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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand why older generations get so upset with the younger generations not treating their job like their whole life's purpose. [/quote]

I think Gen Z thinks that’s what they’re doing. Like they found some secret sauce. But the shortcut doesn’t exist. You can leave early and put up boundaries but really…..you just aren’t that important yet. As you continue your career, you’ll see that the people who put in all the work will pull ahead. People made the same lazy stereotype to Gen Y. Oh, and Gen X is called that because they were seen as aimless. People forget it wasn’t just some end of the alphabet naming convention.

There are certainly Gen Z people who are not pushing back. They will get ahead like their older counterparts. I’m the Xennial that does not want to be a manager. I’m 43 and I’m now at a good spot, but I definitely turned down opportunities to be more important at work. There are people in every generation who fit that description. Other people worked harder, some worked less so. Some worked less hard and got lucky or were well liked or kissed ass or made a particularly insightful choice. It happens. It will happen to everyone.[/quote]

It’s counter-intuitive that a non-manager 43 year old is lecturing Gen Z’s lack of drive.
In the end none of you, working hard or not, really matters 🤷‍♀️ [/quote]

And if you think that you really matter only if you’re a manager you’re likely a terrible manager. In my field (Computer Science) you’d be very loathe to make that assumption.

I’m not lecturing anyone on lack of drive. I’m pointing out that this is not a generational divide, it’s a personality type.

Also, just because I’m not a manager doesn’t mean I lack drive….it means I lack desire to be a manager. [/quote][/quote]

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