Gen Z Are Testing Work-Life Boundaries: How Flexible Can Hybrid Work Be? | Money Mind

[@El-Gato-42]

Flexibility, to me, means having the freedom to plan my work schedule (within reasonable business boundaries) and set aside time for personal activities. It’s not about blending work and personal tasks, but rather about maintaining clear boundaries-focusing fully on work when I’m working and keeping work out of my personal time.

[@havenprice]

The thing about wfh is it means i get to clock out on time. I've spent years going home near mid night and going to office the next morning. Being able to finally go for dinner with my husband has been a nice change.

[@EvaL-w3y]

I think some people are taking "flexible" to the wrong level. Some uses "children" as a reason, for being away during office hours. Then started making calls, messaging others outside of office hours when they have settle their kids. But what this means is when it is time for others to rest and end the day, they have to start answering calls and messages from people who 'step away' during office hours to fetch kids, etc. I felt this is extremely unfair to people without kids. When they have finally worked hard throughout the official hours, they still have to OT to answer calls, messages from these fathers and mothers. So flexible hours ok, but not at the expense of inconveniencing others.

[@nat0106951]

I'm am 36 now and a millenial and been wfh even before the pandemic. I am software engineer and always made sure in online meetings that no one will notice where I am. I literally rented a beach house for 6 months in boracay and wfh there in the beach 😅

[@alexk8003]

trust me, someone knows :)

[@studyou1016]

they dont care

[@JohnSmith-d2x9i]

People dont understand how expensive and cumbersome it is to replace a good employee. So if she is getting her work done well, why not extend the flexibility. At the same time if an employee is under performing and goofing off then thats a decision that needs to be looked at

[@joannahe419]

As an elder millennial closer to Gen X, I am really proud of Gen Z fighting for flexi work and trust. This is not the boomer generation with pension and Rolex watches

[@eidokun]

I was actually surprised when I learned that boomers and gen X got retirement pay, we Gen Z don't have that lol

[@ah8yan]

​@@eidokun do you have SS? If you do and if you worked, you should have retirement pay when you retired. You need to be at a retirement age to collect retirement pay.

[@far9255]

I get the impression that Susan was on the edge of exploding during the interview. Lol

[@shonen84]

I had Gen Z coworkers. As a millennial, I turn off my camera when I’m not presentable/multitasking at home. I usually go to work because I’m more productive there. My younger coworkers have been more able to get work done while at home/doing flexible hours. All that matters is the work deliverables to me. I honestly think people younger than me are way more mature than me at their age. So it’s all good.

[@EvaL-w3y]

No wonder some of us millennials have to slog even while taking official paid leave! Sometime I wonder why I am given more work, working all the time during weekends, paid leave, sick leave, perhaps I was being made to do more work for people who choose to go on holiday during a fake sick leave. 😢 Anyway, what organisation should do is Be Fair! Stop rewarding those who can do work with more work! Even if those who are supposed to do work are not doing their work, it is outrageous to expect the hardworker to cover more work!

[@cityonfoot6023]

Some of it is wrong. But I think Gen Z are just transparent. I’ve heard of older colleagues doing the same, they’re just not online.

[@icerivers9627]

Flexibility is the new way to balance work and life. So choose a job or jobs that suit your priorities with the realization of the repercussions of that decisions and accept wholeheartedly. No more complaints ,no more whining for the wrong decisions.

[@last_womann8344]

I'm proud of my generation. We need to prioritize our health and sanity while we deal with work. It's not natural to sit in a chair, in a place without sunlight, for 8+ hours 5 days a week. Once I get my chance for hybrid and remote work, best believe I'll be at the beach with my laptop and on cruises lol.

[@Johnne009]

Yes, human beings have been hunter gatherer for centuries . That is our most natural state and we should all return to being hunters.

[@stophateLovemore1990]

Imagine doctors doing this , would u still trust them doing their job! Genz is lazy generation its not about prioritizing anything , i work in healthcare and when inwork i do it wholeheartedly and when i want to go on vacation i plan it !

