Almost half of Gen Z and millennials would rather be unemployed than unhappy in a job, new research

[Sonic Boom of the South]

no one wants to work. I don't want to work. but I dont' dislike or mind my job. every job could be better, but considering I can work at the crib, I have a lot of autonomy, and I'm not inundated by meetings and bullshyt, it's hard to complain to be honest.

lots of gen z people are entitled. they expect their first job to be their high paying dream job. that's an exception, not the norm. and while my job is pretty good now, I had to work a plethora of jobs before I found this one. young folks don't wanna go thru that struggle.

When you worked them shytty jobs

*the job market was way better
*your shyttt pay went way farther then the shyttt pay goes now
*these new stories are literally corporation sponsored propaganda

 

[TallMan_J]

Some days I absolutely love my career/job, and some days I straight up hate it. My feelings towards my work comes in phases. There are times that I wish that I could say "fukk this! I'm done!", but I have an entire family to provide for and bills to pay. It's too volatile for me to risk starting over and entering another field. I don't know too many successful people that truly love their jobs, and I certainly don't know anyone personally that would do what they do for free.


Over the years, I've learned to appreciate my state of employment. I enjoy my career, but it can be frustrating and stressful at times. All of that being said, it puts me in the top 10% of earners, it's stable and will always exist (be necessary), I'm able to build wealth, and we're comfortable. No matter how I'm feeling about work, I realize that I'm blessed and I will not take it for granted.

 

[Youhadasparkwhenustarted]

If output is the highest in history, but wages are stagnant, I would feel entitled as well.


CEO’s are the most entitled. They reap most of the rewards and get the biggest bonuses. Shareholders have the biggest sense of intitlement.

People are working harder than ever, but aren't receiving a reward that's commensurate to their output. It's not entitlement to want whats due to you. There is nothing to be proud of in just sitting back and taking whatever, and I thought, we all thought that doing so in whatever scenario makes you a bytch? Why make an exception when it comes to work?

 

[Uitomy]

I get it. Its a different time and what worked for their parents won't work for them now.

The only thing I have a problem with is acting like they are now somehow better than their parents because now they don't take shyt from employers. Back then you had to or you didn't eat and I think they should show some respect that's all.

True true. I feel like all this tech we got is skewing peoples reality a lot, people don’t really know what to believe or truly think anymore, it’s like a big pool of delusion all over the place.

that and not understanding it’s more so the federal reserves doing in this shyt show more than boomers in general,.

 

[Monsanto]

Our job had the nerve to show everyone what they pay each department and how much money they rake in yearly. People weren't even upset. They accepted their role and want to stay there until they die. I left that job and make more money but still ain't happy with this kind of life.

Too many games and luxuries these days aren’t products, they're houses. This is bull and I don't blame anyone else who feels the same way. Time for the people to take back the power.

 

[bnew]

it's easy to have this attitude if ur living with your parents and have no responsibilities.

when u got kids and people that depend on you, u cannot adhere to this entitled mindset.

thats how the system sustains itself with people who have more responsibilities and fewer options. you're not as likely to risk leaving your job if you're working paycheck to paycheck and don't have another job immediately lined up.

 

[Big Blue]

It's easy to say this hypothetically, but I bet their tune would change when they're eating through their savings.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Millenials had this happen to them in the 2008 recession and not much has changed since then. Pandemic Zillenials have it just as bad...

Unfortunately there are few options to truly thrive unless you are working a job or two, living with family until you are able to be independent, or work in a lucrative field.

The only living group who had it easy were Boomers and Gen Xers...Anyone born post 1980 got the short end of the stick....

6 figure jobs fresh out of college and even grad school don't happen unless you are in the top of your class or connected...

Nobody is realistically looking to make that but when you spend so much on undergrad to get a job...then you see that you need a masters for an advanced position so you go out and spend on that now you 100gs in debt and that position that you went an extra 2 years of school for only paying you 60k a year. Those stories are all too common and they've been out there since 2008 and the younger folks have grown up seeing those and realizing what's the point. You're fukked by the corporate cock no matter what you try to do, so we're saying fukk you to corporate America and how they have run things.

 

[UpNext]

I can't stand to see mfs talking side ways on this issue. When politicians start writing policies to once again bail out business as laborers get more power, they're gonna be the mfs on the sidelines not only rooting for the tougher laws but supporting the politicians supporting them with their votes.

They'd rather us live the same miserable existences as them than support worker positive labor laws that give them incentive to stay with their companies rather than be punitive towards the workers for leveraging the market.

 

[DEANBIGBROTHERALLMIGHTY18]

Some days I absolutely love my career/job, and some days I straight up hate it. My feelings towards my work comes in phases. There are times that I wish that I could say "fukk this! I'm done!", but I have an entire family to provide for and bills to pay. It's too volatile for me to risk starting over and entering another field. I don't know too many successful people that truly love their jobs, and I certainly don't know anyone personally that would do what they do for free.


Over the years, I've learned to appreciate my state of employment. I enjoy my career, but it can be frustrating and stressful at times. All of that being said, it puts me in the top 10% of earners, it's stable and will always exist (be necessary), I'm able to build wealth, and we're comfortable. No matter how I'm feeling about work, I realize that I'm blessed and I will not take it for granted.

What you do?

 

[The Pledge]

There is no retirement for majority of people 40 and below. We'll have to work until we die. The nest egg money that we've paid into will be long gone and dried up.
Why you think so many young folks getting into day trading and crypto stuff, cause thats the only way we gon have something to fall back on in the future is if it blows up cause the career path is not the way.

Damn sure not doing that shyt for retirement purposes.

I got a young cousin who is forex trading as a come up for now, not 20-25 years down the line.

I agree with @levitate, these muhfukkas ain't thinking about the long game/nest egg/retirement/whatever you wanna put on it at all

 

[EffYou]

Some days I absolutely love my career/job, and some days I straight up hate it. My feelings towards my work comes in phases. There are times that I wish that I could say "fukk this! I'm done!", but I have an entire family to provide for and bills to pay. It's too volatile for me to risk starting over and entering another field. I don't know too many successful people that truly love their jobs, and I certainly don't know anyone personally that would do what they do for free.


Over the years, I've learned to appreciate my state of employment. I enjoy my career, but it can be frustrating and stressful at times. All of that being said, it puts me in the top 10% of earners, it's stable and will always exist (be necessary), I'm able to build wealth, and we're comfortable. No matter how I'm feeling about work, I realize that I'm blessed and I will not take it for granted.

Toss the whole family away and chase ur passions

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I mean, is it that bad fam?

 

[TallMan_J]

What you do?

I'm a federal LEO. Could be FBI, DEA, BP, Customs, ICE, Marshals, HSI, Secret Service, Park Ranger etc. I'll never tell which agency.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

Not wanting to be miserable at your job is "entitled"

Also, don't blame millennials and gen z...blame their parents who DID go to work at places that they hated and then had their kids watch them deal with depression, hypertension, early onset arthritis from setting in chairs to long, alcoholism from trying to cope with hating 8 to 10 hours of their lives 5 days a week, etc.

All these millennials and gen z'ers saw their parents deal with all that and have decided...nah, not going out like that.

I seen it all

Weight gain, chronic smoking, hitting the wall by 35, never taking vacations, not knowing how to enjoy life, hitting the liquor store Friday after work to drink all weekend just to try and forget about that horrible job they have to go back to on Monday.

It's dark and hell is hot