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.

 Let us know how that works out. If it ends well let me know where you work cause I want to apply. 

They can't force us to work more than 40 hours, without compensating us for it - with OT at a minimum.  We clock in and out every day.  So really, it WILL work out.  It's just a matter of how they want to handle it so that it's a win-win.  The two of us are good hardworking employees that are liked by our team (we are both admins that each work for a separate group of guys).  Those teams aren't going to want us to work for ANOTHER team at all, as it's to their detriment.  We aren't allowed to work OT now unless it's approved.  So, I guarantee you, someone is going to have to make a deal with someone else to get them to agree to pay us more, out of a different budget, in order to make it work. We will let them figure it out.