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☆ A Gen Zer set out to make $100 a day for 100 days through side hustles. Here are the gigs and passive income streams she recommends.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Over the last few months, she posted videos highlighting the money she made from passive income or side hustles . "I think I've always made side hustles kind of a game of some sort for myself in order to bring in extra money." Finding side hustles and passive income streams that fit your needsMitchell said she would recommend side hustles or making passive income if you're willing to make the time commitment. Side hustles and passive income have been helpful for Mitchell outside her job at a church. This passive income method might not be an available side hustle option for all; TikTok requires participating accounts to be US-based.

Persons: Jackie Mitchell, —, Mitchell, I'm, you'll, wouldn't, hasn't, Brand, that's Organizations: Service, Focus Group, Focus, UGC, Program Beta

☆ Unemployed Gen Zer Shared Her Frustration With the Job Market on TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A college-educated Gen Zer struggling to find a minimum-wage job shared her frustration in a viral video. Santos, who is based in Brooklyn, NYC, told Business Insider that she was working as a nanny until she lost her job in November 2023. AdvertisementAfter sharing her struggle on TikTok, Santos learned she's not aloneSantos made her now-viral video the day she went job-hunting in person. "Everyone's in the same position, whether they studied business, whether they studied marketing or anything else. She's now receiving job offers from strangersSantos said she's received job offers and opportunities from strangers who have seen her teary video.

Persons: Gen Zer, Lohanny Santos, Santos, she's, I'd, —, I've, I'm, She's, Zer Organizations: Business Locations: Santos, Brooklyn, NYC, TikTok

☆ Gen Z prefers paychecks over promotions, survey says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Allie Kelly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Advertisement"Since 2021, Gen Z has been living with rates of inflation not seen in the US in decades," the Standard reported. AdvertisementAccess to loans, a strong 401(k) retirement account, and reliable insurance coverage are benefits that Gen Zers expect from employers. Over 90% of Gen Zers and millennials said they're considering leaving their jobs, per a 2023 LinkedIn survey. AdvertisementBy offering intentional tools toward sustained economic stability, The Standard said companies will have better luck recruiting and retaining Gen Z workers. Are you a Gen Z worker and willing to share details about your economic stability goals and how you plan to achieve them?

Persons: —, Zers, Gen Z, Gen Zers, X, millennials Organizations: Service, Business, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Standard Locations: homebuying

☆ A millennial who moved from California to Virginia after her monthly rent increased by $1,500 says the reason her generation can't afford to buy homes is because everything is too expensive
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementFor a few years, Nicole was living the California dream. Literally, we can't afford a $1,500 a month increase in rent," Nicole, who works in advocacy, said. Median gross rent in Richmond was $1,192 in 2022, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, compared to $2,251 in Orange County, California. "Groceries are more expensive, gas is more expensive, rent is more expensive.

Persons: Nicole, hasn't, —, they'd, homebuyers, Noah Sheidlower, she'd, she's, it's, they'll Organizations: Service, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, Survey Locations: California, Virginia, San Diego, Orange County, Florida , Arizona, Texas, Florida, Richmond , Virginia, Richmond, Orange County , California

☆ The 'corporate accent' is the latest workplace fixation on TikTok, with young workers mocking their colleagues' jargon-laden speech
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Sawdah Bhaimiya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Young people are mocking the "corporate accent" on TikTok and racking up millions of views. The corporate accent is a passive aggressive, professional tone of voice used to convey confidence. The term "corporate accent" was coined by TikToker Lisa Beasley who plays a character called "Corporate Erin" in her videos and is racking up millions of views on the platform. One TikToker, inspired by Corporate Erin, explained what the corporate accent actually is . AdvertisementThe corporate accent is also a commentary on the hustle culture embedded in corporate environments where your role is expected to become your identity.

