Gen Z in the workforce - 3 things..

[dfrecore]

I think company loyalty went the way of the dodo bird a long time ago. My parents both worked for a big phone company for 30 years, and they NEVER talked about loyalty - because that's crazy. Sure, they were good employees and did their part. But loyalty is not something I've ever really thought about when working. It's just not a thing.

I have a feeling someone in my office is about to get fired (she comes in late, leaves early, and doesn't do much while she's there). But the other admin and I have discussed this, and agree that there is NO WAY we will be taking on her job duties without extra pay. Yeah, we're willing to help out. But we agreed - "tell us what you want us to STOP working on while we're doing this other stuff, because we're not working more than 40 hours a week." We will then let the higher-ups figure things out from there. But we are in lock-step on this - no extra work without more money. We are not willing to be exploited. There must be a financial upside for us to take on additional responsibilities, that's only fair.