Gen Z being termed "Generation Sicknote" by fed up employers having to take calls from "Mommy" as to why adults in their 20s can't make it into work

[Pierce Manhammer]

Well, in my experience living in a nice part of town, having educated and thoughtful parents and some money (it’s makes the other things possible) normally makes for decent adults.

 

[BeExcellent]

Well, in my experience living in a nice part of town, having educated and thoughtful parents and some money (it’s makes the other things possible) normally makes for decent adults.

What @BackInTheGame78 said. Wealthy families do plenty to screw up their children. Often that arises when new money parents do not want their children to struggle like they did. Thats bad. Adversity is a great teacher. I told my kids this:

Look. I worked my ass off to accumulate what I have. I worked my ass off to provide for you a solid foundation. Its your job to get results in the world & I'll help where I can, but I'm not obligated. I love you & I'll advise you, but you gotta make your own way.

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

I believe that when there is affluence and education and intelligence, which often causes said affluence the outcomes for children are better. Are there messed up rich kids? Sure. Are there messed up poor kids? Sure.

A strong family units is very important for a child’s upbringing.

Not sure where the wires got crossed.

Does money affect children’s outcomes?

Children in low-income households do less well than their better-off peers on many outcomes in life, such as education or health, simply because they are poorer.

www.jrf.org.uk

Income directly affects children's outcomes, says new report

There is a strong direct link between household income and children's outcomes, a new review of 61 studies shows.

www.sciencedaily.com

Does parental education influence child educational outcomes? A developmental analysis in a full-population sample and adoptee design - PubMed

Children's educational outcomes are strongly correlated with their parents' educational attainment. This finding is often attributed to the family environment-assuming, for instance, that parents' behavior and resources affect their children's educational outcomes. However, such inferences of a...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Neighborhood circumstances and children's life chances: Landmark study from Harvard

2015 study from Harvard showing how neighborhood circumstance can have a substantial impact on a child's future earnings.

journalistsresource.org

The data bears it out.

What @BackInTheGame78 said. Wealthy families do plenty to screw up their children. Often that arises when new money parents do not want their children to struggle like they did. Thats bad. Adversity is a great teacher. I told my kids this:

Look. I worked my ass off to accumulate what I have. I worked my ass off to provide for you a solid foundation. Its your job to get results in the world & I'll help where I can, but I'm not obligated. I love you & I'll advise you, but you gotta make your own way.

 

[zekko]

Having your Mommy call into work to explain why a 28 year old can't make it in to work because they are too "stressed out" from a recent breakup or other myriad of nonsensical reasons

I agree with your post, but I will say that I've known a lot of guys who would lose their girlfriend (or wife) and their job in the same week, and maybe even a place to live. Same reason, I suppose, one thing causes stresses that mess up another. Or, as some people say, when it rains it pours.

 

[Manure Spherian]

Damn, people around these parts *still* assuming there isn't massive subversion going on...

Hmm. I wonder by who.

 

[BeExcellent]

I believe that when there is affluence and education and intelligence, which often causes said affluence the outcomes for children are better. Are there messed up rich kids? Sure. Are there messed up poor kids? Sure.

A strong family units is very important for a child’s upbringing.

Not sure where the wires got crossed.

Does money affect children’s outcomes?

Children in low-income households do less well than their better-off peers on many outcomes in life, such as education or health, simply because they are poorer.

www.jrf.org.uk

Income directly affects children's outcomes, says new report

There is a strong direct link between household income and children's outcomes, a new review of 61 studies shows.

www.sciencedaily.com

Does parental education influence child educational outcomes? A developmental analysis in a full-population sample and adoptee design - PubMed

Children's educational outcomes are strongly correlated with their parents' educational attainment. This finding is often attributed to the family environment-assuming, for instance, that parents' behavior and resources affect their children's educational outcomes. However, such inferences of a...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Neighborhood circumstances and children's life chances: Landmark study from Harvard

2015 study from Harvard showing how neighborhood circumstance can have a substantial impact on a child's future earnings.

journalistsresource.org

The data bears it out.

I'm not debating that. However my kids also did not have a nuclear family unit (well kind of because my ex husband and I continued to operate as a cohesive unit post divorce, which is unusual in and of itself)....

I grew up in a wealthy area, which was fortunate. But I saw lots of kids from very wealthy families go very sideways too, people I knew personally. I also have managed a number of Gen Z people who did not come up with the advantages I had and my children had, who were not from affluent backgrounds, quite the opposite, but who were ambitious and who wanted to do better for themselves.

Much depends on the individual.

 

[Solomon]

I had all those 3, and it was quite lean times for me in the mid-90s.

You can't look like Mr Popo and think you're gonna get smokeshows sir

 

[Hal9000]

I had an employee vanish for two weeks because his dog died. Now I get that's traumatic but forget the job, we were afraid he was dead since he just wandered off to wherever for a while to recuperate without telling anyone. And I'd be lying if I said many others aren't similarly mentally weak (not to mention weird) these days.

 

[SW15]

If you're 30 and under and have

-Your own Place
-A car that is 10 years old or less
-A job with low debt (better yet no debt at all)

You should be doing fairly well in the dating game

I had all those 3, and it was quite lean times for me in the mid-90s.

That was due to your height. Height wasn't as fiercely judged in the mid-1990s as compared to 2010-present but your height in the mid-1990s would have been a drawback. My height today is considered meh in this market but in the mid-1990s, it would have been less harshly judged.

The value of a good, corporate job in the mating market has been diminishing for decades. It probably hasn't been relevant since I finished college 19 years ago.

Having your own place is always good.

 

[Pierce Manhammer]

I'm surprised they haven't updated it for GenZ as the eldest are 26 now...

 

[ThisIsSparta]

Gen Z being confronted with actual real life work i guess:



The rate of antidepressant use among 12-25 year olds increased 66% over 6 years.

That's 6 years, not 60 years. Literally 2016-2022.


https://publications.aap.org/pediat...-US-Adolescents-and?autologincheck=redirected

 

[VirtuousD]

As much as i feel people act way to young for their age these days this sounds like propaganda.