Topic: Young people are less likely to accept traditional employments in this era! (Read 467 times)

I actually look at the income earned or salary rather than the job because realistically everyone will look at the salary first before choosing a job.
And indeed in developed countries there are many jobs with high salaries so it is true as you say and this is inversely proportional to developing countries where people find it quite difficult to find work so they will do everything possible to continue their lives.

But maybe this only applies to western countries, because in developing countries like mine there are still many young people who want to enter traditional industries such as oil and gas, agriculture, factories, etc., because compared to western countries, where there are many job opportunities in the technology and information sector, in developing countries job opportunities for this sector are still limited. And what's more, in my country the salaries of people in the oil and gas sector are very high, different from other sectors which on average are the same, so it is still a dream for young people.
But indeed I also see that today's young people who live in urban areas tend to be weaker against work pressure, where they prefer to work more flexibly and without being regulated, this may be a challenge for young people in the future to have a poor work ethic and difficult to control.

The lack of government attention will indeed make it difficult to find job vacancies in this field and the younger generation will also be lazy in choosing this field because after completing their education it will be difficult to get a job that suits their field and the current generation will also be able to easily find out about foreign cultures. and they are more interested in that culture and this would be very unfortunate, maybe one day their traditional culture will be lost and no one will be able to recognize it anymore because it is not well maintained.
Yes, of course the current generation will look for other fields that can give them work because this field has received very little attention so it will be very difficult to get a job vacancy.

You're right here! I feel that if the government has more opportunities for the youthh in the tradition sector most persons would consider to work in that area. This problem started form when there will be thousands of graduate and these graduate have no work. So am not surprised that even at a teen we no longer keep our hope on the traditional sector anymore. Apart from the internet influencing our decision the government has failed for not fulfilling their sworn premises to provide job opportunities for the youth.

Basically I grew up during the same period, where people were taught to just be a good employee, I think it's much better what the younger generation have. They know their value, they do not accept the fact that they are going to be just another clog in the machine and they demand more from life.

If business owners can't afford to pay more then they do not deserve to have workers to begin with. Your employees should be living a decent life, if you can't afford a salary that would be a decent income for these employees then you should close your business and become a worker yourself. For decades we worked at places for peanuts and small amount of money just so that the business owners would have fancy cars and mansions and yearly world tours, new generation doesn't accept that difference anymore, it is that simple. I support them, I am not like them but I wish I was.

What you say is very true, everyone has their own passion. Indeed, the development of information technology as it is currently undergoing changes and processes very quickly. I think it's not that this new generation doesn't want to work in traditional jobs, the problem is that there are very few traditional job opportunities in every country so they look for alternative ways or other solutions on how they can make money like people who are already successful in this sophisticated world. If the younger generation has found their way and is successful in this internet world, I don't think they will want to work in traditional jobs.

The fact is that now we live in the age of the Internet, and all young people see what is happening all over the world. And now no one wants to have a low-profile, dirty, difficult job. Everyone thinks they're special. In our time, we went to those specialties that we could master, we did not think about becoming bloggers - monetization had not been developed before, and our parents taught us that money can only be earned for hard honest work. And now there are many ways to monetize, and if the author has good content, then his efforts will definitely be rewarded.
Will there be a shortage of workers in the working professions?
Most likely, yes.
We invariably go to the fact that soon the author's work and workers will be very appreciated.

That's a short term solution. You increase minimum wage and you'll see the effect on the prices of goods and services. Employees will not feel the higher wage since the cost of living also increases so they will still choose to leave traditional employments.

It's inevitable that only a few will pursue a career on these fields. It's those who have real interest and those who enjoy the job that will carry these industries. Maybe introducing them more in the education system and to a younger audience would help.

However, in this case the conditions are now a little more complicated where those who are actually fixated on several platforms that they think will get quite stable results in terms of economy because they see several successful predecessors there such as YouTube, Meta or currently TikTok although in some countries there may be restrictions but in the end a lot of young people are indeed fixated and think that it is the only job for them which makes the situation a little ambiguous where they seem to lose their identity because they are not looking for other options apart from being an influencer or content creator on a platform which in the end when they fail they become confused because they do not have other skills.

Although this is considered profitable, on the other hand, when they cannot compete, they seem to lose their way because they are confused about finding a job.

Hey, with what the young generations of now have seen in this internet world and how they’re exposed to the money here, I don’t think the government minimum wage can convince them to go back to the traditional means of employment, using your energy to get paid for your services. With the way the internet works is enlarging, even those that have become billionaires through the traditional means are now diversifying and making everything look like a tech company that young ones don’t need to spend much time to get works done or not necessarily living home to work, which is the best part of this.

A solution could come soon because most especially Agriculture cannot be abandoned just like other means of survival in this world. This generation are leveraging on internet money but I still feel other sectors can’t be completely abandoned as many people will still find their ways through those means and earn a better living through there. Division of labour is still active and will prevail over all this.

I understand with your point.

But, I didn't mean 20 years old boy will take the high positions without any experience. In my country, even you're a highly skilled worker and already have 5 years working experience, you're not yet enough to be promoted to senior positions. Or you can be promoted to senior positions, but your salary either stagnant or increase less than 20%.

So there are two options:
1. Continue to work as junior position with less job desk.
2. Promoted to senior position but didn't get paid accordingly and high pressure.

