You speak sone truth for sure but I’ve had to work with and supervise young people and I can see a difference although I’ve been told that since I was in the military I have “rigid military expectations”. But inflation is hitting young people like crazy as well and unfettered immigration
It’s something I noticed in the military, guys who actually did work started getting out early because they were passed up on advancement for lazy/ mediocre workers who fit a “profile” (this ran from DEI to semi attractive women getting early promoted). Turns out when you bureaucratize hiring and flatten pay instead of promoting hard work you get mass burnout. When I got out I thought it would be just the military but it hit the private sector hard while I was in.
Gen z is only willing to do the bare minimum because they haven’t seen return on work like many of us did when we were younger. Hell I picked a niche because I would have walked if I was stuck in a corporate job or average white collar job today. We’re in a fake economy by every definition and it shows when you have 4 admin positions for every actual worker.
Good points. I did see that a little bit in the Air Force. My parents drilled into my head about working hard and even if I’m pushing a mop I better do the best job possible. True there are some lazy and lefty Gen z but there are definitely some issues to address as well
The core trade, construction, got hit hard with tons of Mexican laborers decades ago, starting back in the 70s and 80s. It's just that a lot of poorer White men still practice the trade despite the massive depression in wages of the industry, because of the cheap foreign labor. Also, most Mexican construction workers are shit, their quality is shit, and they leave trash everywhere, which enables White construction workers and carpenters to offer better service and quality, leaving a niche for that demand.
You speak sone truth for sure but I’ve had to work with and supervise young people and I can see a difference although I’ve been told that since I was in the military I have “rigid military expectations”. But inflation is hitting young people like crazy as well and unfettered immigration
It’s something I noticed in the military, guys who actually did work started getting out early because they were passed up on advancement for lazy/ mediocre workers who fit a “profile” (this ran from DEI to semi attractive women getting early promoted). Turns out when you bureaucratize hiring and flatten pay instead of promoting hard work you get mass burnout. When I got out I thought it would be just the military but it hit the private sector hard while I was in.
Gen z is only willing to do the bare minimum because they haven’t seen return on work like many of us did when we were younger. Hell I picked a niche because I would have walked if I was stuck in a corporate job or average white collar job today. We’re in a fake economy by every definition and it shows when you have 4 admin positions for every actual worker.
Good points. I did see that a little bit in the Air Force. My parents drilled into my head about working hard and even if I’m pushing a mop I better do the best job possible. True there are some lazy and lefty Gen z but there are definitely some issues to address as well
I think that’s why trades have maintained a decent pay scale despite inflation and DEI, you can’t hold 18 meetings over clogged pipes or loose vents.
The core trade, construction, got hit hard with tons of Mexican laborers decades ago, starting back in the 70s and 80s. It's just that a lot of poorer White men still practice the trade despite the massive depression in wages of the industry, because of the cheap foreign labor. Also, most Mexican construction workers are shit, their quality is shit, and they leave trash everywhere, which enables White construction workers and carpenters to offer better service and quality, leaving a niche for that demand.