Some Gen Z job seekers are bringing mom and dad to interviews

01-10-2024, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted By saltypits⏩

That's because the millennials are even worse.

You do realize millennials are in their thirties now right? They've aged out of entry level jobs.

fuark millennials are such a garbage generation. maybe gen X too. all i know is all this DEI retardation came about because of us and gen X

01-10-2024, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted By sam212⏩

This isn’t anything new Per se. I’m an older millennial. When I was interviewing for med school, I can recall quite a few students that showed up with their parents. Their parents waited outside for them but were there all day to support them. Some kids are just sheltered. It’s probably no different for gen Z.

This article discusses during the interview though.

Imagine examining a prospective med student on medical ethical scenarios and they crumble and look to their parents for emotional support.

Definitely the type of people who will suicide during an ER rotation.

01-10-2024, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩

I don't know, they're bad, but I don't think they brought mommy to a job interview.

We had two millennial age employees recently. Both would "take time off because I'm not feeling great mentally." And then they wouldn't get paid for those days (they were hourly contract employees), and get pissed that they didn't get paid. Also they were both incredibly dumb. We've put in tests to screen out dumbasses now, but it was remarkable just how dumb they were.

OTOH they both had smoking hot bodies.

01-10-2024, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted By saltypits⏩

We had two millennial age employees recently. Both would "take time off because I'm not feeling great mentally." And then they wouldn't get paid for those days (they were hourly contract employees), and get pissed that they didn't get paid. Also they were both incredibly dumb. We've put in tests to screen out dumbasses now, but it was remarkable just how dumb they were.

OTOH they both had smoking hot bodies.

Here's a millennial complaining about his construction job. I'll bet his coworkers love him.

01-10-2024, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted By FelixTheCat1919⏩

Meh, applying for school is different. I wouldn't judge someone for having a parent tag along with them in a new city they know next to nothing about, at a school they might not even end up attending. Not the same as a job interview.

How did you know they had parents outside, anyway? Did you look out for them in the parking lot or something? I never understood how people even notice stuff like that unless it's really obvious, like the parents came inside with them and stuck with them while they walked around.

Parents literally would walk in with them to the lobby to the introduction area. It was not uncommon to see that at all. I would say 10 percent of the applicants had their parents with them. These kids were either already college graduates or in their junior/senior year of college.

01-10-2024, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted By sam212⏩

Parents literally would walk in with them to the lobby to the introduction area. It was not uncommon to see that at all. I would say 10 percent of the applicants had their parents with them. These kids were either already college graduates or in their junior/senior year of college.

medical school is competitive and a big thing and great pride for many families compared to your run of the mill bachelor degree

you know this clearly, but again imagine wanting to be a doctor having to make some tough decisions and you want your parents to sit in on your interview

01-10-2024, 11:08 AM

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Nothing says 'you're hired!' Like holding your moms hand for support when the interviewer asks a thought provoking question

01-10-2024, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted By hugobossbrah⏩

medical school is competitive and a big thing and great pride for many families compared to your run of the mill bachelor degree

you know this clearly, but again imagine wanting to be a doctor having to make some tough decisions and you want your parents to sit in on your interview

Don’t entirely disagree. I would also add that none of the parents sat in the interview or even the tour. They were there to support, dropped the applicant off, and usually waited on the lobby.

01-10-2024, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted By sam212⏩

Don’t entirely disagree. I would also add that none of the parents sat in the interview or even the tour. They were there to support, dropped the applicant off, and usually waited on the lobby.

Exactly. That is perfectly fine.

The wording is confusing but I assume the parent came to the interview to sit it alongside the candidate which is peak shelter.

But even if they didn't, it is a bit different.

I recently came back from a medical school selection centre and it is kinda like an event - where people gather in a lobby, get a tour of the school and have to do ID check, registering etc.

I currently work in an investment bank and recently went to another bank for a final round interview. Hiring manager told me to be at X hour in the lobby of the building and he would come and pick me up.

Having a parent in the latter scenario is much more wtf. The decision maker directly sees that.

The medical school interview panel doesn't even see you until you start the interview.

01-10-2024, 11:30 AM

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Yeah that's really sad. Even when I was applying to my first job I never thought i should have mommy and daddy there to support or help field questions. The thought never crossed my mind.

I've worked with a few later millennials and zoomers. They do pull the "need time off for my mental well-being" and one guy up and quit because muh anxiety. There was no incident that would trigger anxiety and he seemed otherwise normal. Just quit all of a sudden. Another common thing with them is they don't call in when they miss work--just don't show up and think it's okay.

