Gen X here. We were told our whole lives that we are slackers that will amount to nothing. To which we said Whatever, slapped on our Walkman headphones and kept on going.
The bit that you overlooked about the “able to work less” yada yada is that they can only do that because their parents are still paying their bills… so, a good deal of the griping about them getting “real jobs” are the people paying their bills while they flit about living the dream.
Yes & buying Gucci & going on 5 star hotel holidays for social media content instead of backpacking on a shoestring budget for the life enriching experience
I was going to say the exact same lol. What happens when their parents are no longer able to support them? They also seem to be 1000x more stressed and fullll of anxiety!
I’m GenX with one Gen Z and one Gen Alpha kid. I feel like we’re an odd generation, we grew up before the telecommunications explosion but were young adults with the Internet and the advent of social media, so we straddle both worlds. I think we are skipped over in the generational mudslinging because we are chameleons that adapt to our changing environment, going unnoticed.
Thank you for this video. I completely agree that it seems that lately we all have to be categorized. So I found out lately that I am a gen X and I am happy that I belong to a an era when we were open minded and free, FOR REAL. We really were genuine and not trying to be or look like someone else. Feeling blessed that I grew up without social media and I had real friends and a beautiful childhood and younger years ❤
I understand your take on the work thing however I would add that Gen Z need to drop the arrogant sense of entitlement, thinking they can dictate to employers what hours they will work, which bits of their job description they will do. Don’t want to do what that job requires? Great, then go and be your own boss and then you can dictate!
I understand your point and agree with the spirit of what you're saying in that there should be a general cooperation in the workplace between employer and employees (of all ages). However, from an social and economic change perspective, I think people should be encouraged to speak up to try define and negotiate a system that works for them. Economic equality and new workers rights have always hinged on people looking for a better life. If any person, regardless of what generation they come from, wants to try and fight for a four day week, or flexible working schedules which would benefit everyone, then let them go for it. Inevitably it's a net benefit for all working class, but hey, anyone who wants to be a workaholic after that point, and likes being paid less year on year, then they can still do that - but let's not discourage people from looking for better just because of age.
Dear Charlotte, When I discovered your channel I came for all the great beauty and makeup content that I love but I stayed for your personnality ❤️ I know that we all never will really get to know our favourite youtubers but I absolutely love what I see and hear from you in your more personal videos - be it about your career, the horrid history of your ex-husband or your opinions on the movies you watched. I think I honestly would watch pretty much any video you’d decide to put out on any given topic really! You are so considerate and thoughtful in the way you tackle any topic and I absolutely love that about you. Just wanted to say that 🙂
Love your hair! It makes you look so young not that you need any help. What Gen Z is doing is great if it works financially for them to live independently. There are jobs in a society that don’t allow individuals to live so stress free, think bus drivers, trash service, etc. I’m sure they would love an ‘Independent’ job but who will pick up the slack in this amazing utopia and do the jobs no one wants to do? It’s difficult to listen to this generation talk about living for themselves and then state that it’s impossible for them to afford buying a house or paying for little luxuries. You can’t have it all without some effort.
Hi Charlotte! I'm a Boomer and agree with the description of our age group. I'm still working because the salary is too good to give up, but I have learned to push back when my managers attempt to push me into doing a project that I do not want to be involved with and, I have pushed toxic people out of my life. The Gen Z'ers learned those lessons at a much earlier age, and I have to say, bravo!! Also, thank you for the discussion. I'm relatively new to your videos, and I'm happy I found them. I love your personality, the discussions, and the makeup application/information.
I love this topic!! As someone who works in Talent Acquisition I see the difference everywhere. Gen z and future generations are really pushing companies to think differently and as a gen xer - I LOVE it!! You tackled it perfectly.
I’m gen x raising 3 gen z kids with gen X values who wish they were raised back then and not in today’s world. Working to live is fine as long as you have work ethic, personal responsibility and not living in your parents basement playing video games and being on TikTok while they (parents) work hard. I don’t like the constant judging, being on a high horse, or trying to force your beliefs on others that you see today. Gen x was more “we don’t care” attitude. It hasn’t been easy raising gen z kids in this time. Social media, the overwhelming amount of mental health issues just to name a few. I am so happy I grew up when I did.
Absolut the same here. My girls wish they would have lived back then too. Plus, my parents (born around 1940) were never those toxic intrusive hard parents other Gen X folks seem to have experienced. They worked hard, gave me their work ethics, which I passed on to my kids. I just think it will be hard for them to find decent husbands with all those loggerheads and goofballs around…
@@silverwitch6863I have great parents. I did have a lot of freedom growing up as far as playing until nightfall etc etc but my parents were very involved in raising me and we were and are still close. They did have expectations of me and there were rules, and they also taught me values.
I think that my criticism of gen z is that they are too narcissistic and lack real life social skills, too worried about online personas. The trades are becoming a thing of the past and good work ethic is declining, no one wants to work. I’m all for work life balance and better health, but realistically we all need to have some sort of drive to keep society going.
Once I have faced this statement from a Z - person. They seriously (sic!) can tell you, " what? you don't follow all the insta tik tok whatever followers?! But you MUST! Everyone who followed you, you are obliged to follow back." I saw there was an obsession in his eyes, talking so pathetically about these simulacrums.
BOOMER HERE! It's called growing up and earning what you want. You are not going to be in your 20s and 30s forever. You just don't get 5 weeks vacation when you start because you want it and a fat salary and title as well. YOU EARN THAT. I always was lucky to work at a job that I loved. I never felt like work was a burden. I felt that working and saving would allow me to enjoy my life and also save for future benefits. I enjoyed vacations in my 20s, 30s and up and also saved. YOU CAN DO BOTH. I had fabulous experiences but did not just "live for today". I know a number of Boomers who actually did that, what you are describing as a Gen Z thing, and they are still working because they have to. I also didn't want to live home with my parents. I also chose NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN. IMAGINE THAT .... I'm a boomer and also have a number of boomer friends that have no children by choice. Not sure where you are getting your info, but it appears to be a bit too general. My husband has been retired for a number of years and I continue to work, because I love it. It's stimulating to me. I also take trips throughout the year. These are things that I EARNED and not just get because I want what I want. I've also always dressed as I pleased and continue to wear whatever make up makes me happy. I love your posts, but this one is a little surprising.
I’m a millennial who appreciates stability because I’m very risk averse, so I have a normal job. But I don’t try too hard at my job and have a good work life balance. I take all my vacations and travel plenty, I don’t worry about what I buy unless it’s a house or a car lol. I still wear a side part because center part looks horrible on me. I don’t have kids because I’ve never liked kids or felt motherly. I think whatever works for you is good, don’t be limited by your generation or societal expectations in general
Gen X here. Mother of two gen Z. Each generation has their own traits and was raised during very different times. Gen X had the best of two worlds, being born before the rise of computers and the internet, but "young" enough to accompany all the progress on IT. I fear for my chidren, as gen Z, I don't see in them the stamina and resilience we had.
