Why Isn't Gen Z Working?

[@reallyreason6354]

I work for a company that does unlimited PTO. When they announced it one of my coworkers _immediately_ put a 6 week vacation on the calendar. Based.

[@Immortal_BP]

id put in 52 week vacation

[@TurkeyMeat]

yeah honestly wouldn't they be open to getting sued if they fired you because of that? they must have a way to fire you anyway.

[@Ignoranous]

Unlimited PTO doesn’t exist

[@Hobby_Technology]

???​@@Ignoranous

[@khmer5o3]

i don't believe you... lol

[@mr_0n10n5]

People used to drink to ruin their lives. That's not as easy when you don't have anything to ruin lol

[@bandolierboy1908]

lol real

[@ed_iz_ed]

or the money to buy the alcohol to begin with

[@DaAwesomeKai]

Because we're eepy

[@TRPB-]

I LITERALLY CAME HERE TO TYPE THE SAME SHIT

[@HistoryShort101]

Im tired

[@p00ner1sm]

im eepy rn even

[@dankerino7244]

ong

[@gapjain]

so eepyy-

[@DustyOrange]

The disrespect from employers and customers are probably a close second to low pay and not being able to afford shit.

[@Redcloudsrocks]

so 9/10 people are ''disrespectful''? the numbers don't add up, why do you need respect, You will earn it, and if people do act disrespectful, just let them and go on about your work

[@dylanreed9201]

@@Redcloudsrocksit’s cuz you just made up those numbers little guy

[@walkmonkey7]

@@Redcloudsrocks The real disrespect is the fact that, on average, CEOs make over 300 times the annual average salary of their average employees. The pay gap has dramatically increased over the past few decades.

[@DustyOrange]

@@Redcloudsrocks Get a job, then come back and tell me respect isn't needed. You clearly are talking out your own ass and haven't worked a day in your life. Either that, or this is some weak bait/troll attempt. Its giving contrarian teenager vibes.

[@JakoWako]

Those tend to go hand in hand

[@dingus6317]

How dare Gen Z use their time off to get time off!

[@tomhathaway2556]

its not even about being showing commitment. The company doesn't care how committed you are, they will still fuck you over if it's in their interests too. It's just about squeezing as much out of you a physically possible before you burn out from exhaustion.

[@halftimex25]

I used to work in a tobacco warehouse and customers would sometimes ask for contact information to check up on prices or promotions. When talking to my boss about a raise he said I wasn't committing myself to the company. After explaing that I had 3 customers who call me in my own off time he just said "you shouldn't even be talking to the customers"

[@BIGWILL417]

As a substitute it is crazy how many administrators that act like they are too good to do any work, while the teachers in the school are so nice and accommodating while having a WAY more stressful workload. (Not saying all administrators are like this, there are some administrators I can’t wait to see when I go substitute because they are so friendly as well as effective.) We don’t need more administrators, we need more adjunct teachers and assistive staff to deal to help teachers with controlling these extremely large classes as well as help keep up with following curriculum. Not to mention, some of these administrators gain their positions from being “good coaches” (paying them more so they will stay) rather than actually being good at handling discipline, scheduling, and pushing for more resources to help their student and faculty. Sorry I’ll stop yapping now.

[@greenlittlecreature847]

My school had a problem because all of the teachers wanted to be administrators since the administration did practically nothing at our school, except for getting paid more. About a fifth of our teachers became admins, and the rest demanded to become admins or they would go to a better paying school (our teachers made about 22k a year ☹️). The end result was that we had way too many admins, and not enough teachers. It got to a point where we only had one foreign language teacher and she had violated school code (and the law) on several occasions, but they couldn't fire her since we needed at least one foreign language teacher to stay open

[@BIGWILL417]

@@greenlittlecreature847 it’s a bureaucracy nightmare. So many admins it’s impossible to tell who’s really in charge. There is about to be a new problem on the horizon because many states issues emergency certification for teachers working in completing school and their teaching certificate, so there is probably about to be a lot of teachers let go because the process of getting a certificate is so much more strict than what it used to be. Almost makes it not even worth getting the cert.

[@chetricker]

Bruh 22 k a year is lower than Spain and god damn we have low salaries. Most teachers receive around 25 k when they start​@@greenlittlecreature847

[@wehavebiscuits]

Please, yap away

[@Christiaan-qj8fi]

Anecdotally after working a tiny bit in the school system, and recently leaving high school, teachers are almost universally goated. The patience and dedication needed is oncredible

[@GreenSkyDrone]

the value proposition of a corporate job has just fallen off , pay has not kept up, and the work culture is toxic.

[@f0rdgamer]

Upside of that is (hopefully) an increase in small business creation.

[@thechikage1091]

@@f0rdgamer With what startup capital?

[@nonpondo_]

​@@thechikage1091 yeah I'm guessing they mean independent business as opposed to startup, with the internet it's easier to reach others in terms of selling stuff yourself, but I think startup culture is kind of fucked as it's just used for trust fund kids to flip 4 or 5 useless apps to some moron companies for a ton of money

[@halftimex25]

Workplace culture is wild. Had an old man legitimately belly laugh because I told him I asked for a raise. He said in broken English "those mfs aren't giving anyone a raise."

