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Gen Z hates working from home

21 points by fandorin 4y ago

Maledictus 4y ago
https://archive.ph/Ayjyk https://archive.ph/Ayjyk
lapcat 4y ago
Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085319 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085319 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104819 Business Insider seems to love writing "Gen Z Yadda Yadda" stories: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgen-z&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...
- MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
  Gotta chase those clicks somehow. I can't wait to see what industries zoomers get blamed for killing like millennials.
Blackstone4 4y ago
Broad generalisation of an entire generation…not helpful
- bandyaboot 4y ago
  Not only that, it’s a broad generalization of a cohort that’s both arbitrary and loosely defined. Even more useless.
GenerocUsername 4y ago
FullyFunctional 4y ago
Gabriel summed it up nicely (https://twitter.com/behindthenet/status/1547423946038906880 https://twitter.com/behindthenet/status/1547423946038906880): “This is incredible journalism. Decide what your conclusion will be, recruit people who will support your contrarian viewpoint, then shoehorn in some random surveys to claim this is all data-driven” ADD: Tweet was in response to a tweet where Bloomberg blatantly recruited said people.
octokatt 4y ago
“Generation told that the only way they’ll be able to get ahead is networking is nervous working-from-home will reduce networking opportunities, after receiving said advice from older workers who want to work from home and not talk to them.”
- tester756 4y ago
  I'm around mid twenties and I'm working faaaaaaaaaar away from the company where I've been once and I've learned more about my coworkers during that a few hours than after months of working with them over the internet. And I do seriously believe that purely remote hurts your networking possibilities. I didn't feel like that when I've been working remotely with ppl that I've spent 2 years onsite. I love remote, but it's tricky topic.
  - hammyhavoc 4y ago
    Really depends on the industry. With everybody online, if someone can't successfully network in a meaningful capacity online then that's their own shortcoming, IMO.
  - hirvi74 4y ago
    > And I do seriously believe that purely remote hurts your networking possibilities. While I do agree, I am glad in some ways. I find that the line between networking and nepotism happens to be very very thin. Though, I suppose there is no shame in networking or nepotism. One must do what it takes to survive in the Rat Race.
    - CRConrad 4y ago
      In the land of the elk, all networking is nepotism.
drumhead 4y ago
From what I've experienced in my firm, literally no one, whatever their age/demographic hates working from home. They seem to love it, even people that were firmly against the idea before the pandemic and now totally for it. Everyone saves money, is healthier and they avoid the commute. What an odd article.
TheLoafOfBread 4y ago
Look spoiled Millennial, Gen Z is young and exploitable. Why can't you be the same?
pipeline_peak 4y ago
I see Business Insider has acquired some of the writing staff from BuzzFeed

21 points by fandorin 4y ago

https://archive.ph/Ayjyk https://archive.ph/Ayjyk

Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085319 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32085319 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32104819 Business Insider seems to love writing "Gen Z Yadda Yadda" stories: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&query=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fgen-z&sort=byDate&type=story https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

MonkeyMalarky 4y ago
Gotta chase those clicks somehow. I can't wait to see what industries zoomers get blamed for killing like millennials.

Blackstone4 4y ago

Broad generalisation of an entire generation…not helpful

bandyaboot 4y ago
Not only that, it’s a broad generalization of a cohort that’s both arbitrary and loosely defined. Even more useless.

GenerocUsername 4y ago

FullyFunctional 4y ago

Gabriel summed it up nicely (https://twitter.com/behindthenet/status/1547423946038906880 https://twitter.com/behindthenet/status/1547423946038906880): “This is incredible journalism. Decide what your conclusion will be, recruit people who will support your contrarian viewpoint, then shoehorn in some random surveys to claim this is all data-driven” ADD: Tweet was in response to a tweet where Bloomberg blatantly recruited said people.

octokatt 4y ago

“Generation told that the only way they’ll be able to get ahead is networking is nervous working-from-home will reduce networking opportunities, after receiving said advice from older workers who want to work from home and not talk to them.”

tester756 4y ago
I'm around mid twenties and I'm working faaaaaaaaaar away from the company where I've been once and I've learned more about my coworkers during that a few hours than after months of working with them over the internet. And I do seriously believe that purely remote hurts your networking possibilities. I didn't feel like that when I've been working remotely with ppl that I've spent 2 years onsite. I love remote, but it's tricky topic.
- hammyhavoc 4y ago
  Really depends on the industry. With everybody online, if someone can't successfully network in a meaningful capacity online then that's their own shortcoming, IMO.
- hirvi74 4y ago
  > And I do seriously believe that purely remote hurts your networking possibilities. While I do agree, I am glad in some ways. I find that the line between networking and nepotism happens to be very very thin. Though, I suppose there is no shame in networking or nepotism. One must do what it takes to survive in the Rat Race.
  - CRConrad 4y ago
    In the land of the elk, all networking is nepotism.

drumhead 4y ago

From what I've experienced in my firm, literally no one, whatever their age/demographic hates working from home. They seem to love it, even people that were firmly against the idea before the pandemic and now totally for it. Everyone saves money, is healthier and they avoid the commute. What an odd article.

TheLoafOfBread 4y ago

Look spoiled Millennial, Gen Z is young and exploitable. Why can't you be the same?

pipeline_peak 4y ago

I see Business Insider has acquired some of the writing staff from BuzzFeed