Looking at the younger generations and how they behave, dress and live their lives ( more living others on social media), all I can say is that I’m so fortunate to be a millennial (1984)….And I’m even more fortunate to have boomer parents: hard work, principles, respect, sense of responsibility, being independent and so many other values…. Genz and alpha: lost generations definitely…
I'm Gen X and one thing I appreciate about the younger generations is their commitment to self-care and what you were saying about "working to live." I think it's great. Also, I love that they know they don't have to reproduce. I reproduced, but there was a lot of pressure in my generation to have kids. But, Charlotte, you seemed to kind of lump Gen X and Boomers together, and we are NOT like Boomers!
Do you want my honest opinion? Yikes, here goes! I find gen Z a bit scary. 😬 My experience of gen z people has been that they are pathologically judgemental, low empathy, but incredibly moralistic. I also find them disingenuous and vindictive. Much of their morality feels put on, performative and a cover for something darker. At their core, I think they are devoid of empathy because they were so spoiled and so online for much of their childhoods. Sorry lovey, but I fear for humanity with these people at the helm, not to mention the incoming generations of chronically online, over indulged, soulless people. They remind me of the child mob who spark the witch trials in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. But apart from all that, they're okay. 🤪
I totally agree with your comment. Was going to add the same comment. They are not just moralistic, they see the world in black and white, no shades in between. They love judging and only their opinion is "right and weighing ". They are also very touchy like if they are made of porcelain. But at the same time extremely indecisive . I've met two guys of 22 who behaves as boys of 13. They are eager to give judgment to their own parents like "pfff you know nothing about history" even if their parents are historians. (a real story), basing themselves on dubious references and making such a face. And also they have no life experience , they are always online, sticked to their phones. But what pisses me off a lot is their abnormal arrogance and ungratefulness. Sometimes it seems it is impossible for them to say a simple "thank you"! They sort of squeeze it.. Then, they need absolute attention. They have no empathy and not just egoistic, they egocentric in ABSOLU . They are pathologically unable to discuss with you whatever it is without morality of their own. In everything they are navels of the world, it is their motto. They are dismissive, they judge judge and moralise , theyr dismiss the experience of others, always saying that it is them who "rule", so sure of themselves in words and... unable to make decisions in life, indecisive, weak, unable to admit their faults, coming to their "despicable' parents with a miserable look to ask for money or help, always bragging and competing. But what is very sad, they unhappy and unable to be, it seems, unable to joy. So young and already frustrated (if it were the Dementors who had met them 😅). I always thought it was my generation (late 80-s early 90-s) who were famous for its infantilism, but, honestly, this notorious Z is a sublimation of being infantile. I have really a lot to say about them 😆 Also they are naturally good at casuistry , like they are natural jesuits (or narcissists), driving you nuts and soaking up your energy, because it is impossible to have a good positive conversation with them. Ps. And they do not want to work. They want those easy money and can be tricked very easily (despite their high morality and I-know-everything attitude about life) .
Gen Xer here. (Yes, we're accustomed to being ignored. We like it that way! 🙂) My daughters are Gen Z, and I agree that elders are way too hard on them. They're all just doing the best they can in the screwed up world they've been handed. They're generally kind and so much more accepting than we were. I love Gen Z's heart!
Fellow elder millennial here! My husband and I do not have children and now at almost 41 that ship has sailed. I have gotten a lot of 💩 over the years about it. Our life situation just did not allow for it and it is ok, we have a very full and happy life! I do always cringe though when friends post asking mommas for advice for something like no one else may be helpful - I work in early intervention and have been intimately involved in my nieces’ lives since they were born and I often feel like my life experiences with children is “less than” because I didn’t birth a child. It can be hurtful. I love children, and adore my nieces, nephews and friends’ kiddos! ❤ As always, thank you Charlotte for such an enlightening video 🫶
I like your perspective in this topic and how you try to understand the Gen zs I’m an older mellinnial and I have two Gen zs boys and one Gen z girl I love their fashion sense and I like more comfortable fashion in my everyday life, however for the work part if work from home is social media it is not secure because social media is not stable enough for multiple reasons but if a person has enough money to start a private business from home then it is a whole another story but I still support getting a university degree and find a proper job like a typical millennial 😂
I like Gen Z and I'm at the end of the Boomer category. I was a hippie in my day. Lead singer in several rock bands with the associated tendency to shake up the Establishment. Media has my generation dead wrong. They think we are our Parents and have out parents traits, They could not be more wrong. In fact, Gen Z is more like my generation than any of the rest. I have Gen Z friends and relatives and love their ideas. They question everything. I still do too. I learn many things from them. They don't all live at home with their parents, but rent is a big challenge these days. Good video, Charlotte. Thanks.💚
I agree, Deborah, the boomers are the generation that shook things up in the sixties and seventies, the protestgeneration. Of which the later generations, especially women, benefitted. In that perspective Gen Z are not that different from the Boomers... By the way, putting people in boxes/categories was what we considered (and I still do) to be "square". Being inclusive also means inclusive to other generartions.
Great topic!!! Had this exact conversation with my sister (boomer) last week. I'm GenX and we couldn't agree on many aspects. My thoughts regarding appearance (high heels, perms, skinny jeans, jewelry...): In the older generations there were much more people and so much more competitors. So you had to make an effort to get noticed in the crowd 😉. Thanks for bringing this to our minds, Charlotte!!! 😘
Wow...this was a brief masterclass. Interesting points presented of the generation gaps. Thank you Charlotte ❤ Sending my GenX respect to all other Gens from Greece.
You've just made me realise that I'm a millennial but learning to be more like GenZ,especially at work when it comes to setting boundaries.I also grew up believing you should say YES to everything and I'm glad I'm not this person anymore for my own sake.
Amazing content Charlotte! I really appreciate how you mix up your content and your approach to non-beauty content. Keep up the great work!! ~Gen-X follower
As a boomer I work with 3 women who chose not to have children. I respect the choices made and have to say around kids they are the best! However not everyone is cut out to be a parent. Respect to them for their choices!
Thanks for a great video and topic. All very interesting to consider. As an older parent (47 year old) of 2 girls 4 and 6 years old. I have learned a lot about a new kind of parenting that really didn't exist when my parents were raising me. I think it speaks to the boundaries you were discussing and thinking about empathy and feelings and trying to really understand your children's feelings more than what happened when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. I appreciate the new approach but it is a lot to learn!
I’m 55 and hustled as a cosmetologist for 25 years. From age 16 I started in salons as an assistant till I had my own salon and did everything there was do due in the business. I bought my own home at 25.. But I had missed out on many fun moments,vacations & life in general always working weekends. Now my son at 18 wants to be an artist director of sorts. Everyone says it’s the worst career choice. I say it’s important to be happy and content . Relationships and health is more important than. Gen z has the right idea. Of course we want to “save” for that rainy day lol 😝
While I appreciate work to live and have always tried to do that, I also think we need to acknowledge that they can live at home with their parents because their parents have worked at a potentially soul destroying job to provide that house. Also I’m gen x child free by choice so no one will ever get an argument from me about making that decision. Interesting video! x
Gen x here (1980)..I am absolutely learning from GenZ. I love love love how their aesthetics and ways of being are basically a reminder for all of us to break away with unrealistic and debilitating habits. I also worry about their mental health (social media + state of the world). Go gen Z go!!!
