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The young workforce has once again been accused of being entitled to a job: the boss of a British plumbing company blames the so-called laziest generation for their parents calling potential employers to to find them a place to work.
According to the Daily Mail, plumber Dan spoke about his alleged revelation during a call to the James O'Brien Show on LBC.
I have a plumbing company, and we have eight or nine people working here, the 29-year-old caller told the 52-year-old O'Brien. – We receive applications from the younger generation, but they never apply themselves, it is always their parents.
“They're not looking for a job. They don't want to be plumbers or apprentices,” he continues. “They're not ready to do what they need to do to get qualified.”
Interestingly, a recent survey conducted by the company Intelligent, showed that more and more job seekers are bringing moms and dads to their Zoomer interviews.
As if acting as a career mediator wasn't funny enough, Dan claimed that many parents even bring their lazy offspring to job interviews, noting, “They're not looking for a job. They don't want to be a plumber or an apprentice.”
When we meet these kids, they don't want to be there; they were just told to be there,
said a frustrated plumber.
As a result, the idea of hiring a young plumber can seem like a pipe dream.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000“We can't find young people under the age of 20 years,” laments Dan, adding that they are “very good and hardworking,” but they are “the exception to the rule.”
Why do so many “Zoomers” use their mothers and fathers as “co-pilots” in employment? The Brit blames their addiction to YouTube and TikTok, which make them feel like “they don't have to go to work”.
A recent study found that a staggering 57% of Gen Z aspire to be influencers.
< em>More than half of Gen Z aspire to be influencers/Photo by freepik
Many of those who work on the ground are often accused of being difficult to work with, and this is one of several reasons why employers are putting a moratorium on hiring young candidates.
The aforementioned Intelligent survey found that 39% of employers actively avoid hiring recent college graduates for positions for which they are qualified, and nearly half admitted to firing recent graduates.
However, 20-somethings have hit back at those who accuse them of being lazy, saying their generation has a great work ethic but values work-life balance.
“The argument that we're lazy is grossly misconstrued,” Erica Burkett, 27, told The Post last week.
She stressed that members of her generation simply don't are used to the workforce that has existed for the past 50 years.