[@misterkiller89]

As long as you get your expectations complete on time, then I'm all for it!!! :)

[@ggie5195]

Oh u mean ur Dumb and d4mber generation, i have no regrets if ur generation gets replaced by AI

[@wja6176]

Maybe you should start your own company if you want to draw your own rules

[@infini.tesimo]

Nothing wrong with working wherever so as long as the work gets done. The line is drawn however in trying to test things for the sake of testing what you can get away with when clearly we know that focused work is your best work. If you're not able sit down, get meaningful work done for 2-4 hours, THEN go to the nail salon afterwards during the day BECAUSE you did the big tasks already, it means you either don't respect your job because you hate it or you hate your employer or you have ADHD. It's one of the 3. Life happens sure but this is not an emergency and if you constantly have nonsense like this pop up as an excuse for emergency you don't deserve the job for the lack of discipline in time management. There's 24 hours in a day, business hours are within 8 of them, figure it out.

[@ECOSAM-SG]

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[@loveneutrality3057]

👍

[@SGMajulah]

Yes

[@DonPrint]

是的

Right

[@admin6552]

Correct

[@sleepy_dobe]

Look, the fact that she felt bad about being caught on the same plane as her manager tells you that she herself knows it isn't right to be doing what she was doing. Wanting employers to be flexible is fair if you're talking about dealing with last-minute things or emergencies. But going off to do your own things while working, on a daily or even weekly basis, is just not right. But that's just me.

[@BlackTheEngineer]

Ruining it for everyone hybrid and wfh, at the very least run to the car and take your meeting in there, and taking a trip is wild, how many trips do you take a year to use up all of your pto and use sick leave instead

[@ricojr8729]

It all depends on your job field. Some don’t work in a office keeping infrastructure live 😆

[@things_i_like1354]

No wonder those tech companies are asking employees to come back to the office...

[@John_Smith_86]

It is fine if you get caught. Happens to all of us. But jesus, don't broadcast it on social media and talk about it on TV

[@8August1988]

Who are you to tell others what to do, you imbecile?!

[@JtubeYouTube]

End of the day the employer who pays the salary gets the final say. If employees don’t like it then leave for another job. Just like the tech firms getting employees back to office now.

[@UnwrappingByMimiKoteng]

I'm at home. My sister is doing my nails.

[@friedkitchenrce]

As an AI research scientist I'm gonna make HR people like Susan irrelevant for treating people like children. 3:43

[@exploringapis4495]

Wat she says doesn't make sense, I have gotten offers from FAANG companies and I did my interviews in my pyjamas LOL

[@dojisatchivi1664]

“if you can’t do it in your job interview then don’t do it” if we all took her advice we would all be robots. that statement is hyper-conformist, distasteful, and extremely disappointing

[@litmibimi]

People like her sounds like a pain in the ass.

[@aNYHwatchlist]

🎉🎉🎉

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

how making AI take over people's jobs so we don't need people in the HR dept, cuz there won't be any HR left. heck, AI should take over the HR dept first so they can 'manage' the humans

[@6Sambora]

People still work in the office? It's 2025, work smarter.. upgrade yourself and get a remote job.

[@saberkok8209]

I seen alot of compines are asking people to come back and work instead. Because they have insecurities. That's why they made that decision.

[@jenmar9428]

I am 37 and live in Europe. I go to nail shop during an hour meeting. 😂 During meetings I will tell my nail stylist I am working. She is quiet as a mouse. I will have my camera off or add a background photo.

[@anziar3038]

Wow! That's a first-world PAP.👍👍

[@rex25k]

No wonder companies are firing Gen Zs in droves

[@renjaykarrivastoding9108]

When we say we can do multitasking during job interview, this is what we mean 🤭

[@Wanoiyori]

Flexible as possible as long the work is done, no need to to force people work like slaves if the work is done

[@currypuff4379]

People sell work life balance, work life integration so they can disturb you out of work time. So why can't people actually integrate life into their work and multitask?

[@darajoyce5514]

!!!

[@KathleenChanwt]

It’s no difference from people taking extra long lunch breaks to eat or shop or go to a hair salon during office hours

[@milkbunnies]

...and then they complain becuase they don't get promoted.

[@chzesiangkwa549]

hahah self care. but when the gen z are the bosses, can they take it? and can they have self control to draw the line?(its human nature)

[@claim7buddha892]

bro what's with all the fake angmo accents from these interviewees?

[@lalakuma9]

Who says you can't do a meeting while getting your nails done? All you need to do in a meeting is listen and talk when it's your turn. Why does work have to crush your soul by imprisoning you when you can get the work done elsewhere?