I feel like I am a hybrid of all the generations. I detested dresses and tight clothing and wore sportswear/leisure wear when it was ‘not appropriate’. I didn’t wear heals ever. I was pressured to wear lipstick and nail polish so I wore none. I was told time and time again how much I would change my mind and want children…peri and no children. I wanted children my whole childhood and early adulthood, the moment I realized I would be a married but single Mom with no support system, I decided it was a No. I work really flipping hard but I also fully believe in work/life balance. And I believed it before it was a term. Now, I love wearing makeup, dresses, and my beloved gym shorts still. I don’t dress up for others, I dress up for myself. I have always gone against the grain of societal norms because I don’t care what others think. One identifying belief as a latchkey kid is that no one is going to take care of you but you. Be independent and never ever fully depend on someone else, this is the best lesson I have learned in life.
I feel torn a lot of the time, I am a Millennial but I like a lot of the “Gen Z ideas”. I’m really doubting if I want children (if I’m blessed with having that choice), got rid of my high heels, no tight jeans, comfy clothes and I would love a more stress free job and be more at home. The one that got me torn the most is that I would like a less stress job but there are so many shortages in healthcare nowadays that I don’t feel like I can leave. The most stressful jobs also have the most shortages and some are important for a society. I think instead of dividing in 2 camps (one not even coming close to certain jobs and one defending them because they don’t know any better or are jealous or want to look positive at their own life), should look at how to change the system(s) so the necessary and/or high stress jobs are more attractive and healthy for people. Lesser shortages, healthy happy people, less division. If the shortages remain we must change the system to make that work. One of these changes they are doing now is to put the care of elderly or sick people more towards their families. But with a lot of people still having high stress jobs (both parents), children to care for and everything being so expensive it is a change that is also not very healthy or not possible for a lot of people right now.
I'm supposedly a 'Karen'. I am lucky enough to have been a teenager throughout the '70's when life was lived with innocence and freedom etc etc. I have been lucky enough to embrace ALL the generations; right up to the Alphas. I embrace aspects of all the years I have been lucky enough to experience and I certainly don't look at ANY generation with the scorn you state Boomers feel. I have good friends who are Gen X and Millenials! I don't judge anyone who wears skinny jeans (I wear them and look good in them too). I also wear comfy leggings and tops and 'sneakers' and don't give a f**k about what anyone thinks. I have friends (some Boomers) who chose not to have kids and they were never judged. I work from home AND in the NHS and have done for 40 years and chose to because I love it. I even use technology (shocked?!) I have had two fantastic Millenial offspring who are inspirational, wear comfy clothes and have travelled the world. What I mean by all this is stereotyping or making sweeping generalisations does not help generations to get on together. Let's all get over this 'them and us' mentality; it just stirs up the division.
I’m in the Boomer generation and I applaud the younger generation who are willing to draw boundaries at work to have better work/life balance . And if you are a boomer and able to afford to have your adult children at home so they can travel, have more nights out, etc that’s lovely. That said, many Boomers are providing that lifestyle for their children at their own expense and aren’t able to retire in order to help their children ‘afford’ their lifestyle (which many of them simply can’t if not for their parents sacrificing even more than they already have).
I am a Gen Xer. I started following the traditional path till my short marriage imploded in my twenties. I then decided not to have children and ended up working 4 days a week to have a more balanced life style. I also made travel a priority. Everybody should follow the path that works for them.
Gen Z. The only generation that thinks living at home, playing video games all day and working at McDonalds part time is an acceptable lifestyle for a 25 yr old…😂😂🙄
Gen Z here! Thank you for looking at our generation and seeing where we are coming from. Really it feels like Gen Z is actually the most judged generation, we're torn apart by older gens because we want to have good, stress free life with self love and living true to ourselves how we want to. If we only live once, we don't want to spend it by working until collapsing, bleeding in uncomfy shoes and regretting choices we made because we were pressured to make them. That's kinda how lot of us think, if we want to change how we live, we have to be the change
All that is fine but not living at Mom & Dad’s home because they had to earn a living to pay for this home. Chose your own life but provide for yourself.
There are a lot of people who would love to do just that but simply don't have the means to. Sure there are those who find it easy to lean on their parents, but the fact is that our money is worth less and less, the country you live in matters and the socio-economic status in which you were born all make a huge difference in your options. My parents could relatively easily buy a car, a house and feed a family from one middleclass income. No riches, but no real troubles. For most millennials and younger those are not a given by any stretch of the imagination.
Where would Gen Z be without their parents as their underpinning? I wonder who will take care of the older generation with Gen Zers not interested in medical careers?
Im a millenial & Im allll about the comfort. But yep when I was in my teens and 20s I was in the tight clothes and heels. I never wore high waisted or the skinny jeans. Nope I need to be comfy. You and I have similar story with the kid thing. Being a mom is so amazing its just crazy to think a woman would choose not to have children. Like what else is life for if you dont make a family..
Just remember Gen Z is only 27 at the oldest end right now, so mostly in late teens and early - mid 20s.... jusf because thry have strong ideals & strong opinions diesnt mean theyre right or know whats best or what will work long term. Theyre young, naiive & making the MOST mistakes of their lives right now 😂 youth may have a louder voice cos media & advertising makes anyone over 30 invisible and no longer valid but 20 somethhigs are still just fifuring things out for themselves. Theyre the least skilled & most inexperienced in the workplace. They might act likd they know it all but they dont! I still think theyre worth listening to, and i personally have dated gen z and have gen z friends despite being an elder millennial. Theyre not all living at home etc, i know some who have a stable corporate job at a junior level & work mostly in the officd etc just like we always had to. So good on them
Love Gen Z. My son is 12 so he is at the cusp between Gen Z and Alpha. They are so powerful, informed and confident. I like to think they are this way partly because of us, previous generations.
As a gen z who has never used social media or have gen z friends/family, and actually I am proud of going to work for my payslip 😅 I feel really excluded and invisible now that everyones saying all gen whatever do this and are that way and I'm not that person. Granted I was born in 99 so I'm on the cusp but I just don't know where I fit in in all this🙈😅
I’m a stereotypical millennial gentleman parenting her gen alpha kids - I flippin’ LOVE Gen Z! They have held such a burden by growing up recorded and distributed. They’ve really persevered & still fight for goodness and kindness.
