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Do today's teenagers/20-somethings lack resilience?

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ToutesetBonne · 24/05/2025 08:57

Prompted by another thread, I'm reminded of the number of times, at work, when I shake my head in disbelief about the dramas some of the younger staff create out of nothing!

I work for a lovely organisation in beautiful surroundings, with some of the best 'perks' I've ever encountered. Our salaries are well above average and we have free lunches, parking, and private health care.

Despite this, so many of our younger staff throw complete wobblies if asked to do anything that they perceive to be outside their role description, and have close to a breakdown if a manager (I am not one - no-one reports to me) queries any aspect of their work or asks them to change something in a written paper, or suggests that they might need some help with a task.

Where is the resilience? I am a labour voter who cringes at the expression 'snowflake' but, gosh, I'm beginning to see where it comes from!

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WasherWoman25 · 24/05/2025 09:06

DH & I both say the exact same thing, we are in very different industries and roles but feel exactly the same.
He is working with apprentices who cry when get asked to do something different or fix an error.
The younger people at my place, are exactly like you describe.
I also see it in my own teens, and as much as we have worked really hard on bringing up independent young people, some of the stuff they say or do drives me to despair (they do both have SEN needs though so then I feel bad).