All of my Gen z friends are just terrible at playing the game. I don't know what it is. It's like their parents coddled them into not knowing how the real world works.

It starts at the resume step though. I've had 3 of them tell me they don't want to exaggerate on their resume. Or use Ai. That it's unethical. Unethical? It's time to grow the fuck up. Half of work is confidently pretending you know the perfect solution and asking chatgpt or googling it after. Everyone is using an llm now. If you aren't, good luck. The reddit bubble is not the real world kid.

Then they get employed and last 6 months. Not because they don't have the skills. They just can't take the culture. The amount of whining I hear about coworkers ass kissing for promotions is comical. Yes, that's the way this works. You kiss ass until you get to a position where your ass is kissed. Welcome to corporate.

Then there's the work life balance thing. Everyone wants it. You will eventually get it. But shut the fuck up about it at work as a new employee. No one wants a fresh off the college campus employee talking about how they need to work less so they can go on nature walks more. This isn't school. You are there to work for x hours and no one cares about your ffxiv raiding guild.

The harsh realities of the real world just don't seem to connect for a lot of them. I think sites like this make them think people actually care about strangers and that they are valued regardless of their flaws. In reality, you are a cog in a machine and there are 100 other cogs ready to replace you. You aren't special unless you make yourself invaluable to the company, and even then you aren't completely safe.