Perhaps the reason they ‘work to live’ is because the economic climate means for anyone not coming from an extremely affluent family the things we were able to aspire to like a house are way beyond their dreams, I have x3 amazing kids in their 20s who will probably never reach this goal (I’m 55). I like what you’re doing here Charlotte their Nana works hard to keep up with their lives, ideas, interests and they adore her ❤
A lot of good insights here. I am on your boat with I could've gone either way originally but very happy I had them. It's your life one way or another, kids are expensive and they're a lot of work. I love my kids and I'm so happy I have them but it's a personal decision And yes on references, ive had jobs ask for references on paperwork they have me fill out after I have accepted the job. So yeah I highly doubt your references are making it or breaking it but I'm definitely paranoid anyway
Haven’t got a single clue which and who is which and I couldn’t care less lol when did all these stupid Gens come into play anyway!!!! Social media again or rather tiktok has a lot to answer for. Stereotyping at its finest. Sad
Boomer here. I wasn't aware that I could be a Karen - in fact I'm the opposite. Live and let live. However - I can't work now due to disability but in my working life, i was stressed, worked long hours and was knackered a lot of the time. I don't begrudge people who have a good work/life balance though. Good for them whatever they do. I've just read that boomers arent tech savvy and have a mistrust of advertising (I was reading marketing info) but I am extremely technical and an advertiser's dream! (Even more hilarious since my working background was advertising). Very interesting content Charlotte
You raise a lot of very interesting and valid point. As an ‘elder millennial’ like yourself it’s been very interesting watching gen Z. They’re a very ‘me’ generation which, as you point out, is not necessarily a bad thing. I 100% agree with dressing comfortably, not killing yourself to work and even about being voluntarily childless. I do worry about their lack of future planning though. By going to university and being in a profession, I can provide for myself and my family. I own my own home, my children go to good schools and I have the financial security to go out for dinners, see shows and go on holidays a couple of times a year. Gen Z and subsequent generations are unlikely to be able to afford to buy their own home and I worry they won’t have the financial security in their older years. Also, the other issue I have with Gen Z are when they are in a professional environment, they don’t have the attitude required to stick it out. I’m a surgeon and got here by working my ass off. My juniors coming through are much more likely to clock off and take their half days etc (which is not a bad thing, I agree) but it does affect their training and I worry that for the community at large, we’re going to have surgeons that have half the training and experience
i kind of feel that medical professionals that are not totally burnt out from their jobs might actually end up being more proficient at them though, don't you think?
@ a fair point and I don’t disagree - a balanced doctor is probably a better one. But would you want a surgeon who’s put in 1000 hours to achieve proficiency or one that’s done half of that. Actually one of the problems we’re finding is that fewer and fewer junior doctors are choosing surgery as a profession. I get it. The lifestyle is shit and you do have to be a masochist to do it. But if you do choose it, you need to commit the hours, the sweat and the tears because the stakes are high. I always tell my students that the greatest skill a surgeon can have is resilience - technical skills can be taught but resilience is what gets you through the long hours, the challenging patient who is trying to die on you and the heartache when one actually does
I am a millenial of the 90s and to me Gen Z seem like a crazy crowd, sometimes I find them annoying and strange but I suppose maybe Gen X think the same of me.
I appreciate Gen Z. I’m a millennial and there’s a lot of things that I wanted to wear when I was a teen and it just wasn’t in stores; cute wide legged jeans (barrel jeans) and cute walkable shoes.
Millennial here. I agree with everything in this video except the job thing. I wouldn't feel safe living paycheck to paycheck(willingly). It is still possible to get a stable full time job that you don't hate.
As a fellow elder millennial, I've always felt the millennial group is a far too large. I feel there is a generation in between millennial and gen Z. Being on the older part of millennial, I relate more to gen X as the reality we grew up in is very much alike, in due to things like the amount of tech options and the economy. I find it somewhat amusing that everyone seemingly goes through the evolution of being the annoying new generation > being annoyed by the younger generation > becoming the annoying elder generation. We could also use that info on the differences to simply try to understand each other better 🤷🏻♀️
I'm an Xennial and my kids are elder Gen Z. I *adore* them and culturally we get on like a house on fire somehow. We're nostalgic and cynical but fun about it! 😊
Regarding work, my eldest got a first in her degree, wants to work, and has been desperately trying to get her career started for over a year. Gen Z grew up seeing how much of a struggle the economy is and they're not stupid. And now they're experiencing it. If their response is to embrace the philosophies of folks like Bertrand Russell and question the very meaning of toil, more power to them. I hope our culture and economies can flex to respect the human spirit.
Omg I'm 41 and i decided not to have children and I lost count the amount of times people would say, U'll change your mind, U'll regret it and what will I do when I get older and there is no children to looks after me 😂. When they see me now and they say omg you really didn't want kids. I remember the nights out in me big heels and at the end them shoes where off walking in the street in bare feet 😂 remember them roll up flats you could buy to put in your hand bag 😂
Well as a Millenial we just didnt have the easier options for work. If we had that option we would have took it. People are just jealous of them like you say! I congratulate them on that. Kind if worrying how society will carry on because no one wants those hard 'real' Jobs anymore..
Gen z seems to be more like how my older millennial self and hubby are. We didn’t let our parents push us around (oh my MIL tried). I also don’t really like this whole generation war thing has gone done. It’s really distracting from what is important like everyone versus the 1%.
I’m a vocal coach and I teach a lot of Gen Z…. Apparently we *millennials* are sooooo cringe (like you said) and they look at us, the same way we portray Boomers 🙈
I know I’m a boomer. It never occurred to me that I might be a Karen. Yes, I worked hard and had a stressful,demanding career, and I really love that other generations think differently. My motto has always been “you do you.”
💯 agree with these points Charlotte. Millennial here The older generation wanting gen z to work hard like they did also want them to suffer with children like they did?! 😅 and only people happy as a parent don’t make these comments
I have a feeling the Alpha’s will be coming after the Gen X’s. Nobody is talking about them now, but nobody used to talk about the boomers either. This is a cyclical thing I think.
Gen X here. We were told our whole lives that we are slackers that will amount to nothing. To which we said Whatever, slapped on our Walkman headphones and kept on going.
The bit that you overlooked about the “able to work less” yada yada is that they can only do that because their parents are still paying their bills… so, a good deal of the griping about them getting “real jobs” are the people paying their bills while they flit about living the dream.
Yes & buying Gucci & going on 5 star hotel holidays for social media content instead of backpacking on a shoestring budget for the life enriching experience
Agreed 💯
I was going to say the exact same lol. What happens when their parents are no longer able to support them? They also seem to be 1000x more stressed and fullll of anxiety!
Nailed it..
I couldn't agree more, they can live their lives yet have to be financially independent and not drain their parents pockets.
I’m GenX with one Gen Z and one Gen Alpha kid. I feel like we’re an odd generation, we grew up before the telecommunications explosion but were young adults with the Internet and the advent of social media, so we straddle both worlds. I think we are skipped over in the generational mudslinging because we are chameleons that adapt to our changing environment, going unnoticed.
Thank you for this video. I completely agree that it seems that lately we all have to be categorized. So I found out lately that I am a gen X and I am happy that I belong to a an era when we were open minded and free, FOR REAL. We really were genuine and not trying to be or look like someone else. Feeling blessed that I grew up without social media and I had real friends and a beautiful childhood and younger years ❤
Gen-Xer here 🙋🏼♀️ The forgotten generation but that’s ok we just sit back, observe and bite our tongues 😁
And we had the best music!
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We just don’t care !! 😂
😂😂❤ Your comment just made my day! 🤣🙌
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I understand your take on the work thing however I would add that Gen Z need to drop the arrogant sense of entitlement, thinking they can dictate to employers what hours they will work, which bits of their job description they will do. Don’t want to do what that job requires? Great, then go and be your own boss and then you can dictate!
I understand your point and agree with the spirit of what you're saying in that there should be a general cooperation in the workplace between employer and employees (of all ages). However, from an social and economic change perspective, I think people should be encouraged to speak up to try define and negotiate a system that works for them. Economic equality and new workers rights have always hinged on people looking for a better life. If any person, regardless of what generation they come from, wants to try and fight for a four day week, or flexible working schedules which would benefit everyone, then let them go for it. Inevitably it's a net benefit for all working class, but hey, anyone who wants to be a workaholic after that point, and likes being paid less year on year, then they can still do that - but let's not discourage people from looking for better just because of age.
