Gen Z are over having their work ethic questioned: ‘Most boomers don’t know what it’s like to work 40+ hours a week and still not be able to afford a house’'

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It’s no secret that Gen Z often gets flack for being “lazy.” From the Gen Z CEO who defends working from bed to the TikTok trends of quiet quitting and "lazy girl jobs," Gen Z has developed a reputation for applying minimal effort. And their elders are taking notice, like when Sister Act star Whoopi Goldberg chastised young people for not wanting to “bust their behinds” like her generation had to. 

So when the 54-year-old comedian Rick Mercer joined in on the dogpiling and openly started criticizing younger workers, it was the last straw for one Gen Zer who pointed out the double standard of older generations.