Story at a glance A third of college students report ‘quiet quitting’ or prioritizing their mental health and work-life balance over school work. That’s based on new survey results from 1,000 current students between the ages...
So apparently zoomers aren’t only doing as little as possible to benefit their employers, but are doing as little as possible to benefit themselves as well. Going to be quite the generation of overachievers.
What I noticed in my lifetime was that employee and company loyalty was strong when I was young. Most people worked at the same company for life.
Now, it seems like employees move from job to job and that is more the norm. I feel like this contributes to the lack of desire to work hard to improve the company they are working for. Loyalty goes both ways, so employers are generally not willing to put themselves out for their employees anymore either.
Personally, I'm 42 and Generation X. My generation I believe had greater opportunity for financial success than Y or Z. I was raised to work hard. I don't think the quiet quitting way. I come more from a gen x make no excuses figure it out mindset or screw it accept it and work with it mindset.
However I am not mad at Gen Z kids who refuse to go above and beyond in a dead end job. Some of these people clearly don't feel they have a secure path to financial stability in their future. I would like to hear how these people feel.
Let's try to respect each others opinions and learn why people feel the way they do.
At 42, you are a borderline Millennial. Don't stick your chest out too far!
I had never heard this term, but it apparently hits a nerve to get this many posts. I did a google trends search and "quiet quitting" appears to have come out of nowhere around the end of July and is now trending pretty much everywhere.
I think the vagueness of the term is part of the appeal. "What does it mean, exactly?" becomes a big discussion.
It’s because companies are no longer loyal to their employees that employees are no longer loyal to their companies. Modern companies will drop your ass in a heartbeat the moment they find a way to pay someone else to do your job for less pay.
I simply can not work a day past age 50 in my lifetime if I somehow make it that far. Nope, not happening. To give some perspective, I am an incomparably hard worker when I'm working. But I simply refuse to be a sheep and a long-term slave to a system created by self serving, grooming oppressors.
Peter Gibbons: You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's another thing, I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Porter: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired
It’s because companies are no longer loyal to their employees that employees are no longer loyal to their companies. Modern companies will drop your ass in a heartbeat the moment they find a way to pay someone else to do your job for less pay.
And watch them suffer for it. My former employer cut out a ton of our older, salaried employees after I left. They kept some scumbag leadership who were tight with higher ups, but replaced a lot of individual contributors with new hires or people with 1-3 years experience. The company almost went under in 2 years and split into two separate companies, one of which did not survive. You get what you pay for.
Peter Gibbons: You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's another thing, I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Porter: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired
The most accurate and truthful scene to ever appear on screen. Not kidding. "Office Space", from all the way back in 1999, is the definitive representation of daily work life for Americans doing corporate jobs. In 23 years, nothing has really changed.
Peter Gibbons: You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care.
Bob Porter: Don't... don't care?
Peter Gibbons: It's a problem of motivation, all right? Now if I work my ass off and Initech ships a few extra units, I don't see another dime, so where's the motivation? And here's another thing, I have eight different bosses right now.
Bob Porter: Eight?
Peter Gibbons: Eight, Bob. So that means when I make a mistake, I have eight different people coming by to tell me about it. That's my only real motivation is not to be hassled, that, and the fear of losing my job. But you know, Bob, that will only make someone work just hard enough not to get fired
The most accurate and truthful scene to ever appear on screen. Not kidding. "Office Space", from all the way back in 1999, is the definitive representation of daily work life for Americans doing corporate jobs. In 23 years, nothing has really changed.
Indeed. Office Space crystallized the absurdity of modern american work life and if anything it's gotten much, much worse IMO. Now the vibe from corporate America includes the overt acknowledgement and threat that labor is a 'cost center' that must always be whittled away, and if that means you get canned tomorrow, tough sh-t.
Oh, also, there is no pension for you, and the 401K we offer includes minimal matching and can only be put into this company's own stock. But it's OK because here are vouchers for a free app and drink at the local burger place. Oh, we also just dumped you into a 'Consumer Directed' health plan that will cover nothing until you've spent 10K on medical costs for the year. Sorry, the plans just cost too much. We cannot afford better plans. Oh, and your teeth and eyeballs aren't actually part of your body so there will no coverage for those things at all. Don't forget to brush!
Oh, and please don't notice when all of the VPs and Prez and Directors are paid massive salaries and gold-plated benefits, plus outrageous bonuses, because you know, they're more important than you are. They deserve to be millionaires, and we have to pay them that much to keep their talent, don'tcha know. We know you drive the actual output of the company, and who knows, if you work yourself almost to death, maybe, maybe you'll sniff a promotion or two before we 'right size' you back out onto the street at the age of 47.
Hey man, it's all good. This is America, where you have more freedom than anywhere else. We're the best, so if you don't like our system, you are the problem, not the oligarchs. Why aren't you rich too? The rich were able to be rich, so you must be a loser. Sorry.
The most accurate and truthful scene to ever appear on screen. Not kidding. "Office Space", from all the way back in 1999, is the definitive representation of daily work life for Americans doing corporate jobs. In 23 years, nothing has really changed.
Indeed. Office Space crystallized the absurdity of modern american work life and if anything it's gotten much, much worse IMO. Now the vibe from corporate America includes the overt acknowledgement and threat that labor is a 'cost center' that must always be whittled away, and if that means you get canned tomorrow, tough sh-t.
Oh, also, there is no pension for you, and the 401K we offer includes minimal matching and can only be put into this company's own stock. But it's OK because here are vouchers for a free app and drink at the local burger place. Oh, we also just dumped you into a 'Consumer Directed' health plan that will cover nothing until you've spent 10K on medical costs for the year. Sorry, the plans just cost too much. We cannot afford better plans. Oh, and your teeth and eyeballs aren't actually part of your body so there will no coverage for those things at all. Don't forget to brush!
Oh, and please don't notice when all of the VPs and Prez and Directors are paid massive salaries and gold-plated benefits, plus outrageous bonuses, because you know, they're more important than you are. They deserve to be millionaires, and we have to pay them that much to keep their talent, don'tcha know. We know you drive the actual output of the company, and who knows, if you work yourself almost to death, maybe, maybe you'll sniff a promotion or two before we 'right size' you back out onto the street at the age of 47.
Hey man, it's all good. This is America, where you have more freedom than anywhere else. We're the best, so if you don't like our system, you are the problem, not the oligarchs. Why aren't you rich too? The rich were able to be rich, so you must be a loser. Sorry.
Now, about that TPS report...
VP or Executive Positions at big companies are all about connections and who you know. After reporting to a few SVP‘s I’ve come to realize that very little skill is involved. I think it’s hilarious and sad how much some of these guys get paid. Have a problem that they cannot solve? Simple, just pass it off to someone in mid management who is slaving away for 75 hours a week and he’ll handle it. Then scream at him when when something doesn’t go according to plan, but gladly collect a half million bonus for the work that he did.
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Office Space nailed it. The fact that people are jealous of the guy that got hit by a truck, so he gets a big settlement and doesn't have to work any more is an over looked "joke" in the movie.
People would rather be run over by a truck than deal with cube life.
Do some workplaces not plan out workloads ahead of time? We use scrum at my workplace and always have tasks assigned for 12 weeks in advance.
So if you finish your tasks for that sprint you could sit around and do nothing (I see some software people just leave early for thr week). But for most people, having tasks ahead of them means that they try to get their current work done early so that they can work ahead onto future tasks that sound more difficult. It also means there is a lot of peer pressure to stay ahead of the curve if you see a few people closing stories weeks in advance.