Dear Charlotte,
When I discovered your channel I came for all the great beauty and makeup content that I love but I stayed for your personnality ❤️ I know that we all never will really get to know our favourite youtubers but I absolutely love what I see and hear from you in your more personal videos - be it about your career, the horrid history of your ex-husband or your opinions on the movies you watched. I think I honestly would watch pretty much any video you’d decide to put out on any given topic really! You are so considerate and thoughtful in the way you tackle any topic and I absolutely love that about you. Just wanted to say that 🙂
Love your hair! It makes you look so young not that you need any help. What Gen Z is doing is great if it works financially for them to live independently. There are jobs in a society that don’t allow individuals to live so stress free, think bus drivers, trash service, etc. I’m sure they would love an ‘Independent’ job but who will pick up the slack in this amazing utopia and do the jobs no one wants to do? It’s difficult to listen to this generation talk about living for themselves and then state that it’s impossible for them to afford buying a house or paying for little luxuries. You can’t have it all without some effort.
Hi Charlotte! I'm a Boomer and agree with the description of our age group. I'm still working because the salary is too good to give up, but I have learned to push back when my managers attempt to push me into doing a project that I do not want to be involved with and, I have pushed toxic people out of my life. The Gen Z'ers learned those lessons at a much earlier age, and I have to say, bravo!!
Also, thank you for the discussion. I'm relatively new to your videos, and I'm happy I found them. I love your personality, the discussions, and the makeup application/information.
I love this topic!! As someone who works in Talent Acquisition I see the difference everywhere. Gen z and future generations are really pushing companies to think differently and as a gen xer - I LOVE it!! You tackled it perfectly.
Not really, they are pushing companies to hire professional and skilled immigrants who work better than Gen-Z anyway.
I’m a baby boomer born in 1952 and Im Proud I’ve made it this far! We are wise because we have been through a lot and seen it all! ( almost) 😂
I’m gen x raising 3 gen z kids with gen X values who wish they were raised back then and not in today’s world. Working to live is fine as long as you have work ethic, personal responsibility and not living in your parents basement playing video games and being on TikTok while they (parents) work hard. I don’t like the constant judging, being on a high horse, or trying to force your beliefs on others that you see today. Gen x was more “we don’t care” attitude. It hasn’t been easy raising gen z kids in this time. Social media, the overwhelming amount of mental health issues just to name a few. I am so happy I grew up when I did.
Absolut the same here. My girls wish they would have lived back then too. Plus, my parents (born around 1940) were never those toxic intrusive hard parents other Gen X folks seem to have experienced. They worked hard, gave me their work ethics, which I passed on to my kids. I just think it will be hard for them to find decent husbands with all those loggerheads and goofballs around…
@@silverwitch6863I have great parents. I did have a lot of freedom growing up as far as playing until nightfall etc etc but my parents were very involved in raising me and we were and are still close. They did have expectations of me and there were rules, and they also taught me values.
I think that my criticism of gen z is that they are too narcissistic and lack real life social skills, too worried about online personas. The trades are becoming a thing of the past and good work ethic is declining, no one wants to work. I’m all for work life balance and better health, but realistically we all need to have some sort of drive to keep society going.
Once I have faced this statement from a Z - person. They seriously (sic!) can tell you, " what? you don't follow all the insta tik tok whatever followers?! But you MUST! Everyone who followed you, you are obliged to follow back." I saw there was an obsession in his eyes, talking so pathetically about these simulacrums.
BOOMER HERE! It's called growing up and earning what you want. You are not going to be in your 20s and 30s forever.
You just don't get 5 weeks vacation when you start because you want it and a fat salary and title as well. YOU EARN THAT. I always was lucky to work at a job that I loved. I never felt like work was a burden. I felt that working and saving would allow me to enjoy my life and also save for future benefits. I enjoyed vacations in my 20s, 30s and up and also saved. YOU CAN DO BOTH. I had fabulous experiences but did not just "live for today". I know a number of Boomers who actually did that, what you are describing as a Gen Z thing, and they are still working because they have to.
I also didn't want to live home with my parents. I also chose NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN. IMAGINE THAT .... I'm a boomer and also have a number of boomer friends that have no children by choice. Not sure where you are getting your info, but it appears to be a bit too general.
My husband has been retired for a number of years and I continue to work, because I love it. It's stimulating to me. I also take trips throughout the year. These are things that I EARNED and not just get because I want what I want.
I've also always dressed as I pleased and continue to wear whatever make up makes me happy.
I love your posts, but this one is a little surprising.
I’m a millennial who appreciates stability because I’m very risk averse, so I have a normal job. But I don’t try too hard at my job and have a good work life balance. I take all my vacations and travel plenty, I don’t worry about what I buy unless it’s a house or a car lol. I still wear a side part because center part looks horrible on me. I don’t have kids because I’ve never liked kids or felt motherly. I think whatever works for you is good, don’t be limited by your generation or societal expectations in general
Gen X here. Mother of two gen Z. Each generation has their own traits and was raised during very different times. Gen X had the best of two worlds, being born before the rise of computers and the internet, but "young" enough to accompany all the progress on IT. I fear for my chidren, as gen Z, I don't see in them the stamina and resilience we had.
Looking at the younger generations and how they behave, dress and live their lives ( more living others on social media), all I can say is that I’m so fortunate to be a millennial (1984)….And I’m even more fortunate to have boomer parents: hard work, principles, respect, sense of responsibility, being independent and so many other values…. Genz and alpha: lost generations definitely…
Bravo!
I'm Gen X and one thing I appreciate about the younger generations is their commitment to self-care and what you were saying about "working to live." I think it's great. Also, I love that they know they don't have to reproduce. I reproduced, but there was a lot of pressure in my generation to have kids. But, Charlotte, you seemed to kind of lump Gen X and Boomers together, and we are NOT like Boomers!
GenX knows best. Pffft. 🤣😉
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Gen X here - agreed ! I think they figured out a way better life - less stress !
Do you want my honest opinion? Yikes, here goes!
I find gen Z a bit scary. 😬 My experience of gen z people has been that they are pathologically judgemental, low empathy, but incredibly moralistic. I also find them disingenuous and vindictive. Much of their morality feels put on, performative and a cover for something darker. At their core, I think they are devoid of empathy because they were so spoiled and so online for much of their childhoods.
Sorry lovey, but I fear for humanity with these people at the helm, not to mention the incoming generations of chronically online, over indulged, soulless people.
They remind me of the child mob who spark the witch trials in Arthur Miller's The Crucible.
