My uncle made a smug comment at Thanksgiving saying, "Men built the roads, the bridges, and the skyscrapers. Women just got to sit back and enjoy it." My grandmother quietly set down her fork and said, "And who carried, birthed, nursed, fed, clothed, and kept alive every single one of those men while they were building those roads? You didn't build civilization alone, Bob. You just built the walls after women built the people." You could hear a pin drop in that dining room.
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?
Walaikumslm. Ofkoz semuanya kerana dalil yg jelas dri quran. Hikmahnya pasti ada. Sbb lelaki dicipta keras uratnya, kasar tngannya,utk membanting tulang, utk menggalas dunia.
Wanita dicipta halus hatinya, lembut jiwanya, utk menampung luka dn membalut jiwa yg hancur.
Apa kita igt si ibu yg menyusu tu tak berpeluh? Or si isteri yg mnjaga anak tk menitis air mata? Jika itu “senang lenang” maybe dunia ini kena belajar erti susah.
Lelaki diberi bahu utk dipikul beban.
Wanita diberi rahim, utk lahirkn kehidupan.
Ini bkn psl untung rugi, tapi psl erti.
Bkn siapa lebih, tapi siapa menyempurnakan.
Tuhan Maha Adil, setiap ciptaan-Nya punya sbb dn susunan.
Jgn jeles pd apa yg tak perlu kau galas.
Sbb beban lelaki itu ujian, and tenang wanita tu pn ujian. Wahai lelaki, ambil lh peluang tanggungjwb ni juga sebagai ladang² akhirat.
It is literally impossible to feel good being a mother now and here.
Nak duduk rumah jaga anak, tapi kena kerja sebab cost besarkan anak tinggi.
Ada yang nak kerja, takleh, kena jaga anak jugak sebab cost childcare tinggi.
Ada duit nak hantar orang jaga, kes dera dan mati merata-rata.
Nak cari kerja, kalau pregnant kena discriminate. Tak pregnant pun, yang dah kahwin ditanya ada plan nak mengandung ke.
Tengah ada kerja, nak cuti maternity orang nampak as liability to the team.
Anak sakit rasa serba salah nak amek cuti selalu (belum masuk kalau warded).
The list goes on, and on.