A Gen Z joined the team.
Week one.
During onboarding, the manager said,
“We sometimes stay late during peak periods.”
Gen Z nodded.
Then asked,
“Is that paid… or just expected?”
The room went quiet.
- No attitude.
- No rebellion.
- Just a question.
Later that day, HR mentioned “growth opportunities.”
Gen Z replied,
“Does growth include raises, or just more responsibility?”
Again, silence.
- No laziness.
- No entitlement.
- Just clarity.
That’s when the team realized something.
When people say
“Gen Z is lazy,”
what they really mean is:
Gen Z watched old generation
- skip meals,
- miss birthdays,
- work weekends,
- and burn out
only to be told
“budgets are tight”
and “be grateful you have a job.”
So Gen Z chose differently.
- They don’t romanticize overwork.
- They don’t confuse suffering with ambition.
- They don’t trade health for praise.
They still work hard.
They just refuse to work for nothing.
It’s not laziness.
It’s pattern recognition.
And honestly,
after everything old generation went through…
Can you really blame them?
Some harsh truths for those who choose not to have kids:
1. Taking that one extra 5 day vacation more than me each year doesn't come close to the joy of coaching your kid in sports, seeing them open xmas presents, their 'i love yous' each day
2. A dog is not a 'kid' nor is anything like having a kid. Real facts... your dog takes a backseat when the kid comes
3. The "Fun aunt/uncle" doesn't exist. The kids aren't thinking about you 99% of the time, unless you're at my house
4. "I"ll enjoy having more money" --- the wealthiest people you know all have kids. I literally 10x'd my income SINCE kids
5. We've all lived w/o kids i.e. single, childless. We know what it's like. It's not a 'secret society' you're in. We know what that life entails i.e. a lot of TV
6. You can't think of your life now and go "well, a kid in it is a disaster." A kid makes your life better, it drives you. That Pursuit of Happyness w/ Will Smith is exactly that.
7. I never see the childless people in our n'hood. All the n'hood parties, playing out in the yard w/ the kids, spontaneous discussions w/ neighbors... the childless are locked in their houses.
8. Your relationship w/ your spouse does get harder with kids. That's real life. But, when done right, it enriches your relationship. Your favorite moments will be laying in bed w/ your spouse for hours laughing about all the funny things your kids said
9. Making friends is wayyy easier w/ kids. Parties are more fun too. There's more spontaneity meetings too at sports, school, church etc
10. If you've ever built anything in your life you were proud of... 'building' a great child tops it
Bring back Luo music that is more than 15mins long and sounds like 4 different songs. The artist also has to be so crazy in love with a woman who doesn't give af about him and should have an Engineer friend to be given a shout for 5mins straight 🥹🥹🥹
Went to a new school and the teacher was wondering why she was seeing me in almost every class she had that day, she confronted me and was like why are you just changing your class?
Chat I’m part of a triplet 😂