But apart from all that, they're okay. 🤪
I totally agree with your comment. Was going to add the same comment. They are not just moralistic, they see the world in black and white, no shades in between. They love judging and only their opinion is "right and weighing ". They are also very touchy like if they are made of porcelain. But at the same time extremely indecisive . I've met two guys of 22 who behaves as boys of 13. They are eager to give judgment to their own parents like "pfff you know nothing about history" even if their parents are historians. (a real story), basing themselves on dubious references and making such a face. And also they have no life experience , they are always online, sticked to their phones. But what pisses me off a lot is their abnormal arrogance and ungratefulness. Sometimes it seems it is impossible for them to say a simple "thank you"! They sort of squeeze it.. Then, they need absolute attention. They have no empathy and not just egoistic, they egocentric in ABSOLU . They are pathologically unable to discuss with you whatever it is without morality of their own. In everything they are navels of the world, it is their motto. They are dismissive, they judge judge and moralise , theyr dismiss the experience of others, always saying that it is them who "rule", so sure of themselves in words and... unable to make decisions in life, indecisive, weak, unable to admit their faults, coming to their "despicable' parents with a miserable look to ask for money or help, always bragging and competing. But what is very sad, they unhappy and unable to be, it seems, unable to joy. So young and already frustrated (if it were the Dementors who had met them 😅). I always thought it was my generation (late 80-s early 90-s) who were famous for its infantilism, but, honestly, this notorious Z is a sublimation of being infantile. I have really a lot to say about them 😆
Also they are naturally good at casuistry , like they are natural jesuits (or narcissists), driving you nuts and soaking up your energy, because it is impossible to have a good positive conversation with them.
Ps. And they do not want to work. They want those easy money and can be tricked very easily (despite their high morality and I-know-everything attitude about life)
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I've observed some of these traits too.... but ive seen thr better sides as well & I'm hoping for the best!
Thank you for this fantastic response! I couldn't agree more!
Gen X also grew up in the “you can’t be too rich or too thin” the Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous, and the birth of Anorexia Neevosa, Bulimia, etc.
Bullying was bad enough as is...I'm so glad social media wasn't a thing for teen GenX me
ME TOO
Gen Xer here. (Yes, we're accustomed to being ignored. We like it that way! 🙂) My daughters are Gen Z, and I agree that elders are way too hard on them. They're all just doing the best they can in the screwed up world they've been handed. They're generally kind and so much more accepting than we were. I love Gen Z's heart!
Fellow elder millennial here! My husband and I do not have children and now at almost 41 that ship has sailed. I have gotten a lot of 💩 over the years about it. Our life situation just did not allow for it and it is ok, we have a very full and happy life! I do always cringe though when friends post asking mommas for advice for something like no one else may be helpful - I work in early intervention and have been intimately involved in my nieces’ lives since they were born and I often feel like my life experiences with children is “less than” because I didn’t birth a child. It can be hurtful. I love children, and adore my nieces, nephews and friends’ kiddos! ❤ As always, thank you Charlotte for such an enlightening video 🫶
I like your perspective in this topic and how you try to understand the Gen zs I’m an older mellinnial and I have two Gen zs boys and one Gen z girl I love their fashion sense and I like more comfortable fashion in my everyday life, however for the work part if work from home is social media it is not secure because social media is not stable enough for multiple reasons but if a person has enough money to start a private business from home then it is a whole another story but I still support getting a university degree and find a proper job like a typical millennial 😂
I like Gen Z and I'm at the end of the Boomer category. I was a hippie in my day. Lead singer in several rock bands with the associated tendency to shake up the Establishment. Media has my generation dead wrong. They think we are our Parents and have out parents traits, They could not be more wrong. In fact, Gen Z is more like my generation than any of the rest. I have Gen Z friends and relatives and love their ideas. They question everything. I still do too. I learn many things from them. They don't all live at home with their parents, but rent is a big challenge these days. Good video, Charlotte. Thanks.💚
I agree, Deborah, the boomers are the generation that shook things up in the sixties and seventies, the protestgeneration. Of which the later generations, especially women, benefitted. In that perspective Gen Z are not that different from the Boomers...
By the way, putting people in boxes/categories was what we considered (and I still do) to be "square". Being inclusive also means inclusive to other generartions.
@@marcia9278 You are So right!
Great topic!!!
Had this exact conversation with my sister (boomer) last week. I'm GenX and we couldn't agree on many aspects.
My thoughts regarding appearance (high heels, perms, skinny jeans, jewelry...): In the older generations there were much more people and so much more competitors. So you had to make an effort to get noticed in the crowd 😉.
Thanks for bringing this to our minds, Charlotte!!! 😘
Wow...this was a brief masterclass. Interesting points presented of the generation gaps.
Thank you Charlotte ❤
Sending my GenX respect to all other Gens from Greece.
You've just made me realise that I'm a millennial but learning to be more like GenZ,especially at work when it comes to setting boundaries.I also grew up believing you should say YES to everything and I'm glad I'm not this person anymore for my own sake.
Amazing content Charlotte! I really appreciate how you mix up your content and your approach to non-beauty content. Keep up the great work!! ~Gen-X follower
As a boomer I work with 3 women who chose not to have children. I respect the choices made and have to say around kids they are the best! However not everyone is cut out to be a parent. Respect to them for their choices!
Thanks for a great video and topic. All very interesting to consider. As an older parent (47 year old) of 2 girls 4 and 6 years old. I have learned a lot about a new kind of parenting that really didn't exist when my parents were raising me. I think it speaks to the boundaries you were discussing and thinking about empathy and feelings and trying to really understand your children's feelings more than what happened when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. I appreciate the new approach but it is a lot to learn!
I'm a boomer and definitely not a Karen.
Yeah. I'm a millennial and I thought a Karen wasn't a Boomer, but a woman behaving in a specific, toxic way.
@@TimeTravelReads Agree
Great video and perspective! Thank you!
I’m 55 and hustled as a cosmetologist for 25 years. From age 16 I started in salons as an assistant till I had my own salon and did everything there was do due in the business. I bought my own home at 25.. But I had missed out on many fun moments,vacations & life in general always working weekends. Now my son at 18 wants to be an artist director of sorts. Everyone says it’s the worst career choice. I say it’s important to be happy and content . Relationships and health is more important than. Gen z has the right idea. Of course we want to “save” for that rainy day lol 😝
While I appreciate work to live and have always tried to do that, I also think we need to acknowledge that they can live at home with their parents because their parents have worked at a potentially soul destroying job to provide that house.
Also I’m gen x child free by choice so no one will ever get an argument from me about making that decision.
Interesting video! x
There’s always something to be learned from every person you meet, no matter the age. I couldn’t agree with you more!
Charlotte, have you seen Iliza Shlesinger's Elder Millennial comedy special? Highly recommend! Greetings from a 1970's gen X representative!
Gen x here (1980)..I am absolutely learning from GenZ. I love love love how their aesthetics and ways of being are basically a reminder for all of us to break away with unrealistic and debilitating habits. I also worry about their mental health (social media + state of the world). Go gen Z go!!!
I never have used tiktok.
I absolutely don’t understand a word your talking about ? Because I don’t have tic tok or instagram ! Sorry . But thank god I don’t.
I feel like I am a hybrid of all the generations. I detested dresses and tight clothing and wore sportswear/leisure wear when it was ‘not appropriate’. I didn’t wear heals ever. I was pressured to wear lipstick and nail polish so I wore none. I was told time and time again how much I would change my mind and want children…peri and no children. I wanted children my whole childhood and early adulthood, the moment I realized I would be a married but single Mom with no support system, I decided it was a No. I work really flipping hard but I also fully believe in work/life balance. And I believed it before it was a term. Now, I love wearing makeup, dresses, and my beloved gym shorts still. I don’t dress up for others, I dress up for myself. I have always gone against the grain of societal norms because I don’t care what others think. One identifying belief as a latchkey kid is that no one is going to take care of you but you. Be independent and never ever fully depend on someone else, this is the best lesson I have learned in life.
