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Viral Tweet Sparks Debate On Why This Generation Isn’t Soft Or Weak For Quitting Toxic Jobs As Older People Like To Criticize Them
Differences between generations are caused by the natural development of humanity. Because we have different experiences from the world surrounding us, we will have a different outlook to the world than our parents did even though we were raised by them and were taught the values they believe in.
The differences are evident in various areas of life and they’re often easily distinguishable. For example, Twitter user Yugopnik shared his thought about how the older generation observes that young people don’t remain at one company for long if they feel like it is interfering with their life too much and calls them soft for that, but he completely disagrees with that.
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Twitter user points out that calling the younger generation soft or weak for quitting toxic jobs doesn’t make any sense
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Yugopnik describes himself as a “Balkan Slavic Socialist with a YouTube essay channel and cohost of @TheDeprogramPod.” He says he “Dresses like Tito, drinks like Yeltsin, and talks like Žižek.”
The tweet in question went quite viral with 95k likes, so evidently, many people share the same sentiment about not staying in a job that has a toxic environment.
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He understands that sometimes life circumstances may not permit one to quit a job, but other than that, there is no reason to torture oneself for a job
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Yugopnik says that he finds it funny when older people call the younger generation soft or weak if they can’t handle managers who demand too much but don’t pay enough. He understands that some people don’t have a choice and just have to stay to be able to feed themselves and their loved ones, but other than that, he doesn’t think the consequences are worth it.
The comments were filled with people sharing the same sentiment
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Many of them couldn’t find logic in the accusation as employees just are looking for better options
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Twitter users had a heated discussion in the comments. The majority of people agreed that they consider it normal to quit working at a place you don’t feel is suited for you. Some said that doing that is actually an act of self-care and a sign of self-respect.
If you think about it, a standard workweek is 40 hours, so you spend most of your time awake working. So why would you want to spend all that time working for someone who doesn’t appreciate you or with people who make your life harder than it should be? Especially when the circumstances allow you to quit and find something better.
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They feel that if a person is being mistreated and not valued in the company, they have no business remaining there
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Another argument that a lot of people said their older relatives or acquaintances mentioned was that young people don’t have loyalty to their employers and are changing their jobs as if they were socks.
It all comes back to the same reason of not putting up with a toxic working environment as a lot of people feel that they don’t receive the same loyalty from their employers and after a while it just makes them search for better options.
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Many times people aren’t even paid enough to make the suffering worth having a luxurious life
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Not only were people trying to explain why quitting a job that makes you die inside is a very sensible decision, they came for the older generations for having meltdowns when they are asked to put masks on for others’ and their own safety.
Also, if you really think about it, it’s not that easy to walk out from a job. However toxic it is, it is still a source of income, you’re already familiar with it and with the people working with you. The unknown and uncertainty is always scary, so quitting a job in hopes to find a better one is actually quite brave.
To compare, one Twitter user said that the moments when the older generation has meltdowns are when they have to follow life-saving regulations
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Although the vast majority of Twitter commenters fully agreed with Yugopnik, there were some who thought that persevering at a job that you don’t like toughens character and shows a person’s ability to adapt.
After reading all the opinions and reasons, you are really left convinced that if you are not happy with where your life is going, you try to change that and it’s weird to be called soft or weak for that.
Actually, quitting a job is often seen as a bold move because uncertainty is always frightening, but it’s worth overcoming it to get free from a toxic situation
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What do you think of Yugopnik’s opinion? Would you agree with Twitter users who support it or do you think that young people don’t know how to deal with uncomfortable situations? Share your reflections in the comments!
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Jo Choto 3 years ago
What we all need to remember is that every previous generation that ever existed has called the next but one generation after them stupid names. It's been going on for centuries. It's not new. It's not different It's not specific to any generation or group of people. It's still stupid, but it's nothing new.
bumble bee 3 years ago
These generational groups, boomers, X, Y, etc are just marketing ploys to sell people stuff hey don't need based on when they were born. There were no generational groups before boomers, and they were called boomers based on the increase of births after WWII.
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Stefan 3 years ago
Calling a whole generation any name is always too simplistic to be pertinent.
BusLady 3 years ago
I particularly hate this "war" between boomers and millennials. People should except one another's differences and respect one another. What good does it do to be angry?
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Leo Domitrix 3 years ago (edited)
My body will never fully recover b/c I did everything required to work to pay for education, to pay rent, to pay bills, to *eat*, to have medical care b/c we weren't well off enough to afford insurance and not poor enough for Meidcaid. (US, if you can't guess, LOL.) The grinding exhaustion b/c you can't do all that and still get enough sleep, you're never able to eat healthy b/c you don't have time to cook a good meal, it's just what you can grab, and your body just ages faster than the calendar says it does. I probably knocked 20 years off my life. If I did it again? I"d sooner have the frigging student debt. Sometimes. Just to have not been full-time worker, full-time student, just... no. Never. Don't. Not worth the long-term effect. Rant over.
Jo Choto 3 years ago
What we all need to remember is that every previous generation that ever existed has called the next but one generation after them stupid names. It's been going on for centuries. It's not new. It's not different It's not specific to any generation or group of people. It's still stupid, but it's nothing new.
bumble bee 3 years ago
These generational groups, boomers, X, Y, etc are just marketing ploys to sell people stuff hey don't need based on when they were born. There were no generational groups before boomers, and they were called boomers based on the increase of births after WWII.
Load More Replies... Stefan 3 years ago
Calling a whole generation any name is always too simplistic to be pertinent.
BusLady 3 years ago
I particularly hate this "war" between boomers and millennials. People should except one another's differences and respect one another. What good does it do to be angry?
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 3 years ago (edited)
My body will never fully recover b/c I did everything required to work to pay for education, to pay rent, to pay bills, to *eat*, to have medical care b/c we weren't well off enough to afford insurance and not poor enough for Meidcaid. (US, if you can't guess, LOL.) The grinding exhaustion b/c you can't do all that and still get enough sleep, you're never able to eat healthy b/c you don't have time to cook a good meal, it's just what you can grab, and your body just ages faster than the calendar says it does. I probably knocked 20 years off my life. If I did it again? I"d sooner have the frigging student debt. Sometimes. Just to have not been full-time worker, full-time student, just... no. Never. Don't. Not worth the long-term effect. Rant over.
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