AI anyway, whether she's lazy or not. All our jobs will, eventually, and to refute this is foolish. A company’s primary goal is to generate returns for its owners. It is the ultimate responsibility of a business to deliver profit to its shareholders. Once AI becomes sentient, that will end white-collar work, and all that's left of the labor market will be the robots, the people who own the robots, and the blue-collar workers who build/maintain them. When you have a flood of workers entering a blue-collar market, the value of the labor market will go down, making it cheap for owners to purchase said labor. That's the future that's coming, and GenZ doesn't even know it yet.

[@Amundstvoll]

My manager left for a new job a while back. He worked all the time. Was involved with almost everything. Some would call irreplaceable. Nothing changed after he left. Everyone in a company is replaceable

[@marvinviverette8241]

Your integrity doesn't pay the bills. Far too often employers take advantage of people who work hard. The hard-working people get paid the exact same as the people who don't work hard.

[@elenabob4953]

Not only that but you have companies where they prefer to hire from the exterior than promoting someone from interior because they don't want to risk displacing a hard working person that does the job of 2-3 people and who knows everything

[@Jennifer-fk8kb]

100%. If employers are having these issues with people it’s bc they are unable to recognize hard workers versus lazies and employees eventually learn that hard work does not pay off.

[@hdsn25]

So true, I found myself working twice as hard as the younger generations to keep numbers up, and I stopped doing it, my wage is the same as theirs and there is no thank you or recognition from the employer. So many companies just take advantage because to them you are so easily replaced, quality of the product does not matter, it's a numbers game and these temp agencies have only made the situation worse because companies can hire them for cheaper wages and they are a dime a dozen. They want complete loyalty yet do not return that loyalty.

[@Linda-ws3bd]

Many corporations are owned by non-American companies who want to take take take

[@nataliechilds4259]

I've worked for good and bad employers, the bad ones who didn't value my efforts I moved on from and now I'm contracted to a company that wholely values my efforts. I get offered bonuses and encouraged to take time off without asking, It's been 6 years with them and going strong. I also value their acknowledgement and proactive nature to take care of me.

[@jussiesommelier]

Hearing the generation who raised these brats complain about them is absolutely infuriating... it's YOUR fault! You taught them how to be like this!

[@tesla82111]

Yess

[@karenwatkins8604]

I think universities had something to do with it too!

[@jussiesommelier]

@karenwatkins8604 The universities that the parents paid for, sent them too, and cosigned loans for.... correct

[@nickade2256]

Exactly, the parents raised these kids.

[@nickade2256]

Exactly, the parents raised these kids.

[@leoracarlsen8178]

OMG! I work 45-50 hours a week, run my household, am a mother. This whiny from this generation is just childish and selfish. They don’t understand what it means to work hard. They want all the materials of life without putting any hard work inside it.

[@vikker8274]

Exactly. Life isn’t some magical formula. Some weeks are harder than others and you deal with it. I ran a business AND took care of 2 aging parents. You just do whatever. Life is many seasons

[@laurie2218]

90% of the time it’s the parents fault. That’s how they were raised. They were given everything and never told the gravy train was not perpetual. They were never introduced to the concept of work and never contributed to the family they were raised in. One day the good times just disappeared and they now live their life in a continuous temper tantrum of injustice and victimization. Sad.

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

Hey dipsht what was the inflation like for you?? Hypocrite.

[@technicalist101]

Who takes care of your child when you are at work?

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

Most studies actually show that gen z is working longer hours and for less pay than the other living generations have. Perhaps you should do more research.

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

I work with a coworker who started working at my organization 7 years ago when I did. I took an entry level administrative position, but she had a Master's degree and was looking to work as a Zoning Planner. She had no experience and was just out of school so she applied fr a secretarial position. She worked in that position for about a year, when the position was converted to a Zoning Tech position. She was able to get a bump to a Zoning Tech III because of her education. After about a year she applied for a Planner I position and she did that for a couple of years. She then applied as a Planner II and gave it a year. She is now a Senior Planner. She writes staff reports and does analyses of projects and she makes presentations to the Board of giant projects for our county, which is larger than the entire state of Delaware. She could have jumped in as a Senior Planner, but it would have been excruciatingly difficult. Working first as a secretary and tech first allowed her to learn about the processes that go into the applications we process. She started with creating Agendas for public hearings and putting together the presentations for the Zoning director. She learned our extensive, proprietary software that is not the most user-friendly. She walked into her Senior position with knowledge that allows her to pinpoint the area where something has gone wrong immediately. Something she could not have done walking in off the street! AND, she did this with a toddler at home and she managed to have 2 more babies during that 7 years. Not to mention a year and a half doing the job at home due to Covid! These young people need to understand how important "paying your dues" really is to THEM. If you want to hop scotch ahead to the corner office because you have educational credentials and you think that you deserve it you will find yourself unprepared and lacking answers when a commissioner is ringing your phone on behalf of an applicant who is unhappy. They don't want to hear that you aren't sure or passing the buck. If you shortchange your experience it WILL lead to humiliation at the very least. And at worst your name could be seen in your field as poisonous. This is real life. In many cases there won't be a second chance to make things right.