1998 born here. So Im forever stuck between feeling like a millennial but actually being gen Z but not feeling like gen Z at all :(
Gen z, 13-28, they don't know squat about life. We have 6 grandchildren that age. 2 work full-time, 2 part-time and in college. Other 2 well fare.
I feel torn a lot of the time, I am a Millennial but I like a lot of the “Gen Z ideas”. I’m really doubting if I want children (if I’m blessed with having that choice), got rid of my high heels, no tight jeans, comfy clothes and I would love a more stress free job and be more at home. The one that got me torn the most is that I would like a less stress job but there are so many shortages in healthcare nowadays that I don’t feel like I can leave. The most stressful jobs also have the most shortages and some are important for a society. I think instead of dividing in 2 camps (one not even coming close to certain jobs and one defending them because they don’t know any better or are jealous or want to look positive at their own life), should look at how to change the system(s) so the necessary and/or high stress jobs are more attractive and healthy for people. Lesser shortages, healthy happy people, less division. If the shortages remain we must change the system to make that work. One of these changes they are doing now is to put the care of elderly or sick people more towards their families. But with a lot of people still having high stress jobs (both parents), children to care for and everything being so expensive it is a change that is also not very healthy or not possible for a lot of people right now.
I'm supposedly a 'Karen'. I am lucky enough to have been a teenager throughout the '70's when life was lived with innocence and freedom etc etc. I have been lucky enough to embrace ALL the generations; right up to the Alphas. I embrace aspects of all the years I have been lucky enough to experience and I certainly don't look at ANY generation with the scorn you state Boomers feel. I have good friends who are Gen X and Millenials! I don't judge anyone who wears skinny jeans (I wear them and look good in them too). I also wear comfy leggings and tops and 'sneakers' and don't give a f**k about what anyone thinks. I have friends (some Boomers) who chose not to have kids and they were never judged. I work from home AND in the NHS and have done for 40 years and chose to because I love it. I even use technology (shocked?!) I have had two fantastic Millenial offspring who are inspirational, wear comfy clothes and have travelled the world. What I mean by all this is stereotyping or making sweeping generalisations does not help generations to get on together. Let's all get over this 'them and us' mentality; it just stirs up the division.
I’m in the Boomer generation and I applaud the younger generation who are willing to draw boundaries at work to have better work/life balance . And if you are a boomer and able to afford to have your adult children at home so they can travel, have more nights out, etc that’s lovely. That said, many Boomers are providing that lifestyle for their children at their own expense and aren’t able to retire in order to help their children ‘afford’ their lifestyle (which many of them simply can’t if not for their parents sacrificing even more than they already have).
I am a Gen Xer. I started following the traditional path till my short marriage imploded in my twenties. I then decided not to have children and ended up working 4 days a week to have a more balanced life style. I also made travel a priority. Everybody should follow the path that works for them.
Gen Z. The only generation that thinks living at home, playing video games all day and working at McDonalds part time is an acceptable lifestyle for a 25 yr old…😂😂🙄
😂😂😂😂Exactly
Gen Z here! Thank you for looking at our generation and seeing where we are coming from. Really it feels like Gen Z is actually the most judged generation, we're torn apart by older gens because we want to have good, stress free life with self love and living true to ourselves how we want to. If we only live once, we don't want to spend it by working until collapsing, bleeding in uncomfy shoes and regretting choices we made because we were pressured to make them. That's kinda how lot of us think, if we want to change how we live, we have to be the change
As long as you are able to stand on your own feet all is fine.
All that is fine but not living at Mom & Dad’s home because they had to earn a living to pay for this home. Chose your own life but provide for yourself.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with multi-generational households if everyone is contributing.
There are a lot of people who would love to do just that but simply don't have the means to. Sure there are those who find it easy to lean on their parents, but the fact is that our money is worth less and less, the country you live in matters and the socio-economic status in which you were born all make a huge difference in your options. My parents could relatively easily buy a car, a house and feed a family from one middleclass income. No riches, but no real troubles. For most millennials and younger those are not a given by any stretch of the imagination.
How does gen z travel when not working with no money???
But Mommy and Daddy do😜
Where would Gen Z be without their parents as their underpinning? I wonder who will take care of the older generation with Gen Zers not interested in medical careers?
Im a millenial & Im allll about the comfort. But yep when I was in my teens and 20s I was in the tight clothes and heels. I never wore high waisted or the skinny jeans. Nope I need to be comfy. You and I have similar story with the kid thing. Being a mom is so amazing its just crazy to think a woman would choose not to have children. Like what else is life for if you dont make a family..
Charlotte, I am leaving Instagram, and Facebook because Meta does not stand with I believe in. I moved to Pixelfed, mastodon and bluesky
No one cares
Just remember Gen Z is only 27 at the oldest end right now, so mostly in late teens and early - mid 20s.... jusf because thry have strong ideals & strong opinions diesnt mean theyre right or know whats best or what will work long term. Theyre young, naiive & making the MOST mistakes of their lives right now 😂 youth may have a louder voice cos media & advertising makes anyone over 30 invisible and no longer valid but 20 somethhigs are still just fifuring things out for themselves. Theyre the least skilled & most inexperienced in the workplace. They might act likd they know it all but they dont! I still think theyre worth listening to, and i personally have dated gen z and have gen z friends despite being an elder millennial. Theyre not all living at home etc, i know some who have a stable corporate job at a junior level & work mostly in the officd etc just like we always had to. So good on them
Literally no idea about the different gens 😂🙃
Love Gen Z. My son is 12 so he is at the cusp between Gen Z and Alpha. They are so powerful, informed and confident. I like to think they are this way partly because of us, previous generations.
Very interesting. Thank you for sharing a positive perspective of the gen Zs
As a gen z who has never used social media or have gen z friends/family, and actually I am proud of going to work for my payslip 😅 I feel really excluded and invisible now that everyones saying all gen whatever do this and are that way and I'm not that person. Granted I was born in 99 so I'm on the cusp but I just don't know where I fit in in all this🙈😅
I’m a stereotypical millennial gentleman parenting her gen alpha kids - I flippin’ LOVE Gen Z! They have held such a burden by growing up recorded and distributed. They’ve really persevered & still fight for goodness and kindness.
Perhaps the reason they ‘work to live’ is because the economic climate means for anyone not coming from an extremely affluent family the things we were able to aspire to like a house are way beyond their dreams, I have x3 amazing kids in their 20s who will probably never reach this goal (I’m 55). I like what you’re doing here Charlotte their Nana works hard to keep up with their lives, ideas, interests and they adore her ❤
A lot of good insights here. I am on your boat with I could've gone either way originally but very happy I had them. It's your life one way or another, kids are expensive and they're a lot of work. I love my kids and I'm so happy I have them but it's a personal decision
And yes on references, ive had jobs ask for references on paperwork they have me fill out after I have accepted the job. So yeah I highly doubt your references are making it or breaking it but I'm definitely paranoid anyway
Haven’t got a single clue which and who is which and I couldn’t care less lol when did all these stupid Gens come into play anyway!!!! Social media again or rather tiktok has a lot to answer for. Stereotyping at its finest. Sad
What do all the pendants mean? Charlotte wears a few!
