As of: January 21, 2024, 5:02 a.m
By: Jana Stabener
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A woman shares what makes her a typical boss of her generation.
The reason for this is rather sad.
In today's workplace, Boomers, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z have to get along.
They all have different ideas about work.
Gen Z is asserting its work-life balance, while its predecessor generation, the Millennials, tend to just point out grievances.
People born between 1980 and 1995 question the concept of work and are often referred to by boomers as effeminate “snowflakes”.
One of them is probably the American Karen.
On her TikTok channel @stuffkarensays, the woman shares a video in which she comes out as the millennial boss.
“I'm a millennial manager, I don't need to know why you're taking today off.
“Just tell me if you’re there or not,” she says into the camera.
“I'm a millennial manager, I don't care when you do your work.
“Just do them,” it continues.
Even running errands in the middle of the day isn't a problem for her - because she does them herself.
“I just check if you're online when I want to chat with you,” says Karen, who you might notice being a millennial in a clothing trend.
Because she really believes in work-life balance, she sometimes gets angry with her employees when they answer emails while on vacation.
The sad reason: “I am a Millennial manager, I have been so traumatized by many bad bosses in the past that I now overcompensate as a boss.” This young woman feels the same way and is disadvantaged by those without children.
On TikTok, a millennial boss shares what defines her generation's leaders.
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“I am a Millennial Manager and I need a Millennial Manager”
A few days after posting, Karen's TikTok has more than 6.8 million views.
She receives a lot of support for coming out as a millennial boss.
Other Millennials in leadership positions in particular feel for the boss and agree that they need someone like that as a boss.
“I’m a Millennial Manager and I need a Millennial Manager,” comments one woman.
Another agrees: “It's a nightmare having a boomer boss and always having to handle everything for my team,” she writes.
One reason why Millennial managers are still trapped in old structures.
“I constantly tell my team about mental health, but I beat myself up,” one person commented.
“I am a Millennial manager, traumatized by the older generations and jealous of those following them,” adds another.
“How true,” Karen replies.
Millennials can also be jealous of Generation Z when they retire.