[@jayadams9794]

I worked my way up in a company at 22, i started in the metal shop at 4 am everyday. Over the last 10 years i continued to say yes to opportunity. Now over the years ive learned a wealth of knowledge about the industry. Im proud to say i now have an office position. What i do is more important now and ive grown into a very responsible adult. What i can say is that if you are young. The higher ups ARE Watching.....they ARE talking about whos next....who theyll give the opportunity to. Trust me. If your not willing to work hard, your will never build character.......and youll never get opportunities.

[@Jennifer-fk8kb]

Depends on the company. I’ve worked in two different industries. In one case this was the case, in the other not at all. In the second, people got promoted based on favoritism and honestly nepotism. Everyone else’s hard work is completely unrecognized unless they start threatening to quit then MAybeeeee they’ll get some crumbs.

[@chris4710-s5q]

You are lucky It's not always like that

[@Infiniti6112]

I'm 40, and I work at an understaffed, trauma hospital on the night shift. I still get to hang out with my friends, and I still get to see my family. This guy is just gaslighting people bc he couldn't manage his personal relationship.

[@LvegasCupcake]

Exactly!!!

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

Explaining how his long hours cut him off from family isn't gaslighting.

[@richwynn4414]

There’s a reason they let the guy who was whimpering about his job and his poor me attitude

[@cherylclick1664]

and he is a CRYBABY

[@sheribrougham4863]

Totally agree. My uncle was a fireman for 30 years. He raised a family, had great friends, down to earth guy who switched hats when he was off the job.

[@maryl5567]

I am 73 and seeing how my gen x (50ish) kids are dealing with extreme stressful career sutuations with companies expecting 150-200 %..because they to not hire the amount of employees required and have let more and more go. And tell the hard workers that are left that they have to step up when their work load is already off the charts and unmanageable I see the craziness of it all and I totally get where these young Gen Z kids are coming from… they see what’s going on with their parents..but hopefully we can get to a balance but its hard. And when they see the state of the economy and that their jobs can’t even get them a place to live, it’s pretty defeating and frustrating!!

[@kydonsteel]

Thank you for the comment, it's so good to see someone realize what it really is

[@kevinfowler1549]

Thank-you! I was searching all through this comment section for someone to address this!

[@TheRealMake-Make]

Not everyone has what it takes to be a TV “doctor.”

[@Kat-n-Ollie]

This is why they need to hire real adults. People with good work experience and not self-entitled kids who need to be micromanaged.

[@sg5720]

Pay them BETTER. 🤔

[@Kat-n-Ollie]

@@sg5720 they make much more than when I was their age. I worked for the biggest high tech company in Silicon Valley in Engineering. They are paid well, but have a strong sense of entitlement and are rude.

[@opheliasgrace]

@@sg5720 For what? According to them they're doing the bare minimum, why should they get paid more?

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

One third of Gen-z are working extra jobs and side hustles. According to Kantar most gen z workers are working longer hours than previous generations. Sounds like they're able to accomplish more without an inexperienced "adult" micromanaging them.

[@daddy1231]

​@Kat-n-Ollie that's because when u were their age college tuition didn't cost and arm and a leg and mortgages were 200 dollars

[@Lanette-po4vj]

So who told you that you are entitled to a job just because you are you. YOU ARE NOT SPECIAL!!!

[@MariaE41283]

@@Lanette-po4vj I explained to my son (a Gen Z) at young age that he was special to only his father and I. Maybe to his grandparents too but not like us. We told him no one would ever take care of him like we would. When he got married, his wife would love him but would not baby him. It would be a partnership. We also taught him manners. This is why he has had a steady job. AND has a steady girlfriend who is a wonderful person.

