Gen Z at Work: Selfish or Rightfully Rebellious?
Gen Z at Work: Selfish or Rightfully Rebellious?
Invitation posted by Igor
There is the notion that Gen Z is very difficult to work with. They often call in sick, have no motivation, don’t take responsibility …
A co-worker recently told me about an intern who asked her:
‘Can I go home early? I want to do my laundry today.’
‘How is her laundry my problem?’ my co-worker asks, ‘I have laundry too, I do it in my free time. It would never even occur to me to ask a question like that!’.
I understand her bewilderment. I know that it’s impossible to get anything done at work if the people you work with don’t show enough commitment. And it wouldn’t have occurred to me to ask that question either – but why is that?
What has changed and is that change good or bad? Were we more committed or just more obedient? Has the younger generation forgotten how to work, or has it learned to stand up for their interests more confidently?
In our experimental discussion, we want to examine these questions together and explore from different perspectives what is happening in the world of work and what we think about that.
This invitation is for members of all generations. We may complain a little about each other, but in a loving way 🙂
Join us!
This discussion is part of the event series “The Discussion Experiment”. It serves to test and develop new, more fruitful and fun methods for group discussions.
There will be two discussions on this topic, one in German and one in English, feel free to participate in both.
Participation is free. You don’t need to prepare anything or have a strong opinion — just bring your curiosity and about two hours of your time.
When & where:
In English – Tue, 19 November – 18:30
In German – Wed, 27 November – 18:30
Berlin, Schöneberg
(You receive the address after registration)
Please reserve your seat via Eventbrite
Here are answers to some questions you might have:
The discussion experiment is a method designed to discuss complex and controversial topics in groups in a way that creates more clarity, reduces misunderstandings and makes conversations more interesting, inspiring and fruitful.
This is achieved with a new moderation technique that slows down and relaxes the discussion and supports all speakers in formulating their statements in a more clear and focused manner.
The aim of each discussion is to further improve the method based on the experiences we make – at the same time, of course, we want to have an interesting evening and an engaging discussion.
No, this format is not about competing against each other or about convincing people through rhetorical skill. Rather, it’s about finding common ground despite different opinions and exploring various aspects of a topic together.
It’s perfectly fine to just listen. You can decide for yourself at any time how active you want to be and will not be asked to speak. The only exception is at the beginning of the conversation, where we do a quick round where all participants say their names.
This event will last about 2 hours, i.e. until about 8:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to stay a bit longer after the event to finish the snacks, connect and mingle.
The venue is on the ground floor and accessible with wheelchairs. However, there are unfortunately no wheelchair-accessible bathrooms!
Picture: I am using AI generated images because I am organising this series of events on a no budget basis. As soon as I have a sufficient budget, I intend to commission illustrators instead. The image was created with AI (DALL-E) and altered with Photoshop.