Um, Employers? The Z's Would Like a Word
A podcast about the recent wave of Gen Z firings
Wait, what’s up with the report that “6 in 10 companies fired a recent college graduate they hired this year”? This is an alarming trend, and it might not just be the rising generation that needs to make a mode switch.
When I was a kid my family dinner table used to make fun of the way Robert Ludlum’s spy novels paired unexpected words like The Bourne Identity and The Gemini Contenders. We’d concoct The Broccoli Ignition and The Folger’s Dilemma and The Laundry Mandate. (Wait, that last one was a real thing.)
If Ludlum were writing about the recent Gen Z firings, what would he call it?
The Dismissal Protocol? The Employment Gambit? The Initiative Factor?
Be careful which title you choose. It’ll say something about whether you think all the dismissals are due to a poor work ethic or inadequate onboarding.
This week, the Mode/Switchers—with the help of Gen Z guest Alex D’Agostino— unpack this latest intergenerational reckoning.
This week’s Spell It Out feature addresses the trend of “Quiet Cutting.” What do you think that phrase means?
A. The workplace requirement to lubricate scissors so they don’t squeak
B. The trend of snipping office plants at the roots so they fall over in meetings
C. The tendency to sneakily jump ahead in line for the bathroom
D. The trend we’ll actually discuss in this week’s podcast
One more thing. When you hit play on the podcast above, would you also navigate to Apple Podcasts or Spotify and give us a follow?
And thanks,
- Craig
