I just got bad mouthed on LinkedIn by a fairly new hire for micromanging and being 'rude' and it's affecting me a lot more than I want it to. I think Gen-Z really is the worst and just want jobs that they don't have to work in. I've seen this particular person pretending to work and instead be on their social media multiple times, which is what even led to me being a little more cautious with him. It's not up to me to get him off the team, but the situation is really sticky. I hope management does what they have to do since I've already escalated this with them. Apart from that, how would you best deal with this? This is not a familiar feeling.

Screenshot the post for your records, just to have handy. Also dont categorize an entire generation on this one bad human. Not to discredit your feelings but to put an entire generation in a bad category is unfair. As a millennial who was young in their career when the bashing campaign on us being useless and entitled was at its peak it felt like we were misjudged constantly and I hated seeing people talk bad about my generation when everyone I knew was just trying to pay our bills and survive… remember those days?

And finally why not just say something to them? I’d take the screenshot and send it to them and say let’s talk about this and put a call on their calendar or meet in person. Tell them public bashing of coworkers isn’t cool and a bad look for all of us at the company. if there’s a problem let’s handle it behind closed doors but let’s not air dirty laundry on a professional network. Now tell me, what’s the issue and how can we move forward together in a positive way.

That's tough! I'm sorry that happened, but first and foremest avoid engaging with it. Maintain a professional demeanor, even if it's difficult to! And if you really need to channel the frustration, talk to trusted colleagues or mentors about your feelings and concerns. Since you've already escalated the issue, let management address it while you focus on your work.

In my experience, "management" understands what gen Z does/ doesn't do. But then, they are literally the future, and so there are different sets of rules.

Document where your gen Z resource did not come through for you and the financial impact. If your manager doesn't get back to you, or tries to sweep this under the rug- go to HR with your documentation. Talk about not feeling appreciated and how this outburst (?) On LinkedIn is impacting you. Mental health impacts all of us, but it's only gen Z that talks about it. We were brought up to handle it all.

You could try minding your own business and if this guy or the others you tattle-taled on are actually bad workers they will show it themselves in time at their own demise to management and be dealt with then. Management tends to know what they’re doing. You’re acting like a little snitch lol. YTA.

Start a case with HR, document everything, consider issuing a formal written warning for insubordination.

Can you reach out to your management and LinkedIn about this?

If your company requires you to have LinkedIn then address this with your company. If they don't, then it is unfortunate but you've got to stay quiet. Inventory it and record it in files as needed, but it isn't illegal just petty and annoying.

Please consider having a heart to heart with this person and figure out how you can better manage them, if not for both of your sakes then at least for yours. Micromanagement is not a good management style, and it will start to bleed into how you manage others.

The joys and pains of working in multi-generational environments. I would love to tell you that it gets easier with age and tenure, but doesn’t —it only gets worse.