[@alicedarbandi3453]

My husband and I have owned our own business for forty years. I sold cars, helped run the repair shop , sold insurance, did state inspections . We rarely took a vacation but raised 4 kids sent them to college, med school and graduate school. Now we’re in our 70’s but we still work because we can.

[@billyback1038]

You sent them to college to be around people who can't and won't do math but turn into the type of people we are talking about here.

[@motherofdragons3481]

I’m in my 50s. One thing that I learned from corporate world is that they have NO loyalty to their employees, none.

[@ryvirkelley5047]

What I've noticed is I just got taken advantage of when I went above and beyond. There aren't hardly any bosses like Dr Phil anymore. Bosses don't care anymore.

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

My daughter is a Gen Z and she busted her tail at college. She is now a concept designer at a game company. She knew digital creativity and social media was going to be the future. We fueled that interest.

[@Turtle42082]

Your daughter is definitely an outlier.

[@nininnineliv66]

Your daughter is the exception to the rule. Obviously you are stellar parents and very lucky too. No matter how well you care for your garden, all it takes is one bad storm to undermine all your efforts. That's why I added the "lucky" part.

[@jarrodbarkley7573]

great a worthless game job..sooo productive NOT

[@egl3369]

I am an elder millennial and agree with Gen Z. I have worked countless jobs where I went above and beyond. Guess who they hire and promote? Friend of the boss, or an incompetent boot licker. I do what is in my job description, in the hours I am paid. Nothing more.

[@rrrealqueen]

As a fellow Gen Z, whos been promoted by facebook, Fidelity and Amazon, and lied on my resume about all my qualifications accept for coding and somewhat finance. Doesnt matter, in the grand scheme of things. Its about who you know and how respected you are. I go above and beyond in private and I let my personality move me up positions. Usually pointing who to fire, and filling in the blanks for managers acting like im on their side. In this world you either take advantage of people because people dont know how to think for themselves. Thats what I learned. You always always do what it takes to get ahead. Even if it means having everyone else pushed to the side.

[@jtbaying2312]

And there you'll stay..in your confused anger...Successful business owner in Texas.

[@memfis3858]

Same old, same here....

[@TheJulithegreat]

​@@rrrealqueenI've worked with people like you and they have gotten me fired out of jealousy and greed on climbing the corporate ladder. I appreciate you sharing. I suspected this was their mentality. I always went above and beyond. The people that lied behind my back were lazy boot lickers and it definitely worked! They eliminated the threat and moved up with ease.

[@JJJere]

It's not just the internet. It's single mothers, too.

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

You know who doesn't act like this? People whose parents kick them out at 18 and tell them they cannot come back unless they have a terminal illness. Those kids STRIVE to do well.

[@carmenmccauley585]

That's true. I left at 16 to get a head start. Homes paid for. Nice retirement.

[@ItsAllCulturalMarxism]

Then when you the parent need elderly care hope you saved enough to pay for it yourself. That kid you booted out should return the favor.

[@samuelpancake4084]

Yep I left for the military about 6 months after I graduated high school . But I had to pay my parents rent till I left . My 3 boys will be treated the same. Not to be mean but to make them responsible

[@2pink1stink]

Ohhhh. So thats what all those young homeless veterans and addicts are doing. They're thriving and striving!!

[@Vanessa-ok3ys]

Unless they have a terminal illness 😂 I did move back in with my parents for a couple months at 24 when I got out of the military until I got established elsewhere but it was an awful feeling of being a burden and inconvenience to them. They never made me feel that way but it was like instinctual I should not be in my parents house anymore, I was out asap lol.

[@daltonlala18]

As someone who is Gen Z I’m seriously ashamed of my generation. I was instilled with a strong work ethic and I’m so grateful for that. It’s just so sad to see people my age striving to be underachievers and just having the belief that they are just entitled to a job.

[@amybess]

Same. Do you have Boomer parents too?

[@daltonlala18]

@@amybess I guess technically. I was raised by my grandparents

[@AzureEnzi]

We arent underachievers, we're locked in a really bad situation that we physically and mentally do not have the time to deal with. Deadend jobs, or workibg multiples after turning 18, was not what life was about. Having over 100K in college debt to better our careers, only to still be at underpaying jobs, was not the dream we were led to believe. Being taken advantage of by our employers and companies after being hired, all the while trying to fend for ourselves while supporting OTHER people, stops us from advancing. We arent entitled or underavhievers, we're frustrated because we were let down.

