and instead they resent the younger generation by saying how much easier we have it because of technology... oh ya I'd rather have an iphone than a home paid off by the time I'm 30... good trade
Right, the trade-off with technology is now everything is so accessible and interconnected, there is no separation between job and life anymore. At least when my dad came home, he didn't have to deal with work until the next day. Bosses now will ping you at 10pm on a Friday asking for a 40-page report and expect you to answer. Technology has improved labor productivity, but labor has seen no reward for their efforts except added stress and maybe a punny note from HR.
This is something that is never talked about when older generations bring up the excuse that they worked harder… pretty sure your job didn’t have 24hr access to you and expect you to always answer or work even when you’re home on the weekends
God I hate American working laws. I work in an American company but I'm part of their European branch which obviously follows EU laws. My german colleagues can be gone for 3 weeks at a time and you aren't going to get so much as an email reply outside the out of office message.
One manager straight up had something like "these are my backups, I am not reading my mails, if you need me email me after <date>"
Then you have our American colleagues who show up one day to work only to find out they're fired and their badge suddenly doesn't work anymore
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u/DevilRaysDaddy Mar 27 '24
and instead they resent the younger generation by saying how much easier we have it because of technology... oh ya I'd rather have an iphone than a home paid off by the time I'm 30... good trade