Also another trend is asking for special privileges or accommodations on their job duties. They are "too busy" for some tasks so they ask for a lot of accomodations i.e. maybe set up a light that goes off when the scanner is having trouble scanning something. No dude just ****ing pay attention to it when it's scanning. Put the phone down and watch what it is doing

01-10-2024, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted By DolphinPilot⏩

Another common thing with them is they don't call in when they miss work--just don't show up and think it's okay.

Damn, yeah, they did that too. One was remote, she didn't realize that if she wasn't working Teams would have her as red, she made up all sorts of **** about that. The other didn't show up for work one day and never told us anything, we were concerned so we phoned her, no answer, next day she shows up and she was like "I needed a mental health day". Yeah well next time tell us because for all we knew somebody chopped you in half.

01-10-2024, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted By FelixTheCat1919⏩

I swear I saw a thread earlier today where some gen-x clown was trying to say that zoomers make way better workers than millennials.

Millenials aren't working
Gen Z wants to, just doesn't know how

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01-10-2024, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted By saltypits⏩

That's because the millennials are even worse.

You do realize millennials are in their thirties now right? They've aged out of entry level jobs.

LOL Imagine being 30's/early 40's and still being unable to hold a job due to micro-aggression induced tantrums and sulking over not receiving their participation trophies.

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01-10-2024, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted By Duckliver⏩

Worst thing about millennials is that they make fun of themselves while not realizing they are millennials. (I’m talking to all you mid-late 30s, early 40s brahs)

We’re basically boomers at this point

Also we’re the ones who had to deal with the Great Recession, gen x are the ones who got the easy times pass.

When the term millennial was coined, it originally meant anyone born after 87. Now they're trying to push that gradually back to '81. They can fuk right off with that. I've had conversations with other people around my age (born in '80) and the consensus seems to be people born after 85-86 begin to display characteristics that give millennials a bad reputation.

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01-10-2024, 12:44 PM

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So 1 in 5 interviewers said they have seen at least 1 kid bring their parents. So .01% and that's the headline?

Not going to defend own z, they're awful, but you guy routinely fall for obvious and blatant click bait.

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01-10-2024, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted By HayZues

So 1 in 5 interviewers said they have seen at least 1 kid bring their parents. So .01% and that's the headline?

Not going to defend own z, they're awful, but you guy routinely fall for obvious and blatant click bait.

Let's ignore everything else they said..... ****ing soy infused, estrogen filled bitch.

01-10-2024, 08:58 PM

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Oh hey this thread reminded me of this video

01-10-2024, 11:29 PM

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This isn't new. I remember working IT at a university and for a year I worked in the IT call center. Parents would be calling for their kid for help. I was dumbfounded. Like your kid is 19 already, have him/her call us and we can help. This was around the year 2001.

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01-11-2024, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted By Dave22reborn⏩

Let's ignore everything else they said..... ****ing soy infused, estrogen filled bitch.

Ignore the thread title!!!

Lmao @ being so low iq and incapable you larp as a cop. Your fantasy job is lesser than entry level trades.

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01-11-2024, 09:00 AM

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I work in a small engineering office and we hire a lot of interns. I've probably interviewed a couple dozen Gen Zers over the last couple years. I haven't had one come with parents yet. Not saying it doesn't happen, just that I haven't seen it.

I don't think I have big enough sample size to have formed opinions about their work versus previous generations. Some have been really good, some have been bad. One of our best ever was a college student we hired when she was a freshmen. We have two right now. One is really good, and the other is so-so. The so-so one does good work and is engaged when here, she's just a little flaky on scheduling. Sick a lot, emergencies always popping up, etc.

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Gen zoomie was never forced to grow up, they faced no real adversity which is why they can't even place change in your hand without it falling on the ground

They will walk into a business and demand six figures while having no work history; that's how out of touch with society they are

Spent their entire childhood inside staring at LCD screens, do you even realize how mentally stunting that truly is

You are dealing with by far the most unintelligent generation ever born, makes us Millennials look like Einstein in comparison

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01-11-2024, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted By sam212⏩

Don’t entirely disagree. I would also add that none of the parents sat in the interview or even the tour. They were there to support, dropped the applicant off, and usually waited on the lobby.

So was it insecure kids bringing their parents, or overprotective helicopter parents that the kid probably wished hadn't tagged along?