[@Bunbunfunfun]

@@AzureEnzi Many people in previous generations had to work multiple jobs. Go cry somewhere else. 100 k in debt for college, well what courses did you take? If they are liberal arts type degrees they are worth less than toilet paper on the job market. There is a huge deficit for trades ,blue collar work. Yet young people are signing up and getting into debt getting degrees in gender studies and the like. These degrees qualify you for very little in the real world. The world needs electricians, plumbers,carpenters and mechanics. Guess what? Those trades actually pay very well once you have your diplomas. Your generation looks down on these careers and are scared of actual physical work.

[@AzureEnzi]

@@Bunbunfunfun this comment legit screams "political stance" and not introspection. Yea many people had to work multiple jobs back then, sure, but our multiple jobs combined should not equal a barely livable wage. Two jobs 20-40 years ago would get you a huge house, property, and assets. You could afford 2+ kids and still have enough to save for retirement. Now, two average jobs at the same salary would barely qualify for a livable wage. Minimum wage now is not livable, and it's supposed to be the minimum payable to allow for a person to survive on their own. Second, no matter what degree, youre paying for the college. Wheyher it be in fashion, biology, business, gender studies, or law, each college has their price and so do the courses you take, no matter what degree you get. That one is obvious but for some reason that passes by with many people who dont sit down and look at the numbers or experiences of others. Dont downplay what people are interested in and want a career in. And even then, your degree will noy garantee a job nor a wage youre entitled to. What the world needs to do is find a way to fix this bs divide between the generations, and to find a fix to the economic gap that you desperately believe doesnt exist. Ive done the hard work, and so have millions of others my age, older, and younger than I. We were sold the wrong dream and you cant see that.

[@paularichardson8792]

I worked for a small business for 8 yrs and never received a raise. My boss was out of his business for 4 months & I ran it while training the other two new people who worked there. I was the first in the office & the last to leave. After all that loyalty I didn’t deserve a raise. I can see why the new generations feel they should do the minimum. I’m a Boomer so I was raised to go above & beyond. That failed me miserably. I retired over a year ago & haven’t been back to that place nor do I intend to.

[@matthewk6731]

You should definitely have received a raise or gone elsewhere. Some of that is on you.

[@paularichardson8792]

@@matthewk6731 Try going elsewhere when you’re 60 yrs old. See how that works for you.

[@matthewk6731]

@paularichardson8792 I'm almost 66, just retired, and had several job offers before I even left. If you have marketable skills, you can find a job. Even if you don't have great skills, you can still find a job. Sometimes, employers are only looking for someone to just show up.

[@Emma-kl4pz]

Who would work when mummy and daddy are there to cater, pay the bills and provide for their needs? They don’t know what having the survival drive feels like, let alone the inspiration for greatness. What a miserable, detached, meaningless life they are choosing.

[@pianolover49-k8l]

yeah until reality sets in and you lose one or both parents then what in my case my mom passed in february of THIS YEAR still have my Dad but my siblings are dead tragedy humbles you

[@smurfcatcher]

I don't think any generation likes living with "mummy and daddy". But being mad that a generation is upset that they are walking into jobs paying the same rate they were paying decades ago, all while rent is $1,500-2,000 (nothing included), gas and food has gone up 3-4x, and a starter home is nearly $500,000 and increasing each year, is a bit absurd. Then saying, "well why aren't you motivated". It's like being shocked someone is stuck in a hamster wheel and isn't inspirational about eventually getting to the otherside of the country while they are running as fast as they are being pushed backward.

[@lizzieb6311]

EXACTLY! They are a product of Parents who have allowed the brats to run the household. Spoiled worthless blobs of flesh

[@StuJones-gn7te]

@smurfcatcher - And how does sitting around doing nothing fix it for you? People have always complained about the economy and other people and govt. Your problem isn't the world or the economy. Its the big city and your lack of life skills. My apt costs 290 a month. My utilities are about 200 total. Groceries are around 250. My medical care is free from the VA. My car is 24 years old and pretty maintenance free. The gym costs me 10 dollars a month. But i live in a very small town. Around 500 people I think. And I can cook, clean, do my own laundry, cut my own hair, even sew if I need to.

[@smurfcatcher]

​@StuJones-gn7te oh trust me, I understand hard work and saving and budgeting. I own my house and have an old paid off car (not the best car out there, but it runs). I'm almost middle age, not a part of GenZ, but I can see how hard it is for them (and will be for Gen Alpha) financially compared to other older generations. Among the first generations that are starting out worse off than many of the previous generations. This country has failed our youth through not investing in a GOOD public education system, allowing companies to monopolies profits and socialize loses, and allowing a federal government to run up a debt so high for their own benefit that no future generations will ever be able to down. We need to stop blaming the young for being how they are and start blaming the older for not creating a better world for the future generations.

