The Burnout Epidemic: Why Nobody Wants To Work Anymore

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Timestamps:
Is Gen Z Really Lazy?: 0:00
We Are Working LESS: 0:47
Meaning, Purpose, and Family: 2:43
Office Jobs vs Manual Labor: 4:05
Quiet Quitting: 5:29
BetterHelp: 7:07
Sedentary Lifestyle: 8:46
The Mind Occupiers: 10:37
Relentless Pacing: 14:02
Why Gen Z Doesn't Wanna Work: 15:38
What We Can Do: 16:51
Slow Productivity: 17:44
Managers Need To Change: 19:56
Free Self Improvement Community: 23:15
Why Dating Is So Hard Right Now: 23:49

Topics: why am i so burnt out, burnout culture, capitalism, gen z work ethic, gen z is burnt out

[ColeHastings]

If you’ve been burnt out for a while, what would make the biggest difference to you feeling better?

[DivineLogos]

Work is not the issue. Its increased stress and less reward.

[askel]

Explained in gamer terms: Boomers had figured out the meta, are now op and gatekeep others from playing it. Gen Z understands that they have no way of winning and choose not to play. Now boomers complain that there are not enough noobs to farm.

[OliverCowlishaw]

How in the hell could a man enjoy being awakened at 8:30 a.m. by an alarm clock, leap out of bed, dress, force-feed, shit, piss, brush teeth and hair, and fight traffic to get to a place where essentially you made lots of money for somebody else and were asked to be grateful for the opportunity to do so? - Charles Bukowski

[AstroBaby]

It's because it's not just the tasks you're hired to do. You're expected to show up early, leave late, put on a happy act the entire time you're at work, answer calls and emails on your free time, do other people's jobs for free, and go "above and beyond." It's so ridiculous. I once got in trouble for slouching. I'm not a robot.

[gregm]

I'm generation X, and I said way back in the late 90's after securing my first office job that there was no way we humans evolved over millions of years on the savannas of Africa to sit in cubicles and stare at screens for all of our lives. It's a soulless existence, and all we're doing is chasing a paycheck so we can buy food and have a place to sleep. I really hope younger generations find a better way to live a productive life.

[rossderer]

This idea that people "don't want to work anymore" is ludicrous. People don't want yo work 2 jobs and struggle to make ends meet while companies post record proffits. Pay us more!

[SimGunther]

"Juice ain't worth the squeeze" rings true around the world for work

[EverydayImmortal]

Not Gen Z, young millennial, but it just doesn't feel worth it.

My husband works extremely hard, we don't live an extravagant lifestyle at all, and we're still barely making it.

I bet people wouldn't feel so burned out if they could actually live in relative comfort off of their job.

[redbandjack]

Kim Kardashian actually having the fucking gall to talk about people not wanting to work is hilarious.

[POLARTTYRTM]

Back in the day, by showing hard work, you were compensated with higher pays, more time off and promotions. Today when you show hard work you are rewarded with MORE work for the same pay and a promotion to a much more stressful position still for the same pay.
Where I live we are always paid minimum wage, doing the job of 20 people in several roles in the same place, even if you have a degree. 3-4x the minimum wage is still unlivable, but no, companies still pay us the misery misery of 1 minimum wage (about $220) to the point that 3 people in the same house with full-time jobs cannot keep themselves. This is an insult, it basically means, if we could pay you less, we would.

[xmason]

Also, the other problem is that 40/hr a week is not 40/hr a week, in reality it's 60/hr a week (commute, waking up, getting ready etc.)
So in reality, we getting paid way less than they actually tell us because the moment I wake up to get somewhere to work, it's work-time for me.

[trwn]

For many, burn-out starts at school age. It's just sad.

[badbabybear]

Workplaces are incredibly toxic and where bosses use it as an excuse to demonstrate their ego and engage in mental abuse of coworkers in an attempt to mitigate their own unhappiness.

[nothanks]

One thing that no one understands is how little people have “worked” throughout human history. The Roman working business hours were from sunrise to noon. Egyptian laborers worked 18 out of every 50 days. Late middle aged laborers worked 3-6 hours a day.

Medieval peasants “worked” less than 8 hours a day. A full days work was considered a half day, if one worked a full day it would be considered 2 working days. They called to a halt for breakfast, lunch, the customary afternoon nap, and dinner.

We are living in inhumane conditions and a horrible culture focused on slaving away your soul.

[AlsoArteer]

Working isn’t the problem, the lack of reward is. At my age my parents had bought a house and my dad was supporting a family of 4 on 1 income… I work the same hours and have just about enough to get by

[michaelblower]

Lots of us feel like there's no point in working harder than needed. And with everything being made expensive and more difficult it's no surprise. 😢

[thefeels]

Hours are what gets me not wanting to go in.
After 4 or 5 hours, im ready to do something different for the day

[TrevieTrev]

Social media whether real or fake makes burn out even worse imo. Seeing an alternate lifestyle while you’re working your ass off 40+ hrs a week for no purpose plays a role. Just gotta keep going tho.

[Axel-nnm]

I don't have a problem with working, I'd just like to know what I'm working for. At times, it can be fun if you're pursuing your own ideals.