[@Pan_Fryer]

facts

[@theyuritheorist]

I guess many Gen Z see no point is going all out for your job when you can minmax and get essentially the same results minus the expectation that you'll gladly do overtime or come in on your off days or "take one for the team"

[@4purs]

Yeah fax. I’m not gen z but I’m on the cusp and I realized to get a “1.5x bonus” you’d have to work harder than 90% of the company for a whole year, for an extra like 5k fuck that you can make that with a couple side gigs in way less time lol

[@crediblesalamander8056]

yup. we've finally learned from the last generation that hard work isn't actually rewarded. in most jobs, the people with the most senior positions are lazy fucks with fragile overinflated egos who barely do anything and they got there through nepotism and/or schmoozing most of the time.

[@Novestador]

Working in the DOE is wild. You can't fire anybody so the strategy is to make their job unbearable so they quit. That, combined with the fact that all upper management have ties to different governors, leads to constant infighting, making the office feel like a war zone. Turns out playing League for 10 years gives you valuable work experience.

[@TurkeyMeat]

Lol that's a good sketch idea, a league player getting fucking berated by their boss but they can just take it because they get called a cuck n word every other game.

[@MakusinMeringue]

I think you've found the one usage for League.

[@AchedSphinx]

game of thrones at school.

[@javierpowell4705]

Energy or Education?

[@MakusinMeringue]

@@javierpowell4705 Education, probably.

[@bobbywasabi5752]

Drinking costs gains, why would I do that

[@PoeyJerkins]

yessir

[@rabd3721]

Yup, drinking makes you fat too. I ain't got time for that.

[@MoguMogu818]

As a gen z who likes alcohol, the reason why I rarely drink is the price. $15 for a shot of casamigos is criminal. Cough medicine is cheaper. There are bottles of tequila around $20 too.

[@aviatornic2839]

Gen Z in general has been thinking for themselves in terms of workplace ethics. To be honest, the way we complain and joke about jobs online is almost Union-like.

[@Jakey4000]

We just need gen alpha to keep up the pace once they become working age, some may even be working now as the oldest gen alpha are 15, or about to turn 15 this year. That seems wild to me, I'm the oldest year for Gen Z, I'll be turning 27 very soon 😭

[@Bauldi]

@@Jakey4000 ay im 1 year off with you and the ancients at 26

[@boot-4704]

THERE ARENT ANY JOBS MAN

[@zacurrya9485]

Ong I can't find jobs for even retail, so uni is the only way...

[@MoguMogu818]

Ong I’ve been trying to quit my job, but I haven’t had a single interview in two years.

[@rawlvee]

real

[@usasunflower]

Trades

[@ldcow3948]

@@usasunfloweryeah you’re not wrong but once you realize the buddy system it take to get it you’ll have a hard time depending on specific trade and region.

[@aalex_m]

Because hard work will never help us buy a home anyway

[@Nossody]

🤣

[@jamesp1389]

RENTING HELLLLLLLLL

[@ComfortableTool86]

That's the fucking truth. Previous generations had the American Dream, but now it's dead and we're disillusioned

[@biteofdog]

Mortgage rates suck currently but will go down next year, so rent might be cheaper than paying Mortgage/HOA at the moment.

[@bonoshii]

Short term mindset and it’s foolish to assume it will always be like this

[@MoguMogu818]

3:38 For me as a gen z, it’s because I can’t concentrate at home. I get distracted way too easily. I am so much productive at a workplace.

[@PaulFilmer]

My initial thought was they lived at home and would prefer to not be there.

[@lethalsl4pper1]

So you and all the other people like you are the reason we can’t have nice things huh 😭

[@albinofroggy]

This. I absolutely hate remote working/learning if it's constant. It's one thing if there are a few days here or there, but constantly being at home sucks. My local tech school where I was taking classes decided in 2022 that some of their programs would go completely online only. I dropped out before the end of the first semester of that and never looked back. Now I work full time as a line cook at a nice restaurant and I'm 100x happier.

[@MoguMogu818]

@@lethalsl4pper1 I'm just an outlier. If you like remote work, go for that. I just associate work with some place I do outside. I would not want to make the place I live in to be the same miserable place I also work.

[@Definesleepalt]

i prefer working at home cause i fcking hate all my coworkers lol

[@imac2209]

In my home state the highest paid public employee in the whole state is a college football coach

[@edlike]

Yeah that sounds about right. I imagine thats not uncommon.

[@CMT1997]

Is this Seattle?

[@JmssBraendle]

3:30 I personally do it because if i’m home i won’t work…. When i did online classes I just would start playing league and ignore my class (i failed)

[@jjbolts3988]

Not gonna be able to buy a house , why work

[@jjbolts3988]

@TheRealCatof I'm an electrical apprentice. I am in no debt , and I have a solid career path . I will still likely never be able to afford a house where I live , that is a failed system

[@RandomNumber6598]

The work force is disengaged from being abused for decades.

