this post was submitted on 21 Jan 2024
1564 points (98.5% liked)

Work Reform

9965 readers
409 users here now

A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

Our Goals

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
 

A future-of-work expert said Gen Zers didn't have the "promise of stability" at work, so they're putting their personal lives and well-being first.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Donkter@lemmy.world 71 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

Promise of what? I think the major change with millennials and gen z is that we see through the dogmatism that is corporate culture. Even if the promise was that of the "American dream" 50 years ago it's quite clearly not worth it to sacrifice your youth and 1/3 of your life (another third being sleep) to afford to sit around in a house and squeeze in stagnant social obligations for the rest of your life.

Life is what you make of it, and familial loyalty to a company that doesn't care about me just doesn't cut it.

[–] autokludge@programming.dev 26 points 9 months ago

A corporate 'promise' is a verbal unenforceable contract. What do you even do with the promise of a habitual liar?

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)
[–] owen@lemmy.ca 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A tent in the designated homelessness zone is more apt

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A homeless zone? In this society?

[–] owen@lemmy.ca 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hmm yeah you're right. I guess I will just scuttle around the sewers on all fours and eat trash

[–] Algaroth@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

You can order pizza according to the cartoons I grew up watching. It didn't ever cover how the teenage turtles and their rat mentor made money. Try to find a reporter in a jumpsuit she might be able to help.

[–] not_again@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Surely you overestimate their chances.

[–] raynethackery@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Too bad the Force isn't with us.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Some of us gen x saw this in high school but were surrounded by angry boomers who treated us like we were idiots.