[@darajoyce5514]

right

[@infini.tesimo]

Because there's 24 hours in a day and they purposely chose to do it during a meeting? You can't figure out your time to do it before or afterwards? Or do your deep work block then go get the netty petty before or afterwards? We're testing boundaries that don't need to be tested because it's already figured out. Just because you can multitask doesn't mean you should be for appropriate social behavior. When you're getting it done in front of your employer it says you don't care about the job or that you work for them or you have undiagnosed ADHD. If you don't want that job to care enough for giving the 15, 30, or 60 minutes in meetings then go change jobs or even careers so you're doing work that you like enough to respect other people's time in the meetings. Especially when you're not the boss or owner of the company who's paying for you to be a fool. When you're self employed you can get away with that mindset because you get held responsible for the behavior in court.

[@welutha]

This is wrong on so many levels but mostly for security reasons. Most companies have very strict protocols around that. You cannot use your laptop wherever, connect to unsafe public wi-fi, random people should not be able to eavesdrop on your meetings. I would not want to talk to a friend who'd call me from a nail salon because I don't want my private business discussed in public. If a colleague did that I'd kick them off the call immediately and report them to the companies cyber security department. In most companies this level of carlessness would be grounds for dismissal.

[@rewizart]

I don't think video call is necessary at this point. If you listen to a meeting and able to answer and deliver your point in the meeting, regardless on video or not. That should be good enough.

[@jessicapatrickjessicataylo5285]

Lol, I love this, yall are making it easier for my workaholic self!!

[@SS-sv5um]

Dont just pin it on the “gen Z” or blame it due to “technology”. It really sounds like an excuse. It all boils down to each person’s own understanding of accountability, responsibility, work ethic etc. At the end of the day, it comes down to MATURITY. Whether you are mature enough to make proper decisions and prioritise when approaching work. And no, I’m not Gen Z.

[@ylein6508]

Stupid people doing stupid things when they wfh, has done things to spoil wfh for the rest of us who follow the rules of actually doing work

[@alternate_fantasy]

Flexi is good but this video is ridiculuous. Hey unnecessary amateurs, you are not that important, look at the mirror stop finding excuses for your laziness and start improve yourself to catch up seniors.

[@Ignoramous-r4m]

And this is why people are gonna be on universal basic income😂

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Gen Z will be replaced by Gen AI.

[@vinaykumar-ld3yi]

Gen Millennials are the luckiest as most of them are employed, stable incomes who also enjoy technology. Unlucky if they earn less yet have kids.

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Gen Millennial will develop AI to take over from Gen Z. Can't blame the boomers. Boomers can't even order food delivery. Enjoy.

[@YA88]

Lets wait until the employers do pay a cut for u..then im sure we know the difference..

[@etphonehome6950]

staff take leave, boss not happy boss take leave, staff happy

[@ivant7954]

If I can employ someone to WFH, means I can employ someone from India or Philippines, saves us so much. Soon, local Gen Zs will become irrelevant.

[@yoloyolo1307]

If u see gen z in vietnam,smart n hardworking. Sg is doomed

[@themetacrawler]

Going vacation on work?just how stupid

[@vancekang]

I tried it before ... Ur not very productive

[@pokemonsr9]

LOLs Susan, more like Karen with her fake lips

[@japantrucks5289]

AI will replace these Bozos.

[@jjsamuelgunn1136]

Gen AI will replace Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Gen whateverthefuckcomesnext..

[@yvette9867]

Don't agree with the CEOs reasoning saying if you take a sick day you need to be sick. The important thing is that you took the day off if you needed to. What a person does with their time off is their business. A company cannot control you and tell you what to do with your personal time. Wouldn't work for her.

[@ah8yan]

Then don't take a "sick" day and take a personal or vacation day.

[@toothpesto]

Git gud

[@grumpycardcollector4292]

If you can do your work at home, then so do AI.

[@nat0106951]

Is this a genz thing or a women thing? 😅

[@ErolYNWA]

this happens where you hired DEI and women :) btw this video is all womanese , men create the world for women to able to survive.

[@youthenstupid]

Weren’t you created by a woman?

[@alternate_fantasy]

​@@youthenstupidyou are fully relate with ur name, lol, it takes two

[@alantan79]

WFH is going to end for good