[@trevor5834]

A potential reason Gen Z is less likely to want remote work is their early adulthood was the pandemic, where everything was forced to be remote. Maybe it's exposure to the worst remote work version ever compared to no experience of grinding it out in an office for a 15 years already

[@trexasaurus5322]

Gen Z here, I like going into the office because I like meeting new people and just chatting up coworkers. I’m not a social recluse who requires to be alone 16 hours a day

[@Wxson_rl]

Yeah i was in junior year when we were doing school remote and it sucked. I definitely don't want to experience that isolation again, even if it means driving to work, but it really depends on the commute though.

[@phamquanghuy8000]

@@trexasaurus5322 Also Gen Z, I also like going to the office. But I hope that the housing prices goes down because I can't stand the 2 hours commute between work and home.

[@trexasaurus5322]

@@phamquanghuy8000 I got lucky and my office is 5 minutes away from my house. But that sucks man

[@kaboomkp]

Yeah, it started near the end of freshman year of college for me and I got so burned out working and living in the same space, I had to basically go to an “office” (law school library) because I couldn’t focus without separation of space

[@tjoloi]

With the current housing market, gen Z is stuck living in basement studios, no wonder why they'd prefer going to the office compared to their ~30 years old coworker that owns a whole house with a dedicated WFH room.

[@malaquiasalfaro81]

Living in a camper, can confirm. Even on my days off, if I need to get some personal paperwork done, I may swing by the office in the morning just to get my day started like my normal routine and basically “work” for my self for an hour or two before going back home.

[@SenkaZver]

Trust me bro, ~30 year olds don't own homes. Most at least. The economy pissed by us too.

[@PeidosFTW]

because i dont get paid enough while the company reports record profits

[@vasimedia1012]

ICU nurse, will confirm that you can in fact lock in 12 hours of thinking, and it sucks. There’s a term that we use all the time: Nurse Hangover. It’s when you have to kill a day just being a piece of shit, laying around and hydrating, because work was so mentally, physically and emotionally strenuous the day(s) before. Upside is I get all I can eat applesauce 👌

[@ryanlund5303]

My dad did ICU 12hr shifts for ~18 years. Working during covid depressed him like crazy. Now he’s doing 8hr shifts in radiology and seems to be liking it more.

[@vasimedia1012]

@@ryanlund5303 18 years in an ICU is craaaazy, I admire your dad. Most of my acute care career has been after covid. I hear it was different times before then, not necessarily easier but more sustainable. We lost a lot of good nurses, good staff in general, since then. Now it’s new people training new people, still lots of turnover

[@griffinheeg2998]

As a zoomer, I’ll see if I can get our numbers up

[@RainCloudVideos]

I will help with that tonight 🫡

[@maximilianb.8789]

Will start drinking extra early today, to bump those numbers up.

[@alfiebouwknecht8889]

blacking out tn gotta represent

[@HiddenFat]

Number go up is big. I believe in you!

[@Liferoxwow]

As one of atriocs boomer audience members its awesome to see alcohol going down in consumption. I am dual wielding 2 12mg zyns and my peripheral vision is vibrating

[@biteofdog]

ZYN is all for that increased cardiovascular disease risk.

[@bandolierboy1908]

Try galaxy gas (Don't actually)

[@theparagonal]

The drinking point is interesting. I'm right on the generational cusp, and have recently found out I'm a huge fan of rum and cocktails. I feel like a lot of people grew up understanding "drinking" to mean "sipping on whiskey" or maybe a gin and tonic or whiskey and coke, or on the other hand, blacking out on 10 dollar handles of vodka. It's possible to just have a nice, fun, fruity drink like a Painkiller.

[@luckylanno]

Yeah, I only drink because I enjoy mixing drinks. It's like cooking, but easier.

[@mikehawk302]

@@luckylannoSame, I occasionally will have a beer every now and then or a glass of wine with dinner on holidays but other than that I don’t really drink. Never have gotten full out drunk once in my whole life before and I don’t plan on it either.

[@Curiomerc]

While i enjoy partying and having a whiskey every now and then moderation is the key word. Drink too often and it's harder to stay in shape etc. It's possible to hang out with people and have fun without alcohol. Most people i know would rather smoke anyways. Getting black out drunk with friends on cheap vodka is also drinking. It's kind of odd to gate keep drinking js. Never in my life have i gotten the impression that people don't know of the existence of cocktails lol.

[@mikehawk302]

@@Curiomerc For sure, I’m able to hang out with my life long friends without needing to drink.

[@luvuberrymuch49]

@Curiomerc that's what I'm saying lmao gen Z definitely knows what cocktails are 😂 I'd say the real issue is bar/club culture deteriorating over time (which was accelerated by covid lockdowns), as well as it being basically impossible to get drunk on cocktails for anything less than $30 rn.

