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Jim Cuene's avatar

This is timely for me, for a couple reasons. My GenZ kids are both in the internship/interviewing stage too, and they both share some of the same skepticism of corporate/private sector work you identify here. I never thought too hard whether that was due to their observations of their parent's experiences. So, i'm looking forward to asking them directly about this. This will also be helpful for me in my day job. As one who interviews/mentors and hires GenZ, I should be seeking more insights into how they formed their opinions about work.

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Scott Gulbransen's avatar

Very insightful, David, and what I hear from my kids too. My oldest is Millennial but sees the same thing. We were brought up differently and it's not better but engrained in our heads is what we saw our parents do and mentors do. My mindset has changed with all of this...even with my advancing years. Gen Z, for all of its interesting challenges, is wise in this area. They see the impact...and are trying to avoid it.

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