Gen Z Workers: Lazy or Just Confronting a Broken System?

I sometimes wonder if Gen Z is really lazy or just responding to the world we handed them. They started careers amid a pandemic and face house prices three times what their parents paid. They watched Millennials grind for years and still struggle. So when a 24-year-old logs off on time and skips unpaid overtime, is that entitlement or simple math? Sure, some expectations feel lofty. But rejecting institutions that have repeatedly failed them isn’t laziness. It’s clear pattern recognition. We need to fix the broken system before blaming the generation.

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