[@flamepan]

I got my first 'corpo' job at a small company this year. Got laid off after 4 months the day before I was going on my first vacation (yesterday) after going in to the office EVERYDAY with 0 notice. I have completely lost any respect for any future companies I will ever work for and will now abuse all time off I have because they can just fire me on the spot anyways.

[@scorpionsen4302]

I work at McDonald's while i hustle eBay and my hours have been suoer cut to 8hrs a week and its obviously not sustainable. I talked to my manager and the sole reason is i dont uosell every chance. I can be great at everything else but they literally said " we"ll just find someone that's eilling to do everything ". Ive never felt more under appreciated for everything else i do and try to go above and beyond.

[@Charlie-pt1ks]

thats crazy considering most "low skill" jobs are struggling to hire people rn, I know that was the case when I worked at mcdonalds. the fact that theyd take a good worker for granted is nuts. totally sounds like an excuse to me. hope you're able to find another job.

[@scorpionsen4302]

@@Charlie-pt1ks yeah probably. I don't get along with the new manager who started a few months ago and it's clear our sour work relationship has affected things to at least some degree. I'll just keep looking for other work and be a pest to customers like they want unfortunately.

[@biteofdog]

@@scorpionsen4302 Thank you for your service, I hope you find a job that pays you better and appreciates how hard you work.

[@Valorince]

@@Charlie-pt1ks - its because they wanna keep the narrative alive, and make us think we are expendable. they are realizing that gen z aren't going to be their slaves, and they are running scared. So, they will say whatever they can to bring you down even more. they wanna crush your dreams so you end up feeling stuck and not leaving because of that.

[@Carnables]

I used to work at Starbucks and although I didn't get fired, they also made me feel stupid for trying to be great at my job. Long story short, minimum wage went up and I thought I would keep my raises I earned from my 2 years working there on top of that. Nope, they said you get a nice $0.13 raise! Sick right?!? I went and worked for a local coffee chain that paid people above minimum wage after that. I now work at a hospital in a union with benefits and 2 weeks PTO which will go up over the years. So long as you keep learning things from each job you do and put those things on your resume, you can keep getting better paying jobs (on average). Don't get too discouraged, the system is bullshit

[@drago_excalibur]

People finally understanding how much alcohol fucking sucks, same way people understand how stupid going to the club is when you arent drunk

[@fujinshu]

Tell that to Australians, we are so fucking drunk (I’m not).

[@yuuthehobo]

Hopefully we'll reach the same point with social media some time in the near future.

[@biteofdog]

@@yuuthehobo Social media sucks and booze makes it worse.

[@hemmoau]

@@fujinshunot even mate, so many under 21s just don’t do it, my younger brother and many of his friends (who are even ‘cool kids’), interns at work, whoever. Some will drink on the occasional night out, but practically none of them relax with a beer on their own or go to their local after work.

[@MichaelLamont-o6h]

@@fujinshu I'm in Aus. I went to the pub the other day and a pint was going for $16. Waste of money.

[@cqrson8079]

Because nobody will hire me

[@MitchBurns]

I think part of why gen z, or zoomers as I like to call them, don’t want to remote work is because doing zoom classes online burned them out from wanting to remote in on zoom.

[@themainguy5241]

As someone who is hybrid, being in the office is sick compared to working from my bedroom. If I work from home I am significantly less productive and it's a little hard to shut it off when I log off. The commute is definitely the only bad side of going into the office. The other problem with allowing remote, is that of my 60 person department I only ever see like 4 of them because no one else feels like they need to be there. So I don't have any workplace relationships and it sometimes feels like I'm still working remote

[@MnecraftEpicPro]

They do wanna work, but Big A has stolen all their dream jobs (becoming ex-Nvidia twitch streamers)

[@lunaliciousgeek]

@@CoryPchajek "Big A" is a nickname for Atrioc, in this case he was joking about Atrioc doing that, not AI

[@killerwhale__]

@@CoryPchajek its literally the channel name, are you trolling?

[@oni9670]

I'm trying to get a job, but the only ones that will hire me are scams and MLMs.

[@FullaEels]

im 24, im lucky to have a more lax workplace now. i have been told multiple times to stop working so hard and to slow down. my bosses were both from greece and spain, so maybe its just a difference in work culture

[@hadynhartman2717]

0:30 galaxy gas clears in chat, had me dead

[@Daniel-om4ce]

Can I have the Nitrus today

[@mesook8953]

3:54 last time I worked from home I did absolutely nothing and the work I should’ve done was waiting for me the following week. Not the best outcome for me tbh.

[@artemis-kinkyboikirby5539]

Also a big part of going to work is socialisation, like half the reason of going to school is to hang out with friends

[@gastonEGGS]

I love being the Gen Z exception, professional alcoholic.

[@christopherhervey]

Hear hear

[@DivinesLegacy]

Imagine being an overweight estrogenic soy boy for the taste of some mid drink. Just do meth at that point, because atleast you’ll be lean after.

