"I was sort of raised that you do a hard day's work and you're honest, and things will work out for you — it's a two-way street between you and your employer," he says.
After publishing the article about Gen Z's predisposition to take time away, I got a lot of feedback from older generations.
Some of it was predictable "the kids these days" complaints lamenting that nobody wants to work nowadays, that work ethic has disappeared, etc.
"When you work for yourself, you're working for one of the biggest jerks you've ever worked for," he said.
None of the boomers I talked to was in favor of people calling out of work willy-nilly.
Persons:
Ron Sherman, Sherman, Gen, youngs, wasn't, Zoomers, who's, they're, It's, millennials, David Johnston, Johnston, You've, he'd, There's, Dave Kotwitz, Kotwitz, Charlie Stuart, He'd, David Vequist, Paul Miola, Miola, boomer, Xers, Chris Woods, they'd, Woods, that's, willy, nilly, it's, you'd, Emily Stewart
Organizations:
American, Silvis, Business
Locations:
Wisconsin, Texas, Charlotte , North Carolina