The Aftergrad Roundup #02
Rage Applying & Job Hopping | T or F: Employees that stick with their companies for longer than 2 years can end up earning 50% less than their peers who are less loyal and constantly shopping around.
Welcome to The Aftergrad Roundup, a small selection of recent headlines, news bites, and whatever else is going on in the world. Sometimes includes a quiz or poll.
Big tech is in for a rude awakening in the aftermath of its layoffs. Gen Z is fed up and channeling their anger into rage applying and job hopping. And across the United States, people are clocking fewer hours in the office, especially men with a college degree making over $100K a year.
6 reasons to change jobs now «insider»
If you’re coasting in your role or losing money by sticking with the same company, then it might be time to deliver your two weeks notice. You might be missing an opportunity to challenge yourself by secretly “gratitude shaming” or ignoring the fact that your talents and skills are no longer critical to your employer’s business. Ultimately, you’ve got to follow your heart and do what makes you happy.
‘Resenteeism’ Is Natural Successor to Quiet Quitting «glamour»
Naturally, if you hate your job, you’ll come to resent it. Resenteeism is the newest term to describe the condition of lingering in a job you’re fundamentally unhappy with due to concerns about job security or lack of better options. Introduced by staff management software provider RotaCloud, this workplace trend is marked by outward, unsubtle disdain for one’s employer. And it makes sense when you think about how inflation, salary stagnation, and the looming recession have impacted people’s mental health and financial welfare.
What is rage-applying, the new workplace trend helping Gen Z get big raises? «firstpost»
Another workplace trend has emerged, and it’s known as rage applying. Gen Z is using it to win salary boosts. It involves redirecting the resentment towards your current role into submitting multiple job applications in hopes of landing one with higher pay and a better fit. This approach has worked for some, but there are drawbacks to consider.
The Tyranny of Time «noema»
When we think about time, we recall how there are 24 hours in a day or 365 days in a year. However, Joe Zadeh explains why clock time is not a “transparent reflection of some sort of true and absolute time that scientists are monitoring.” Ultimately, time is a social construct, similar to race.
Clock time is not what most people think it is. It was created, and it is frequently altered and adjusted to fit social and political purposes. […] Capitalism did not create clock time or vice versa, but the scientific and religious division of time into identical units established a useful infrastructure for capitalism to coordinate the exploitation and conversion of bodies, labor and goods into value. […] It’s a privilege to live by clock time alone and ignore nature’s urgent temporalities.
Gen Z and millennials are leading ‘the big quit’ in 2023—why nearly 70% plan to leave their jobs «cnbc»
“In December, LinkedIn and CensusWide surveyed more than 2,000 U.S. workers about their professional plans for the new year. Of those respondents, 72% of Gen Zers and 66% of millennials said they are contemplating a career change in the next 12 months, compared to just 55% of Gen Xers (ages 42-57) and 30% of baby boomers (ages 58-76).”
The correct answer is A — True. Traditional wisdom tells us that employees should commit to a company for the long term, or at least a few years. However, data and personal anecdotes evidence that people are switching jobs at higher rates and receiving hefty financial gains for their decision, especially as corporations are showing less and less loyalty to workers. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees aged under 34 change jobs most frequently (an average of 1.2 years for employees aged 20 to 24 in January 2022, versus 4.7 years for those aged 35 to 44), but they’re doing so more often. While this may be the case, it’s important to remember that job hopping has historically been noted as a red flag for recruiters, so this trend could present issues for future job seekers when searching for new roles later down the road.