[@jonyngvesyland5461]

congrats

[@Gunderblinx]

I'm 31 never had any credit cards. No debt no loans. Own a 2018 jeep that was paid for in full. But now that I want a small 1,000sq' home for like 250k no one will give me a mortgage because I haven't played the credit/debt system. So why the hell would I want to work a shitty companies when I'm not allowed to progress without going into debt

[@KangaMoose34]

Single lane highway. Cool, so a road

[@KangaMoose34]

Based

[@KangaMoose34]

😂

[@KangaMoose34]

Yooooooooooo😅

[@sentient_roomba7035]

did you reply to yourself 3 times?

[@BudewFan_]

@@sentient_roomba7035yeah and it was based

[@asuarez713]

Houston is so huge you could legitimately spend 1-2 hrs commuting from one side of town to the other especially during rush hour.

[@quadsnipershot]

Cause alcohol and smoking is too expensive I am remote the issue I have after 4 days of eating my prepared breakfast and lunch then cooking dinner 4 days in a row, you feel like you need to go out so I go to the gym after work and its very hard to separate work and home cause your office is your bedroom and you spend 8 hours at "work", 8 hours sleeping, then like an hour or two watching something or playing games.

[@grellsuttcliff6815]

I was a degree student during covid and remote online learning is not fun when we have no self control, so prefer face to face than me distracted playing genshin

[@evanmcdonald9134]

Currently working for the post office delivering mail. It’s between 60-80 hours per week (8am - 9pm 6 days a week sometimes). Not gonna lie tho it’s kinda a sick job. Just get to walk around outside all day listening to vods or music and it makes like 90k before taxes. Planning to go to law school but in the meantime it’s kinda sick

[@gogirl709]

Don't go to law school- not much more money, high stress environment with a lot of critical, negative people surrounding you almost every day. Plus massive student loans

[@gamf5996]

As a gen z working remote 4 days. I feel like i like remote for the flexibility and time saved of not commuting (2 hours and a half per day), but if my office was closer I’ll gladly go in more. I feel like sometimes remote can get pretty boring, you get a bit of FOMO if other people are in, harder to do company politics, and feel less driven to work. Maybe it’s just me, or as you said it’s perfect when youre done climbing

[@BasicPoliticsPredtictions]

I AM GEN Z I HATE DRINKING ANY THING EVEN WATER AND I HATE WORKING

[@biteofdog]

I'm a 41 year old millennial and I'm tired of working as well, nothing seems good enough to survive in my 24 years of working. When is that trickle down reaganomics going to kick in? All I see money trickling upwards to CEOs and shareholders while wages have been stagnant all these decades.

[@BasicPoliticsPredtictions]

@@biteofdog dude am only 13 am sorry for giving you ptsd from Regan bad economic plan but I do have to say I think through the struggle of yours and my genrations we will be able to break through the 9-5 40 hour work weeks.

[@BasicPoliticsPredtictions]

@@biteofdog But I dont think trump going to help us end the long work weeks (If I could vote and Biden was still in and healthy I would vote him eveytime, but am not a big fan of harris) (But just so you know I was a RFK supporter befor he droped out) sorry for the bad grammer

[@seanaes]

Bruh drink water

[@BasicPoliticsPredtictions]

@@seanaes I will

[@DopaminedotSeek3rcolonthree]

I have a job, the problem is that I can't really do much with my money as an adult. When I was a teenager it was dope cause I could drop a hunny on steam and not bat an eye but now I'm saving up for a car to move states for a life independent from my abusive parents and lower cost of living. Still, 15 an hour isn't too bad, considering that I still live at home and have no expenses as of yet.

[@bradthunderpants3283]

Bro 15 an hour right now Is awful. I'm making 19 an hour working as a fry cook at a fast food place.

[@kalibbailey6219]

Its crazy how smoking and gambling are up but drinking is down

[@the_expidition427]

People cant afford it

[@jhonatanjk1251]

I might add a crazy thought, gen z are more worried about being lean and alcohol has a lot of calories.

[@stephentanksleymusic7240]

What you were saying about commuting does ring true. Specifically the thing you are mentioning about needing to reduce highway lanes. The problem is not one of capacity, but rather throughput. If you want commutes to suck last, you have to reduce the number of actual cars on the road. You do that with a combination of increased housing availability close to places where people actually want to work and also by robust public transit. Coincidentally you can get both of those if you reduce total land area devoted to car infrastructure, removing single family zoning, and removing minimum parking requirements.

[@zach9529]

As a Gen Z, a lot of people in my generation grew up with an adult in their family that struggled with alcoholism. A the same time, weed is becoming more convenient, doesn’t give you a hangover, and still allows you to be productive. I go to a large public university in the midwest and I can tell you a ton of students will smoke a joint, go hit the gym, and get their homework done. It’s just more convenient and doesn’t have the nasty hangover.

[@abeljones7900]

You nailed it.

[@the_expidition427]

Weed will turn your memory into swiss cheese

[@hopperstreams4487]

​@@the_expidition427You say this as if alcohol won't (it will and does) among other things. They're all considered vices for a reason.