Persons: —, TikToker Lisa Beasley, Erin, Lisa Beasley, Erin Kenney, girlboss, Kenney, it's, millennials, They're, Hannah Shirley, Zer Organizations: Service, Management Locations: Udemy

☆ Meet a millennial who moved from California to New Mexico after cycling through 35 roommates and a tiny home in the Bay Area
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

High housing costs in the Bay Area meant a tiny home with mold and a revolving door of roommates. AdvertisementFor Julia, 39, the straw that broke the camel's back was when she found out her tiny house was moldy. During her time in the Golden State, she went through what's come to characterize the millennial housing experience. AdvertisementRight before the pandemic, Julia felt ready to leave the city; she moved into a 250-square-foot tiny house in a former garage outside of San Francisco. "Here we were in a situation where all we could afford was a moldy tiny house that was making us sick.

Persons: Julia, —, it's, She's, we're Organizations: Service, Golden State, Business, millennials, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, Survey Locations: California, New Mexico, Bay, Golden, San Francisco, Santa Fe , New Mexico, pricier Santa Fe County

☆ Jodie Foster's not the only one who thinks Gen Z workers are 'annoying.' They say they're misunderstood.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewJodie Foster recently called Gen Z "annoying" in the workplace, causing a stir on social media. Gen Z has gained a bad reputation as workersSome X users came to the defense of Gen Z, saying their young colleagues are very productive. But many agreed with Foster's comments about the generation, arguing the Gen Z workers they know lack work ethic and discipline, yet expect a lot. Gen Z has long been depicted as lazy and ill-equipped to do their jobs. In referring to Gen Z as "annoying" in the workplace, Foster has aligned herself with the many critics of the generation in the workforce.

Persons: —, Jodie Foster, I'm, Gen Z, Zers, Z, Gen, Brielle, Stone, Gen Zers, they've, Zoe Wynns, Wynns, doesn't, Zer, Andra Berghoff, Foster Organizations: Service, Guardian, Business

☆ Some Gen Zers can't believe a $74,000 salary is considered 'middle class'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-05 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A recent Newsweek survey indicated Gen Zers didn't consider a $74,580 salary "middle class." AdvertisementAn Orlando real-estate agent sparked a conversation on TikTok after sharing a survey that suggested Gen Zers didn't consider a $74,580 annual salary "middle class," in contrast with how older generations answered. Even still, Smith suggested $74,000 was much higher than the average Gen Zers' salary. AdvertisementCorrection: January 4, 2024 — An earlier version of this story misidentified the salary in the Newsweek survey. The figure, which applied mostly to millennials, not Gen Zers, was removed from the story.

Persons: Zers didn't, —, Gen Zers didn't, Freddie Smith, Gen, Gen Xers, boomers, Smith, Zers, TikTok Organizations: Newsweek, Service, Census Bureau Locations: midsize

☆ The state that left millennials behind
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Millennials might be stuck California dreaming — and not able to do much more than fantasize. In the Golden State, homeownership is becoming more elusive, especially for millennials. In California, just about 38% of people ages 35 to 45 can say the same. That's not to say that millennials outside California are experiencing completely smooth sailing. A RentCafe analysis found that just over half of millennials now own, not rent.

Persons: Millennials —, That's, millennials, Insider's Kelsey Neubauer, Noah Sheidlower, Texas's Organizations: Golden State, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, National Association of Realtors, Survey Locations: California, Golden, it's, New York, Midwest, Texas , Arizona, Florida, Texas

☆ Baby boomers did one big thing we should all be grateful for
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The boomers had it great, the argument goes, but then they went and screwed it all up. For one thing, baby boomers didn't have it easy: The America they grew up in was poorer, less educated, less healthy, and more unfair than the society we live in today. To better understand how individuals and families are experiencing the economy, it's important to look at wages, income, and wealth. Boomers have consistently passed laws to make building housing harder, leaving the country with a structural housing deficit. Beyond the economy, the boomers have handed off other deep problems that the younger generations will have to solve.

