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Johnny2X2X

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42. Cut to the chase

Tue Apr 26, 2022, 12:20 PM

Apr 2022

Kids today work harder, have less, owe more, and will retire with less than the previous generations.

Always cracks me up to hear previous generations pretend they had it so hard. I was there, we goofed off through high school, through college, and into our first jobs. Kids today are much more serious and have much less time for goofing off.

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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