[@jaywalkallstar]

I’m 30 and regularly (at least once a month) call in sick for what I call “depression flu” or what I tell them is cold-like symptoms.

[@blueknightcraze6766]

As a genz (1999) i work 7 days a week, one theme i hear from some of my younger coworkers is "dont let them overwork you, you wont get anything out of it but more work" basically not being rewarded for hard work, so why work hard? just do the bare minimum

[@lindadonald348]

Lifo is easy, show up 10min before the boss every day, and leave 5min after

[@lilyjade6456]

I was born in 2004, I work a 40 hour warehouse job in receiving, it Def gets under my skin when people generalize and just call us lazy

[@biteofdog]

Sadly every new generation gets treated like poop even though they are just figuring themselves out and learning how to establish themselves, it's a stupid way to treat young people.

[@fujinshu]

@@biteofdogSeriously. Fuck boomers honestly. Especially the childless ones. Boomer parents should stay, though.

[@4purs]

Don’t worry bro every generation gets called lazy I’m in my late 20s and millennials were called lazy af for the longest lol

[@RD-io6sm]

They also slam us for instant gratification Yet CEOs and senior management are cutting corners and costs everywhere for the sake of their bottom line. Sounds familiar...

[@tiagobelo4965]

​@4purs yeah, still remember when the internet was boomers and millenials fighting 24/7, ig we managed to confuse everyone so much that we only got the basic "these kids are so lazy" that pretty much every generation gets

[@GermanTopGameTV]

My boss is based because he just says "Don't fuck shit up and don't let stuff pile up" and anything else is my own discretion. I can do whatever I want at work as long as the results come on time (or I have a good reason for them being delayed) and as long as I don't cause major financial hardship by being stupid. Both of these things are very easy to do if you use your brain from time to time which makes this job quite nice.

[@m_inferno4510]

9:40 this is only true for about a third of large universities in America, most college football teams are in the red. Even out of the ones that are profitable it's rarely by a considerable amount, basically only schools like Alabama, Michigan, Ohio St etc. make any notable profits. **Data was from 2000 to 2019, things may be a bit different now

[@tidepool5400]

Even UCLA went into some deep debt during COVID I believe

[@kylewessel7305]

The profits also all just go right back into the football program and some the Olympic sports that run at a deficit.

[@NotFluplaxio]

I always like working in the office because I spend so much time at home in the same space everyday. When I moved for work I loved everyone I worked with and they were my age. All I wanted to do was avoid video games and just meet each person. Also my drinking peaked at that time (I’m only 24 btw).

[@leopoldbouin8909]

0:17 in Europe we defiantly do dawg . And it starts at 15

[@SL89999]

You can live 30 mins walk from your job in London - but you earn half of what you’d earn in an equivalent job in the US in tech / professional services - that’s what I chose to do - £300k is fine in London

[@raglock1433]

At our work, we have the option to have an extra work day almost every week. Ive had so many more 6 day work weeks than 5. You can do so much more than whats required and still get called lazy its insane.

[@bandolierboy1908]

I don't drink because I read a quote that said something along the lines of "First the man takes the drink, but eventually the drink takes the man."

[@rudysmith1552]

I tried the glorious 60 hour a week work week the most that could get you is a studio apartment if you don’t have a masters degree

[@chalseoko8206]

i cant get hired with my masters degree 😅😢

[@bandolierboy1908]

@@chalseoko8206fr???

[@hopperstreams4487]

iT dEpEnDs oN wHeRe yOu lIvE sorry had to get the inb4 before Gen X gets here

[@xdxdxfr]

@@hopperstreams4487depends what you do* and gen Z

[@papacoin4581]

I'm holding it down on drinking front for genz

[@urphakeandgey6308]

I'm Gen Z. 1998. In most companies, especially corporate, hard work gets you nowhere in life. You're often indirectly punished for it by being given more work because you can handle it. But you will NEVER in your life EVER receive a raise or promotion that isn't negligible. Shift leads at most fast food places, for example, only make like 50 cents to a dollar more per hour. That's ridiculous. Especially considering many of them basically do the job of a general manager and are often expected to work more hours and more positions. So there's the problem: Hard work is punished in modern corporate America.

[@lanidrac8538]

Being a new grad being walking distance to my office is a big motivator for me, I think part of it too as Atrioc mentioned is getting face time with people - unless you’re actively networking or have high visibility work in a remote job it can be a little hard to move up in a company I’d imagine. I also like my coworkers / work culture

[@firefox1033]

Got to disagree with you Big A. From my experience mangers get bonuses for hollowing out the company. All the company cares about and sees is the profits. And an easy way to make profit with no work is firing as many people as you can get away with. In my opinion I think bonuses should be tied to making as much or more profit as last year. While still having the same amount of employees or more. That to me is a sign of a growing and healthy company. Because while I agree there are a lot of bloated jobs. Even bloated jobs can still serve a purpose. Let's use a cashier as an example. You may only need 4 cashiers. But having 6 takes more stress off the other cashiers. And the customer doesn't have to wait as long. Which could lead to both happier employees and customers. And a happy customer is more likely to be a return customer. While a happy employee is more likely to work harder. The only time a company should really worry about bloated jobs is when they are losing money. This kind of behavior is especially obvious in video games companies. Where lay offs happen all the time. Even when the company is making record profits.