Persons: Gen Zers, Zers, millennials, Norman Rockwell, —, they've, we're, it's, Zer, Andy Kiersz Organizations: Black, Boomers, Business Locations: America

☆ I'm a Gen Zer who found my 9-to-5 soul crushing until work-from-home changed my life
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'm a Gen Zer who worked at my 9-to-5 before the pandemic, and found the schedule soul-crushing. The shift to remote work suddenly meant I had time to cook, exercise, and socialize. AdvertisementThere's been a whole lot of buzz recently about Gen Zers discovering the bleak realities of a 9-to-5 schedule. I graduated college in 2019, and went almost immediately into a 9-to-5 schedule. Like other Gen Zers, I enjoy getting face time with my coworkers, and, honestly, the free food.

Persons: Zer, —, There's, Zers, Herman Melville's, Scrivener, We've, Nick Bloom, Bloom, I'd, They're, It's, that's Organizations: Service, Business, University of West, Federal Reserve Bank of New, of Labor Statistics, Stanford University, Insider Locations: York City, University of West England, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, York

☆ A simple test can tell you whether you're more millennial or Gen Z
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A millennial and Gen Zer showed their different gestures to mime various actions. The on-screen caption said they were testing to see if they were a millennial or Gen Z. Advertisement"My fingers physically cannot do the gen z heart," one viewer wrote in the most popular comment which received over 14,500 likes. Another viewer suggested this may be more of an indication that someone was a younger Gen Z or Gen Alpha, as they wrote they were born in 2000 and still used the millennial gestures. Many creators have delved into the humor and fashion that can set the age groups apart, especially when it comes to millennials and Gen Z.

Persons: Zer, —, they've, Ludny, millennials, Gen Zers, Alpha, It's, Zers Organizations: Service Locations: winder, millennials

☆ A Gen Z musician is pleading with people to stream her music as she can't imagine having to work a 9-to-5 job
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Charissa Cheong | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One Gen Z musician is urging people to listen to her music so she doesn't have to work a corporate job. AdvertisementWynns then began promoting her music, seemingly viewing this career path as an avenue to avoiding the 9-to-5 schedule. In early December, Wynns' post went viral on X, after it was reshared by an account with 1.9 million followers called "End Wokeness," which often shares provocative right-wing talking points. "My take is that most of this new generation (not all) lack that hard work ethic we were raised by bc they grew up in the instant gratification era. They don't take pride in hard work.

Persons: Zers, —, Zer, Zoe Wynns, Smashwords, Wynns, Gen Zers, Brielle Asero, Rolling Stone, Wynn Organizations: Service, Instagram, University of North, LinkedIn Locations: University of North Carolina, Chapel

☆ Side hustles for introverts: which remote online businesses don't require face-to-face interaction and how to start them
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taking online surveys and blogging are also avenues for introverts to make money. A UX designer, Etsy seller, blogger, and online-survey taker share how they got started. Brett WilliamsBrett Willams was working as a UX designer at a corporate firm but found the nine-to-five grind boring. AdvertisementRead more: I make up to $150,000 a month as a freelance UX designer. Taking online surveys often doesn't require any communication with other peopleJordan FreyJordan Frey, a plastic surgeon, started spending two or three hours a week taking surveys online to bring in extra income and said he makes between $500 and $1,000 a month.

Persons: —, they're, Brett Williams, Brett Williams Brett Willams, Williams, Tammy Dinh, Tammy Dinh Tammy Dihn, Dihn, Zer, she'll, Read, I've, Samantha North, ChatGPT, Jordan Frey Jordan Frey, he's, Frey Organizations: Service, introverts, YouTube Locations: Portugal

☆ AI investment is growing, and so are the career opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Within two months of OpenAI launching its AI chatbot ChatGPT last November, it surpassed 100 million monthly users. Major tech companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google have invested billions in deals with AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, while venture capital firms have placed eight-figure bets on AI startups. AdvertisementMore money in AI means more jobs in AI, and companies big and small are now on the hunt for AI talent. These AI jobs range from software developers and machine learning engineers building in-house AI tools to prompt engineers that fine tune AI chatbots to produce the best outputs. Generative AI has even created a cottage industry of side hustles like ChatGPT course instruction, AI content editing, and newsletters focused on AI-news.

