Stop letting people consume you. They didn't call? Go to sleep. They didn't message you? Put your phone down and have a better day. They left you on read? Delete the conversation. They didn't make an effort? Match their energy. Never let your happiness depend on anyone.
Yesterday during a Zoom meeting, something awkward happened.
We were onboarding a new remote worker.
The HR casually said:
“Sometimes the team stays online late when things get busy.”
The new lady asked,
“Late as in overtime… or late as in unpaid?”
The whole call went quiet.
Later HR started talking about growth opportunities.
She asked again,
“Does growth here mean salary growth… or just more work?”
Another silence.
I was on that call and it hit me.
People say Gen Z is lazy, but I think they are bold.
But what I saw yesterday didn’t look like laziness.
It looked like a generation that watched the previous one get overworked, underpaid, and easily replaced.
So now they ask the questions before the work starts.
And honestly…
most companies aren’t used to employees asking those questions out loud.
Maybe Gen Z isn’t lazy.
Maybe they just refuse to play the same game.
Companies I got interviewed at during my switch:
Target
Quince
Amazon
Goldman Sachs
Google
DocuSign
Razorpay
Uber
Navi
Bidgely
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And almost all opportunities came from cold emailing HRs.
So, never underestimate the power of showing up and reaching out!
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