[@crediblesalamander8056]

i think it's actually both. you overhire because you want to show that the company is growing for the shareholders. then, when it becomes obvious it's a bubble, you do mass layoffs to show how fiscally responsible you are, also for the shareholders. it's almost completely disassociated from the quality of the products and services being produced or how well they're selling.

[@shipdit8421]

I haved mixed feelings on non-teacher hiring in public education. I think some of the roles are really important, like having more aides for students with atypical learning needs, etc. Also think some growth in administration is necessary to deal with parents being nuts, post-Columbine expectations placed on schools, and all the weird requirements of legislation like NCLB, etc.. 88% feels wild, though. I never understood what half of the administrators at my school did.

[@dr.burrito2693]

Commuting 2 hours 15 mins each way single lane highways would improve my grindset so much

[@Buis25]

LESSSSS GOOOO, LESS DRINKERSSSSSS

[@Simon-is2xd]

No but acually, decreasing the number of lanes will reduce the number of cars, at least in the long run. People will realise it will be faster with otyer modes of transportation an use thel instead

[@philipcools7121]

I think there's plenty of reasons why going in to work improves my experience over WFH. - There's a more distinct separation between work and home. - I'm more productive in a group environment, which also makes me feel better about myself. Being less productive at home is nice for the brainrot part of my brain, but in the end you feel worse overall - Loneliness is an aspect too, I'm lucky to enjoy being around my coworkers. If I hated everyone then that might be different. - I don't need to dedicate a room or area in my home to my job - I kind of enjoy being out and about in the world (if I was in a hectic city that might be less true lol)

[@SaucetinTV]

I’ll never own a house anyways so why even care about stuff or shit

[@rsriddel]

What is so special about owning a home that makes your willingness to work for pay contingent upon it?

[@strang4alien54]

@@rsriddelbecause its your home and unless you own it it isnt yours. Why would you want to work for your landlord to pay his mortgage?

[@sgsq]

@@strang4alien54​​​​⁠why would you want to work for the government to pay their property taxes? There are definitely pros/cons to owning vs. renting, but the real issue is the unaffordability of houses leaving a lot of people without a choice.

[@Koi_to_Dragon]

@@strang4alien54that’s the thing. You don’t own it even after paying it off. Property taxes. Property taxes should be abolished

[@twizl4]

I’m gen z and I hate alcohol not necessarily because it’s bad, I do other shit that’s bad for me I just hate how it makes me feel. I stick to weed and nicotine I’m chillin on the alcohol shit

[@dingus6317]

Yeah I always feel groggy and gross after drinking

[@Katsura-San124]

I like alcohol, but I don't like pushing it.

[@AngryH]

I just called in sick 20 minutes before my shift started 😁

[@dcgamer1027]

Bro Im trying they wont hire me and no one tells me why. Its cursed and legitimately depressing to job search all I see is rejection and jobs that Im not qualified or apparently good enough for. Its not healthy the current way things are done. Thank you for coming to my ted talk

[@LowEndPCGamer100]

that opening statement about drinking is insane to hear, my cousin, also my best friend, is a horrible alcoholic, mainly because hes super small and also his specific ancestral tribe (hes native) was known for propensity to alcoholism, point is, i drink too, i dont know a single person who doesnt occasionally at least, i tend to have a much better self control, i was blessed, but maybe its just because i live in the worst most quiet but also noisy state known to man, indiana. we do have the highest population of underage smokers, which is literally every kid around, i remember not getting ID'd after 15, but i also had a full face of hair, and was 6'3 and over 200lbs, ive kind of always looked like a 30 year old programmer.

[@max11e]

We don’t wanna work unc

[@zacurrya9485]

I do, the work I like to do

[@cornheadahh]

working is for uncs

[@dingus6317]

I want to work, but I want to do something I don't loathe and I want to be compensated fairly for my efforts

[@puppo1848]

6:24 this seems to correlate with the increased amount of technology offered in classrooms for student learning. Though there probably is extra bloat produced by the amount of federal standardization for public schools (no child left behind).

[@coryswanson2247]

What’s crazy to me is I wasted 4 of the best years of my life getting a degree that I have no desire to use. Entry level finance jobs demand lots of experience and pay the same as Amazon. Also the type of people who work in finance *fucking suck*

[@robbay8610]

6:23 Ah, that's where our tax dollars go!

[@deftcg]

This is literally exactly the problem lol

[@athrunzala798]

Especially with our advances in tech we need less admin since you can automate or do less stuff by hand

[@readmore5888]

As someone who just started hybrid work, there seems to be an unspoken expectation to be in the office when you’re new.