Persons: —, chatbot ChatGPT, Goldman Sachs, Karin Kimbrough, LinkedIn's, Daron Acemoglu, Zer, Richard Baldwin, Aaron Mok Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Netflix, Apple, MIT, Nvidia, IBM

☆ I'm a Gen Zer who finds 9-to-5 life depressing. I wish there was a better way of living.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Fortesa Latifi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Piper also says Gen Z workers can see there's a possibility for a better way of living. Some commenters said Gen Z is soft and needs to buck up and get used to it because this is the way it is. As a Gen Z person who's going through the same transition into the workforce as the person in that viral video, I just want to say: we know this is how it is. And that's what I love about Gen Z: we see the reality of the way the world is, but we also see that there's a possibility for something better. I wish there were more options for schedules that are conducive to actually having a life outside of work.

Persons: Piper Hansen, Piper, —, I've, there's, Gen, I'm Organizations: Service Locations: Louisville , Kentucky

☆ Meet the typical HENRY: Urban 32-year-olds with no kids who make a six-figure income and have a college degree
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The typical HENRY — high earner, not rich yet — is 32, lives in a city, and makes six figures. The typical HENRY — or high earner, not rich yet — is an urban 32-year-old without kids, makes a six-figure income, and has lots of student debt. This is according to data on 1,500 clients shared with Insider from Stash Wealth , a financial advisor for HENRYs . Five HENRYs told Insider they're saving upwards of 40% to 70% of their income each year. Given many HENRYs got an undergraduate degree, with some pursuing doctorates, student loans are particularly elevated, as the average HENRY student loan balance comes in at $80,000.

Persons: HENRY, HENRYs, —, HENRY —, Priya Malani, Savannah White, She's, White, Gen, Sherry, Zer, Malani, Sarah Baus, it's, Baus Organizations: Service, HENRYs, Shash, Federal Reserve's Survey, Consumer Finances, Bank of America Institute, Olive, SC Locations: New York City, Los Angeles, Savannah, Charleston

In a TikTok video, different generations revealed the rent prices for their first apartments. Viewers were left shocked after one baby boomer said he paid $98 per month for his first apartment. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhile a growing economy allowed the typical baby boomer to generate wealth, many millennials and Gen Zers have been weighed down by rising inflation and high rental costs. Several people argued that these prices do not account for inflation, but others pointed out that rent prices are still much higher today, even with inflation considered. Most recently, Gen Zers have been speaking out against work culture, arguing 9-to-5 schedules and in-office mandates are flawed.

Persons: boomer, Zer, Gen Zers, @captainmooseknuckless, Xer, Insider's Hillary Hoffower, Xers, Zers Organizations: Boomers, National Association of Realtors Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Green Bay , Wisconsin, Hoboken , New Jersey, Savannah , Georgia, Denver , Colorado, Michigan, Zillow

☆ Gen Z is forcing a workplace reckoning that should have happened years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-05 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Gen Z, on the heels of the pandemic, is pushing for changes to how we work. Workers across generations are benefitting from some of the questions Gen Z has been asking. AdvertisementAdvertisementThanks, Gen Z. Gen Zers aren't likely to get everything they're asking for — at least not right away. And even workplace jargon — that code for showing you belong because you know how to toss it around — is getting a Gen Z rewrite .

Persons: Gen Z, —, Zers aren't, Pradeep Philip, Philip, That's, Nicole Kyle, Zers, Brynn Anderson, who've, Alex Soojung, Kim Pang, Pang, we've, Read, Zer, Gen Organizations: Workers, Service, Deloitte, Economics, CMP Research, United Auto Workers, Detroit, UPS, Associated Press, UAW, didn't Locations: America

☆ X users slam millionaire venture capitalist who 'has not had a traditional 9-5 job' in decades after he mocks Gen-Zer venting about work-life balance
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Millionaire VC Jason Calacanis is catching flak for mocking a woman venting about her 9-5 on TikTok. Users on X, formerly Twitter, said he was punching down and noted he hadn't worked a 9-5 in decades. Some commenters said the woman was unprepared to enter the workforce; others agreed 9-5 jobs leave little room for work-life balance. "I want to be able to talk for this next generation and explain that a 40-hour work week plus commute is not necessary for productivity," she said. Period," one person said on X.AdvertisementAdvertisementMany users agreeing with Brielle expressed their support for a 4-day work week.

