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Generation Z is increasingly abandoning the hustle and bustle of office work.
According to a new study by Credit Karma, 60% of U.S. Gen Z adults ages 18 and older say a traditional 9-to-5 job is “soul-sucking,” and 43% say a traditional 9-to-5 job is “soul-sucking.” He says he doesn’t want to work a 5-5 job. all.
There is no debate as to whether this trend applies more to women than men, but much of the discussion on the subject suggests that women are leading the way. It’s no surprise that social media, a predominantly female space, is part of the reason. Young women don’t want to work in traditional full-time jobs.
Gen Z is shaping itself into a “wasted generation”
“Since Brière TikTok videos I got a virus.” Oriana Rosa Royal writes“The platform has been flooded with a wave of anti-labor content, including users filming themselves getting fired or skipping mandatory meetings to exercise instead.”
But social media is not the only or even the main culprit. Royal added that Gen Z women are tired of their work-driven lives. There is no balance.
Credit Karma’s research highlights the underlying motivations for this emerging phenomenon. “Nearly half (47%) of Gen Z say older generations’ obsession with work has made them reconsider their career path.” In other words, they are looking for something different. I hope.
Unfortunately, Gen Z’s choice to lean in or stay away from the market means they are lazy. but, They are?
In a recent article in Time magazine, psychologist Vanessa Scaringi says: financial securityThe real reason women are leaving the workforce, not wanting a more balanced life. She argues that they are “reverting to traditional gender roles where they are taken care of.” [by men] Instead of hustling. ”
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But there’s more here than meets the eye. From my perspective, one of the big differences between Gen Z women and the women who raised them is that young women want to live more feminine lives.
As Scaringi suggests, some of these women choose to become what we call “trad wives” or “soft girls,” an extreme version of leaning in. You may be overcorrecting. But every revolution has a counter-revolution. Most women want something in between.
From my perspective, one of the big differences between Gen Z women and the women who raised them is that young women want to live more feminine lives.
Gen Z women don’t want to live like their mothers. They have seen up close the burnout their mothers faced. Gen Z (and many Millennials) want what most women want: get married, have children, and live a normal retirement. They don’t want to “change the world” like their mother did. They want to focus on their little corner of the world.
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I hear from these women every day. Recent emails include:
I grew up 1000% told that education and career were more important than relationships and family. I completed my “Girlboss” degree (Aerospace Engineering) and still work full time. But instead of giving “all in” to that career, I poured myself into my relationship. If you had told me when I started college that by the age of 26 most of my fulfillment would be found in building a life with family, friends, and a husband, I would have laughed you out of the room. I would have kicked him out. I am so lucky and grateful that you were honest with me about what my life was going to be like. I can’t thank you enough for your work and for being one of the few media influences who told me the outdated truth that not all girlboss life is terrible.
The current generation of women has been horribly misguided. I shouldn’t have been raised to prioritize my career over my love life. And now they are looking for a new model for living a good life. In my new book, “How to build a better life: A new roadmap for women who want to prioritize love and family” and I offer women a step-by-step plan to build a balanced life that centers on love and family, not work.
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It’s based on the premise that who we marry and how that marriage works out has more impact on our happiness and well-being than anything else we do. This one decision affects every other decision we make. So what’s the point in not making finding a mate a top priority?
Most women still want to get married. And when that happens, priorities change dramatically. No one wants to tell a woman that becoming a mother will change all her career plans, but it does. Life opens up in new, exciting, and profound ways. And career pursuits are secondary, and rightfully so.
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There’s more to life than work, and Gen Z realizes this early on. They are not lazy about stepping away from the market and putting their lives first.
They’re smart.
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