[@Gandhi_Physique]

The only vice I have is soda, though tbf I can go a long time without drinking it if I feel like it. I'm not interested in alcohol or substances, I don't even take ibuprofen most of the time. I'll drink a bit sometimes, but only at a barbeque or an event. I'm not against it, but I just would rather feel like my unadulterated self. I'm not even addicted to caffeine either lol, I just wake up most of the time.

[@mjerzey]

no one will hire us

[@HanG.Albleks]

True 😂 0:42

[@shepinel]

The year before I went to my current university, the football team won. So the next three years they punted SO MUCH money into the football program and the cost of literally every other program the school had to offer. They went as far as to defund undergrad research (which was a huge selling point for me) and 90% of clubs non sports related. The football team proceeded to suck ASS those three years. The money guy got fired...

[@the_expidition427]

Whether using the term punt was intentional or not thats a term commonly used in football

[@EwokPanda]

Meanwhile, me in New Zealand, "Unlimited Time Off" actually means what it says with no underlying bullshit.

[@NewChiqueChloe]

When I first started dating my partner, she had a relatively cushy developer job that offered unlimited time off, and the company was actually very respectful about it. She had projects and deadlines, but it wasn't overbearing and she would very regularly take time off and never got even the slightest reprimand for it. At the end of her first year there iirc she had taken around 100 days off? Obviously she was only able to do this because she was very efficient at her job and the workload wasn't demanding, but still. 100 days off and a near 6 figure salary with like 3 years of experience in that career track blew my mind. She swapped employers and now works for a different company that also offers unlimited time off, but she can't get away with it quite as easily anymore hah. Seeing this career development of hers is why I'm back in school now. Fuck what I was doing before gimme that 100 days off and a 6 figure salary yessir

[@WastedBananas]

That’s crazy. I need to know the name of the place 😂

[@ImArchiie]

Yeah ima need that

[@anthonyewolf]

6:45 I'm like 90% sure that the administrative bloat was from programs like NCLB and other education reforms created convoluted standards that were linked to federal school funding, but I'd have to double check to be sure.

[@cartercummings620]

The part i remember most of my internship with Eli Lilly last summer was watching the pajama sam video from doug

[@legendcraftb_]

one things for sure Big A really knows his target audience

[@lilblue007]

Lmao Boomers used to be able to get pulled over drunk and the cop would say "Drive straight home" with a stern warning...

[@ponodude101]

I agree with the commuting point. I would totally go into work most days in the week if not all of them, but because it's a 30-40 minute drive over two bridges, I'm going to do my two required office days and be at home as much as I can!

[@StardustOwO]

0:55 I usually do show up for school but god whenever I poop even in the morning it’s bad. I literally can’t go to school like today. I gotta take better care of myself.

[@bitboithabot2299]

I'm 22 and hate alcohol and being drunk, not because health reasons lol, I just hate being drunk and i have an addictive personality so I blackout Everytime I drink so I just don't do it, I definitely do other things though lmao not going to get into it as I'm honestly a recovering addict and don't want to specify anything but just saying nothing to do with health reasons as I put a few things in my arm sometimes, I don't actually put anything in my room at all anymore even when I do or have relapsed I just refuse completely to do it that way ever again.

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

You do realize if you are an addict, you did indeed quit for health reasons.

[@anthonyandrews6575]

Whether it's right or long, every job I've been in there's been a worker who goes 110% when the boss is around and 10% when they aren't. Every time the boss has refused to believe this stat, believing what they see. Very frustrating.

[@albinofroggy]

0:11 I don't know if this true for any other gen z, but alcohol just tastes so horrible that I physically can't drink it. Every time I've tried my body involuntarily reacts in a painful way.

[@novasnotvibing]

i love alcohol tbh

[@novasnotvibing]

but i am a cusper so idk if thats meaningful

[@Tyler-V3NA]

honestly i had this opinion forever and then i started drinking somewhat habitually a few summers ago. It only lasted the summer but my tolerance to things that used to give me that reaction is through the roof ever since. It is 1000% an acquired taste. Since stopping my drinking habits i've very slowly gone back to being unable to stomach some of the more intense ones i used to like. As my brother likes to say: I don't like the taste, I like what it does to me. Occasional drinks are quite enjoyable, i think once you kinda get used to getting really drunk a nice buzz every once in a while is quite enjoyable and doesn't make you feel like crap for drinking a ton, nowadays I might drink a few seltzers a month and that's enough for me to enjoy drinking without hating how I feel morally or physically.

[@Fr00stee]

i like it only with stuff like wine and beer, hard spirits taste like straight up chemicals, only one that tasted normal was contreau and jaegermeister tastes like herbal mouthwash

[@jacob2319]

I can’t drive without alcohol

[@67kingdedede]

im gen z and drink a lot. guess i got an old soul

[@KeyboardSheriff]

Crazy, they would never catch me working a minute past the time I'm expected to work until, I love a fat stack but I like my free time more.

[@aaron9797]

i was not drinking before it was cool