Persons: Millionaire, Jason Calacanis, hadn't, —, Brielle, didn't, I'm, Calacanis, they've, weren't Organizations: Service Locations: TikTok, New Zealand, Australia

After paying off $50,000 in debt, Berna Anat started saving money seeking financial freedom. She found that a "sinking fund" can help with typical life expenses that don't require cracking open the emergency fund. If you find yourself constantly dipping into your emergency savings for everyday issues, you will soon not have much of an emergency fund left. You can have as many sinking funds as you like, however big or small you need. "No need to dip into your emergency savings or cut any part of your budget.

Persons: Berna Anat, —, Anat, Ally Organizations: Service, That's Locations: New York

☆ I'm a Gen Zer living and working in England. Getting on the housing ladder feels impossible here, and not buying Starbucks won't help.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Adam England | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementFor British students in the UK, tuition fees are currently capped at £9,250 a year. In 2006, tuition at a UK university cost an average of £3,000 a year, according to the House of Commons Library . Go back a decade, to 2013, and the average house price in this area was £250,911. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe average house price in 1995, when my parents moved in together, was around £56,000. However, if you compare the average house price in 1995 to the average house price in the UK in June 2023 — £287,456 — it's increased by more than 413%.

Persons: Adam England, Zers, —, I'm, Gen, I'd, they've, They've, They're Organizations: Economic, Service, Commons, Deloitte, Price Index, Bank of Locations: England, Britain, Ukraine, Bath, North East Somerset

☆ Bosses are trying to get their employees engaged by hosting events like 'drag bingo,' but many Gen Z and millennial workers just want to be left alone
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some Gen Z and millennial employees told Insider these efforts were out of touch. While not every office is hosting drag bingo, even simple gestures like a Friday team lunch could rub employees the wrong way. She said bosses have been successful when there are frequent check-ins between bosses and employees to discuss shared goals surrounding team building. AdvertisementAdvertisementBecause Gen Z workers tend to make career moves more frequently than their predecessors, bosses are adjusting their management styles, Maxwell said. "I've noticed that Gen Z wants even a higher level of connection than what I've seen previously as far as personally being able to connect, share their opinions," Maxwell said.

Persons: —, Emma, Emma couldn't, I'm, Mephy, Zer, Tim Cozier, Gen X, Kelly Maxwell, Maxwell, I've, Z, She's, Gen Organizations: Service, Gen

☆ The 21 cities where Gen Z homebuyers are moving in next door
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Kelsey Neubauer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Gen Z accounts for 18% of homebuyers from April to July this year, Zillow said. In 21 metros, Gen Zers make up at least 20% of homebuyers. These places are "punching a little bit above their weight" with first-time homebuyers, Zillow said. But that hasn't deterred Gen Z from buying homes. Here are the places that have the highest share of Gen Z homebuyers.

Persons: Zillow, Gen Zers, Gen, Z, homebuyers, Manny Garcia, Zillow's, Aidan Dobbins, Zer, millennials Organizations: Service, Baltimore, Bureau of Labor Statistics Locations: homebuyers, Wall, Silicon, Midwest, New York

☆ A Gen Zer living in a microstudio in Dubai says it's changed how she shops, cleans, budgets, and socializes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

So having a small space really helped that in a lot of ways." Living in such a small space means it's easy to keep costs low. As a hybrid worker, she loves working from home — but having such a small space to get work done from can be restrictive. At the end of the day, she said she wished people understood that not everyone living in Dubai was very rich or living in luxury. "I live in a very small space, and I work at a publishing company," she said, adding: "It's not what you see online only.

Persons: Twinkle Stanly, Stanly, —, It's, Stanly —, I've, Knight Frank, That's Organizations: Service, CNBC Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wall, Silicon

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