[@charlespatterson3936]

My son-in-law has been a fireman for 20 years. He has flexible hours and does a ton of stuff with his family. Hunting, fishing, lacrosse tournaments with the boys. This attorney is up in the night and doesn’t know what the heck he’s talking about

[@wouldntyouliketoknow12345]

When I first started my business, I hired 2 Gen Zers straight from college. I paid them well because I wanted them to succeed and grow. They were late to work, goofed around for most of the day (a 1-2 hour project took an entire day for them to do) and never held themselves accountable. When I would address it to them, they said I didn't know anything about this kind of work and they had more experience because they went to college (keep in mind, I also went to college and have been doing this kind of work for 15 years. I know what I'm doing). They would make costly mistakes that would upset the clients and then blame others. I had to fire them. If I didn't, they would have put my business out.

[@cameronwheeler3219]

I’m 30 and I don’t want to work for someone else. Went through years of abuse working retail and restaurants before going full time with my side hobby

[@love4animals658]

I've always gone above and beyond including working long hrs and weekends, providing coverage, taken on more and more projects, and after 35 years its gotten me nowhere other than typical pay raises. All I can say is I was thankful to have a job, but you'll never get wealthy or ahead working to make someone else rich. Learn a skill, be your own boss, run your own business and your efforts pay yourself off, not someone else who will never appreciate you as a person. Put your passion into it and you're integrity and efforts will pay off ten fold.

[@annealcorn105]

I was A front end manager for a grocery store in the late 90s and early two 2000's. I can remember then having to take away flip phones to keep the checkers doing their job. And God forbid you ask them to stock candy or clean their check out when they weren't busy checking customers. And their famous line was that's not my job. Well, guess what? Many times, it was no longer. This sense of entitlement and laziness has been going on for a long time.

[@rabbitsrevenge1101]

The funny thing about minimum wage jobs is their expendability. If i get fired from my minimum wage job today I can find another one before tomorrow. You're employees didn't disrespect you because they were lazy, they disrespected you because you were expendable, and too ignorant to know the difference.

[@senjoronie3971]

Want us to work hard? THEN PAY MORE. Notice how none of them talk about what they pay their workers. That's because they probably don't pay very well. Business owners pay low wages, but expect the world from their workers. And when their workers do go above and beyond, and deliver them the world, they get upset and ask "why didn't you give me the moon as well?!" "Nobody wants to work" anymore, because "nobody wants to pay" anymore! Pay less, get less. Get what you pay for. That's how it works for us, the peons. Why should it be different for business owners? What do we get in return for working hard? We don't get raises or promotions. No. We get to scrimp and scrape constantly just to make basic bills, and at the end of it all, all we have to show for it is a stack of rent receipts. It's no wonder Gen Z is checking out, they are right to do so, and quite frankly it's past time. These business owners are entitled and delusional, end of story.

[@borislavvucicevic6667]

I was looking for this comment. All that "above and beyond" that I went was rewarded with more work. Had colleagues playing video games while I was working hard and you kno what? THEIR SALARY WAS BIGGER THAN MINE!? When I confronted my boss I got fired, he said if you want to be emotional over trivial things I don't need you... In a week he begged me to come back because he needed to hire 3 more people to replace me 😂😂😂😂

[@willielorenz2172]

You must be Gen Z yourself. 😅

[@borislavvucicevic6667]

@@willielorenz2172 yes🥲

[@Saddlinup]

Go start your own business then.

[@Saddlinup]

And stop being a whiner.

[@micahkiyimba8641]

Working too much will only make you more stressed. Being chill and doing only what you have to is the way

[@rickrollrizal]

Lazy at work and then complains they can't afford to live

[@LIJerseyBrooklyn]

Whether she's working hard or being lazy at the same job it's going to be the same salary

[@rickrobbins1037]

​@afrolore7462 you advance by producing.

[@mawbast1]

@@LIJerseyBrooklynif I have to choose someone to get a raise or even promoted the one that steps up gets it, and I’m not talking working extra time just helping out if they’re not busy with their own work at the time

[@ernie5229]

@@LIJerseyBrooklyn Maybe NOW. But if she applies herself, her NEXT job will pay more. And the next one after that. Lazy=bad person.

[@LIJerseyBrooklyn]

@@ernie5229 lazy makes you a bad person that's a reach