Boomer here. I wasn't aware that I could be a Karen - in fact I'm the opposite. Live and let live. However - I can't work now due to disability but in my working life, i was stressed, worked long hours and was knackered a lot of the time. I don't begrudge people who have a good work/life balance though. Good for them whatever they do. I've just read that boomers arent tech savvy and have a mistrust of advertising (I was reading marketing info) but I am extremely technical and an advertiser's dream! (Even more hilarious since my working background was advertising).
Very interesting content Charlotte
I came for the make up. I stayed because I think we’re best friends now lol
I’m a Gen X so might learning loads from this
You raise a lot of very interesting and valid point. As an ‘elder millennial’ like yourself it’s been very interesting watching gen Z. They’re a very ‘me’ generation which, as you point out, is not necessarily a bad thing. I 100% agree with dressing comfortably, not killing yourself to work and even about being voluntarily childless.
I do worry about their lack of future planning though. By going to university and being in a profession, I can provide for myself and my family. I own my own home, my children go to good schools and I have the financial security to go out for dinners, see shows and go on holidays a couple of times a year. Gen Z and subsequent generations are unlikely to be able to afford to buy their own home and I worry they won’t have the financial security in their older years.
Also, the other issue I have with Gen Z are when they are in a professional environment, they don’t have the attitude required to stick it out. I’m a surgeon and got here by working my ass off. My juniors coming through are much more likely to clock off and take their half days etc (which is not a bad thing, I agree) but it does affect their training and I worry that for the community at large, we’re going to have surgeons that have half the training and experience
i kind of feel that medical professionals that are not totally burnt out from their jobs might actually end up being more proficient at them though, don't you think?
@ a fair point and I don’t disagree - a balanced doctor is probably a better one. But would you want a surgeon who’s put in 1000 hours to achieve proficiency or one that’s done half of that. Actually one of the problems we’re finding is that fewer and fewer junior doctors are choosing surgery as a profession. I get it. The lifestyle is shit and you do have to be a masochist to do it. But if you do choose it, you need to commit the hours, the sweat and the tears because the stakes are high. I always tell my students that the greatest skill a surgeon can have is resilience - technical skills can be taught but resilience is what gets you through the long hours, the challenging patient who is trying to die on you and the heartache when one actually does
I am a millenial of the 90s and to me Gen Z seem like a crazy crowd, sometimes I find them annoying and strange but I suppose maybe Gen X think the same of me.
Hard work doesn't get you anywhere. I'm a Millenial myself and I like Gen Z.
I appreciate Gen Z. I’m a millennial and there’s a lot of things that I wanted to wear when I was a teen and it just wasn’t in stores; cute wide legged jeans (barrel jeans) and cute walkable shoes.
Millennial here. I agree with everything in this video except the job thing. I wouldn't feel safe living paycheck to paycheck(willingly). It is still possible to get a stable full time job that you don't hate.
You made me understand Gen-z vs millennials a bit more.👍💯❣️❗
I'm not gen Z and still don't want to have kids and that's ok 😊😊😊 its the best decision i have ever made, i love my freedom 😊
I am millennial and neither me nor all my friends have kids by choice. We are very happy with this decision
@js-sp5gb 🤗
@catetanenbaum2418 i'm not insulting anyone, i respect all the diferent decisions because people are diferent and thats ok 😊
@@limamoni486 Oh absolutely! I wasn't suggesting you were insulting anyone! I think I posted on the wrong comment or temporarily lost my mind, sorry!
@catetanenbaum2418 👏🏼🤗
As a fellow elder millennial, I've always felt the millennial group is a far too large. I feel there is a generation in between millennial and gen Z. Being on the older part of millennial, I relate more to gen X as the reality we grew up in is very much alike, in due to things like the amount of tech options and the economy.
I find it somewhat amusing that everyone seemingly goes through the evolution of being the annoying new generation > being annoyed by the younger generation > becoming the annoying elder generation. We could also use that info on the differences to simply try to understand each other better 🤷🏻♀️
I'm an Xennial and my kids are elder Gen Z. I *adore* them and culturally we get on like a house on fire somehow. We're nostalgic and cynical but fun about it! 😊
Regarding work, my eldest got a first in her degree, wants to work, and has been desperately trying to get her career started for over a year. Gen Z grew up seeing how much of a struggle the economy is and they're not stupid. And now they're experiencing it. If their response is to embrace the philosophies of folks like Bertrand Russell and question the very meaning of toil, more power to them. I hope our culture and economies can flex to respect the human spirit.
You rock, Charlotte ❤
It makes me sad to think of anyone bullying you, Charlotte
Omg I'm 41 and i decided not to have children and I lost count the amount of times people would say, U'll change your mind, U'll regret it and what will I do when I get older and there is no children to looks after me 😂. When they see me now and they say omg you really didn't want kids. I remember the nights out in me big heels and at the end them shoes where off walking in the street in bare feet 😂 remember them roll up flats you could buy to put in your hand bag 😂
I think you need to be around more boomers. I dont know anyone who even comes close to your description.
I love your content lately :)
I don't raise my children in fear of removing things or invasive in personal things like diaries
I don’t know what gen I am and don’t need to what nonsense! Lets not give these labels the time of day people are people it’s agist crap
I think the existential climate crisis also influences this choice to opt out having children.
Technically, we're xillennials because we're on the cusp of gex x and millennials
I'm a Boomer here (at the very end) and I'm not a Karen 😅 yet I must say these Gen Z's are a mystery to me!
Well as a Millenial we just didnt have the easier options for work. If we had that option we would have took it. People are just jealous of them like you say! I congratulate them on that. Kind if worrying how society will carry on because no one wants those hard 'real' Jobs anymore..
Gen X is the I don’t care generation. You’re offended, I don’t care. You don’t like my makeup, I don’t care. That kind of thing.
Gen z seems to be more like how my older millennial self and hubby are. We didn’t let our parents push us around (oh my MIL tried). I also don’t really like this whole generation war thing has gone done. It’s really distracting from what is important like everyone versus the 1%.
I’m May 96- what does that make me??
Young
Well I didn't know Boomers was supposed to be a Karen ...Silly the whole thing to me.
Love will not die . Get a long best you can...silly ❤
I’m a vocal coach and I teach a lot of Gen Z…. Apparently we *millennials* are sooooo cringe (like you said) and they look at us, the same way we portray Boomers 🙈
Ps: I barely understand their language 😆…. But I’m LOW KEY learning it too!
I look so forward to to your videos.
I am a baby boomer. 60 - 71😊
I know I’m a boomer. It never occurred to me that I might be a Karen. Yes, I worked hard and had a stressful,demanding career, and I really love that other generations think differently. My motto has always been “you do you.”
💯 agree with these points Charlotte. Millennial here
The older generation wanting gen z to work hard like they did also want them to suffer with children like they did?! 😅 and only people happy as a parent don’t make these comments
Im a millineal here interested to see your take.
I have a feeling the Alpha’s will be coming after the Gen X’s. Nobody is talking about them now, but nobody used to talk about the boomers either. This is a cyclical thing I think.