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?
Lakini tupewe break East Africa
Eish
We can’t all be suffering like this
I pray for Kenya, I pray for Tanzania, I pray for Uganda and I pray for Sudan
May we all find liberation
It’s enough 😭
Kenya reminded me why I started the @leadingvibeinit 🇰🇪
The artists, their music, the energy, all of it gave me new motivation to keep going.
Grateful to everyone building this movement with us ❤️🌍🕊️
A man can be emotionally shattered, mentally exhausted, financially ruined, and spiritually drained, but if he’s still showing up, no one notices. Society doesn’t check his mental health, only his performance. Utility over humanity. Every time
Mkae mkijua hii vita ya bad governance tunapigana home and away.
Msiogope kuinject mpaka nyumbani.
I shared a video in our extended family WhatsApp group before hitting the streets and the response was rather appalling!
We shall educate these oldies by whatever means!