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They’re very big on creating and enforcing boundaries (work/life balance, time off, expecting respectful treatment from higher ups, very woke, etc.). Maybe they’ll save this profession?
Totally sus, no cap on god, on god no cap
I’m 36, but I have a friend who’s a high school teacher so he keeps me up to date on what the kids are saying these days haha
Millennials also try to enforce boundaries and try to not be “that senior” that makes work harder for gen z. It’s just that it’s hard to keep doing it when work needs to be handled and I have to cover for the juniors so they can get the wlb and time off. Millennials expect respectful treatment too. Work treatment is one of the main reasons for switching/staying at jobs. Also we’re “woke” too, didn’t our generation start that? After a while we just learned how to be more “diplomatic” in the workplace I guess? For lack of a better word.
I guess the main difference is just how those boundaries/“wokeness”/“respect” are done. In my experience: 1) millennials had less of a “not my problem” by trying to balance boundaries by working with coworkers or endorsing matters before leaving (this didn’t work btw since work still got prioritized); 2) millennials didn’t publicize issues as much; and 3) millennials expect respect as a default for both parties and will leave if they don’t get it, while gen z have more of a see-if-they-deserve-my-respect first attitude
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I have to wonder how many people here have actually worked with a Gen Z lawyer. They’d have to be born 1997 or later, meaning that if they were K-JD they just started as first years this fall and have been working for less than 6 months.
I feel like I often see comments here that basically treat “juniors” and “Gen Z” interchangeably. At most, people have worked with “Zillenials” who are on the border. Seems like too small of a sample size to create a trend like.
Mixed bag so far, but as an elder millennial I’m trying really hard not to judge an entire generation based on my experience with a few individuals. I’ve got one junior associate who slaps. No cap.
Honestly haven’t worked with any yet or if I did I didn’t realize it.
I haven't worked with any yet. However, we just had a guy born in '97 interview for an associate profession. Seemed like a good kid and I'm kind of hoping he gets the job.
They aren’t lazy per se, but they just have a view of working in a demanding service industry that is inapposite the requirements of the job. I say this as a spice girl millennial (because “geriatric” millennial is offensive). So the baby attorneys at my big law firm think it’s unfair that they need to come to the office twice a week and that it’s penalizing them. But they pretty clearly are all planning to leave in a few years, so they don’t care about long-term development.