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Emile

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36. I had a generation Z boy down the road knock on my door this winter

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 05:10 AM

Apr 2022

wanting to shovel my sidewalk! I use to do that when I was a kid. I have lived here since 1976 and never once had a kid do that.

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Dollar Tree Manager fired for sign:"Don't hire Gen Z's. They don't know what work actually means." [View all] Demovictory9 Apr 2022 OP

Yeah they didn't mean it. pwb Apr 2022 #1

I Actually Believe Corporate ProfessorGAC Apr 2022 #4

+1 (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #13

Why'd he leave out Millennials and GenXers on the sign? brush Apr 2022 #2

That's what I noticed. Usually it is just X that is skipped. JanMichael Apr 2022 #5

Forgotten like d_r Apr 2022 #19

Yup. I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2022 #22

We don't mind being left out/forgotten happybird Apr 2022 #24

Because they aren't the one's he's had trouble with. iemanja Apr 2022 #30

No trouble with boomers either. brush Apr 2022 #33

Why would their boyfriends hang around for their shifts? XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #3

Lack of anything better to do, apparently. Coventina Apr 2022 #8

I supervised young people, I'd catch friends and such hanging around .. had to put a stop to it. Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #9

At my old job, coworkers' and XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #14

yes, I would tend to think that is young people stuff Skittles Apr 2022 #15

Well, let's not take the manager's idiotic sign as gospel. Mariana Apr 2022 #27

Making sure their girl doesn't look at any other guys... Claire Oh Nette Apr 2022 #28

It does seem like monitoring XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #29

Gen Z'ers are so mistreated. Just ask them. walkingman Apr 2022 #6

I'm sure a "No One Over 60" sign would've been met with the measured calm Sympthsical Apr 2022 #20

Glad this ageist asshole got fired. What a dick (nt) Hugh_Lebowski Apr 2022 #7

at least he was ageist for older, usually it's the other direction Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #10

"at least" WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2022 #25

Good luck finding enough Boomers to employ. Coventina Apr 2022 #11

well I am still at it..... Skittles Apr 2022 #16

Oh yeah, definitely. I wouldn't dream of retiring now. Coventina Apr 2022 #17

amazing the store struggled to find good help considering the huge wages they surely offer Takket Apr 2022 #12

Dollar Tree manager was flexing on someone? NightWatcher Apr 2022 #18

This is a trend among rich conservative types. ananda Apr 2022 #21

I'm a tail end Boomer Ishoutandscream2 Apr 2022 #23

Just a few short years ago Leith Apr 2022 #26

My former, younger boss XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #31

They are much healthier obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #35

Yep, and it was the norm for decades. GoCubsGo Apr 2022 #37

So they fired the one person who actually did want to work. former9thward Apr 2022 #32

Three work for me, and they are all hardworking obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #34

So they never had to make a copy of anything in school? former9thward Apr 2022 #38

Generally, no, they don't obamanut2012 Apr 2022 #39

I don't know what kind of schools you went to.... former9thward Apr 2022 #41

Hell yeah. I even knew how to run a mimeograph! BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #43

The smell of those could almost get a person high! madinmaryland Apr 2022 #44

We loved the smell..like fresh bread. Teacher wasnt comfortable with class happily smelling freshly Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #46

I had a generation Z boy down the road knock on my door this winter Emile Apr 2022 #36

Boomers Uber Alles! Achilleaze Apr 2022 #40

Cut to the chase Johnny2X2X Apr 2022 #42

Here we are on day 2 of this thread Leith Apr 2022 #45

Totally off topic but... llmart Apr 2022 #47

Dollar Tree is the name of the store. Lucid Dreamer Apr 2022 #48

I'm aware of that. llmart Apr 2022 #49