What’s the deal with Gen Z acting young

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dress for the job you want.

That is all.

Thank you for attending my TED talk.

Well, half of them want to be influencers. (And to be honest, those are the only people of that money getting lots of money these days.)

I have news for you - 99.999% of "influencers" are getting paid zilch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not that much older than these recent grads (mid 30s) but it surprises me a lot how many of these kids don’t know how to carry themselves, professionally and personally. Which is a shame because many of these kids ones I work with in a client facing business role actually do good work.

It’s more so that they dress way too juvenile or trendy- like off the shoulder tops and ill fitting clothes that they spend all day messing with because they don’t fit properly, long nails with bright nail polish, play video games on their phones with giant headphones in at lunch, come into meetings with giant lattes filled with whipped cream, ect. The people at my level make side comments about it all the time but they aren’t breaking any rules or anything, they just look silly. And these are kids that make enough money to invest in quality work attire.

Just interested to see what’s changed in the 15 years since I started working, as starting out in a client facing industry, we were borderline obsessed with being professional and put together!

I am 57 and when I started my serious career, (after a few years of jobs I didn’t like), I walked into a meeting with a Starbucks and a superior told me I was irreverent. This was in 1996. I thought that was so odd then and I think it’s odd now. Are you not allowed to drink coffee?

[Anonymous]

This isn’t new. I’m 40, and I remember when us millennials entered the workforce, all the Gen X/Boomers complained we were on Facebook all day and wore too much makeup.

You’re just old now and have forgotten what it’s like to be 23.