Hamburg boss no longer takes young people: "Have to go to yoga after six hours"
Created: 01/12/2022 05:19
By: Ulrike Hagen
A Hamburg agency no longer hires young interns.
Reason: The demanding Generation Z probably values leisure far more than work.
Hamburg – Better to be unemployed than unhappy.
Current studies show that with the so-called Generation Z, people enter the labor market who have completely different expectations of their jobs.
The young people born between 1995 and around 2000 therefore have the prejudice of high demands and a lack of resilience.
A Hamburg agency took action and no longer hires Gen Z interns, reports kreiszeitung.de.
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Hamburg entrepreneurs on Generation Z: "Have to go to yoga after six hours"
The social and educational scientist Klaus Hurrelmann explained in the "Zeit" about Generation Z: "These young people have a limited ability to concentrate, perseverance and contact skills." The expert sees the cause of the weaknesses of the generation born around the turn of the millennium in the Overprotection from an overprotective upbringing.
The fatal care of lawnmower parents turns children into "weak personalities", warns the educational scientist Christine Falk-Frühbrodt.
More and more schools are now fighting back because parents "helicopter" all the way to the playground.
These young people have limited ability to concentrate, perseverance and socializing.
Social and educational scientist Klaus Hurrelmann on young people of Gen Z
Young people come to the interview with a wish list – Hamburg companies have enough
Various employers no longer want to be confronted with the demands of this spoiled, feel-good Generation Z.
A Hamburg master hairdresser no longer trains trainees - due to a lack of respect and passion.
And the Hamburg founding company “Nerdinstrustries” also refrains from hiring post-millennials.
Experience has shown that some young people present a wish list during the interview, as reported by "Welt".
A typical, exemplary requirement is, for example, to be free on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5 p.m. in order to be able to go to yoga.
Hamburg agency refuses to hire Generation Z: "leisure-oriented workers"
"Nerdinstrustries" co-managing director Mathias Keswani describes the daily newspaper: "The leisure orientation has increased among young people in recent years".
He immediately describes their work attitude: "I'll drop by, but if it gets too stressful for me, then I'd rather not."
Yoga twice a week: Generations Y and Z attach great importance to a good work-life balance.
(24hamburg.de assembly) © Georg Wendt/dpa/nathaphat
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Helicopter parents are said to be to blame for the lack of bite among young workers
Sociologists also attribute the youngsters' lack of bite to overprotective upbringing, which, according to researchers, has produced a "generation unable to live".
“Children who never encounter obstacles do not learn to assert themselves, to endure conflicts, to endure tensions, to fail.
But all of these things are actually part of healthy development," explains social and educational researcher Klaus Hurrelmann to "Focus online".
Current study shows: Generation Z would rather be unemployed than unhappy at work
Current studies confirm this trend.
A new global Workmonitor survey of 350,000 workers by staffing firm Randstad found that 40 percent of Gen Z would rather be unemployed than unhappy at work.
56 percent said they would quit if the job interfered with their personal lives.
Until recently, people were still talking about a work-life balance – i.e. a good balance between work and private life – but very young employees are demanding work-life separation: a clear separation of job and free time.
Almost half of those surveyed would not accept a job at a company that does not align with their social and environmental beliefs - and for 53 percent of post-millennials, having plenty of free time is at the heart of their job needs.
Company boss angry with young people: "Anyone who has to go to yoga after six hours is no help for us"
Lots of free time - and if you work, then in your comfort zone.
A balancing act that presents employers with completely new challenges.
Larger companies can better afford to meet the wishes of young employees, confirms Mathias Keswani, head of Nerdinstrustries.
As a small company, you have a different economic responsibility, you have to satisfy customers and sometimes you have to work at the weekend, the Hamburger told the “Welt”.
Anyone who has to go to yoga after six hours is no help for us.
Mathias Keswani on young Generation Z workers
Baby boomers lived to work - the new generation only wants to work enough to make a good living
“Nobody requires interns to do the same workload,” he explains.
"But if you have to go to yoga after six hours, that's no help for us.
That doesn't work.” It is questionable how long the negative attitude towards new employee wishes will continue to work – because one thing is clear: there will certainly not be any new “baby boomers” who live to work for the time being.
Generation Z only wants to work as much as is necessary to make a good living from it - and be paid decently for it.
Actually not such an absurd idea.
