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I had a pipe burst last year and it was a whole thing. The deconstruction team was led by a millennial and he had three gen zers working with him. They were amazing and so communicative.
The reconstruction was a young boomer and a couple random teams he contracted out to. Getting anything was like pulling teeth. He seemed frustrated by the questions I had after he offered nothing.
Boomer:
- Expectations: High
- Reality: High
- Complains loudly when things don't work
Millennial:
- Expectations: High
- Reality: Low
- Things suck, late stage capitalism. Say nothing, quiet quitting.
Gen Z:
- Expectations: Low
- Reality: Low
- World is on fire, everyone knows it. Might as well vocalize it while collecting a paycheck.
Gen X:
- Who? Leave us alone.
I kind of like your summarizations, but the Millennials have not been saying nothing, although many have reached an age where they've given up hope. Do you not remember Occupy Wall Street? We started ramping things up, and now Gen Z seems very happy to take over and keep pushing.
Each generation is in some way an extension of the previous one. It can be a good thing, like in this case.
As a millennial I think we tried to follow the life plan set out by boomers that was sabotaged by boomers, realized it didn't work, tried to change it, failed, then lowered our ambitions and are now just trying to survive while making things at least a little bit better.
That sounds completely spot-on. Doesn't help that we were "guaranteed" their formula would work for us and then it didn't, at all.
Kinda hate "quiet quitting" you mean, doing exactly your job and nothing more because employers no longer care to promote from within, develope skillsets, or compensate fairly? When working harder smarter and better doesn't advance your career, why do it?
Gen X: What are we, chopped liver? Whatever, man.
I think you erred in the middle label. Millennials?
Man, I hate it so much when people get pissy when you just ask normal information questions. Definitely a boomer-and-older thing IME.