Somebody once told me that it’s very difficult working with the gen-z.
Yes, we intend to be difficult to work with. And to give you a fair warning, there will be loaded sarcasm in the statements below, kindly bear along.
Yes, it’s difficult to work with a generation that upholds boundaries.
Because how dare we stand up to leave for home while out managers are still working at their desks. How dare we apply for leaves in spite of paid time off being a part of our compensation structure. How dare we prioritise going home to our loving families when we can instead be looking at a boring computer for more hours on the end. How dare we think about ourselves for a minute when we’ve already traded our soul for annual bonuses and promotions.
Yes, it’s difficult to work with a generation that’s slowly working towards blurring the differences in gender-based roles.
Must be begrudging for the older generations to see how men also prioritize going home now rather than pretend to be a workaholic and avoid contributing to domestic chores. Of course, it’s spiteful to watch people have healthier relationships with their spouses and kids, isn’t it?
Yes, it’s difficult to work with a generation that believes “9-to-5” means “9-to-5.”
I can understand how it must hurt to work with adults who don’t want to spend all their waking hours with somebody as “fun” and “awesome” as you. But rest assured, you must know that the lack of attraction is due to your orthodox personalities and not your receding hairlines.
Yes, it’s difficult to work with a generation that finally gives no for an answer.
With a growing majority of us no longer catering to the belief of bootlicking to get promoted, I can empathize with the poor leaders who now feel at a disadvantage while working with our generation.
Did I hear you complain about Gen-z’s being rebellious?
If working in alignment with your personal values and not conforming to a broken working culture is rebellion, then yes, we rebel. And we shall continue rebelling against popular culture until it gives us the working world that doesn’t need us to exhaust ourselves in order to prove that we are worthy.
Gen-z is definitely the most difficult generation to work with.
Because we watched our parents struggle to make ends meet and watched them hardly enjoy the retirement they dreamt of. Because we understood early in life that with workaholism, personal life just not just go for a pause, it goes for a toss. Because we don’t want to end up with millions in our bank account with no body on our side to count them with. Because we understood that being an efficient resource is overrated, being human was all we ever needed to be.
Warmly,
Ri @ Readably Yours