Move to other company isn't an option because finding new job is getting harder.

  Young people nowadays prefer direct government office work to traditional employment. Some of the reasons why some youths dislike these traditional employment are as follows;
1. Traditional believe; Many people believe that since traditional employment is not an employment which reigns with in a duration of time, they think that their lives is more in danger than that of government office employment, so for that they choose to avoid it. because of the fear of the envy of their rivals.
          Also, since they believe that it is some time a turn by turn affair, they seem to lack interest in it from the initial stage, bearing in mind that they will rather apply for a job in government direct office work seeing it that it'll be too late before their turn will come.
2. Barbarism; Even the way and manner some traditional festival are being celebrated by traditional rulers seem to be so barbaric to some young people's perspective.
3. westernization; Even the way western rules have over powered traditional rules today, has discouraged most of the youth to accept employment offer.


Exactly, more so, some of these young people suddenly change to technology rather than traditional employment due to one or two reasons;
For example,freedom, most of the youth today like to be busy with the ways and how money can come. So they think that traditional Way of living is a waste of time to some extent, they changed to technological Way.
   Since in social media, one is free to say what ever he wants to say and do what ever he or she wants to do. 
  And also due to technological advancement, one can have financial freedom by engaging him or herself in one or two online business and also some airdrops can be available that can make you earn dollars without specific limit.

Yes that's right. In the current technological era, many Generation Z generations are using the internet to earn income because of course currently earning income via the internet is much easier than earning income from traditional work. Apart from the working hours determined by a company, you can also earn more income from online work than from traditional work. Maybe this is what makes the younger generation more inclined to work on the internet, such as becoming influencers, YouTube, TikTok and so on, rather than working in companies or offices. Actually, there is nothing wrong with it, because every era always changes and currently the internet has become a sophisticated technology for finding work and earning income easily.

Correct. Don't worry too much, because of course not everyone has the skills to earn income on the internet, so there are still many people who are interested in traditional jobs. This is the same as many people's concerns about AI technology that human labor is no longer used, but in fact not all work can be done by AI.

My first thought concerning the world employment rate and younger generation like you mentioned the gen z generation is actually surprising. The fact from my perspective there's no employment opportunity like the past and secondly everyone seems to be competing in our generation today like fighting for higher grades, dedication, integrity, all the good features a staff must maintain so sometimes I believe this generation will also want to work as a staff in higher companies but when there's excess competition most people will not even get the job. We all know what it takes to work in an oil company but there's no opportunity, working at home can be done by an organization too besides the chart never specified the type of work. During the covid 19 pandemic, alot of organization could not operate physically so they had to use the online system using laptop.

You are right, but I believe despite all this, there will always be people willing to work in traditional industries because out of millions of people, there would be some who would be interested in traditional industries such as agriculture, mining, oil, etc. Besides, it is not like the whole world is going to get educated, no matter how advanced the world gets, there will always be some parts of the world where people won't be educated enough to be able to work in modern industries and workplaces and use technology to earn money, and such will be the people working in traditional work sectors.

So considering the economic situation we are facing all around the world, this should be the least of our concerns. Governments should make sure their countries have stable economies and their people aren't suffering from inflation and high rates of essentials. Things such as we are discussing here won't be that big of an issue I'm sure.

I think that the main reason why this new generation don't want to do the traditional works, where they'll work from morning till evening and receive salary at the end of the week or month is that they can stay in the comfort of their homes and earn even more money online. So why sweat and get their hands dirty, when they can conveniently relax and work in a conducive environment, make their money with their smart phones or computer. If there was internet and this level of technology in the older generation, the folks then would've probably done what this new generation is doing now, so I guess they're privileged to have the internet to earn incomes from it.

I don't think that we should be worried about who will do this traditional works, because we have billions of people on earth and everybody can't work online, some will always find passion in the traditional works.

Younger people are less likely to accept traditional employment probably because they value flexibility & work-life balance seeking greater control over their time & schedules. They prioritise personal growth & fulfilment opting for careers that align with their passions & values. Younger generations embrace technology & digital platforms, enabling them to work remotely & explore entrepreneurial ventures. Younger people are driven by a desire for autonomy, purpose & the ability to adapt to changing economic landscapes.

Minimum wage and companies need to start giving a damn to how management is. There's a LOT of repeated workplace toxicity in various companies not to mention that favoritism can be pretty rampant. You'd probably work 2 -3 people's worth and still get the same pay of someone just sitting at their table all day since they're a relative of the boss lol. And probably a couple more stuff like that, e.g. being paid so low, "passion pay" and others.

Minimum wage is something natural ofc. Plus, not only does it benefit young people, but it also benefits people who've been stuck in that system for a few years now.

In the digital era like now, Generation Z must be able to take advantage of technological advances, in any field, so that it can open up employment opportunities for Generation Z. Because as you said, in an era like this it will be very difficult for Generation Z to be able to take advantage of these technological advances. . It would be a shame to only rely on traditional work, because in the internet era like now, it is very easy to earn an income if we are really serious about studying it.

For me, in this digital era, Gen Z must be able to utilize the internet by innovating and developing creativity so that they can develop quickly, because now we can easily access information through existing social media. We have entered an all-digital era and it is very natural that many generation Z are taking advantage of this to earn income. The reason is, the increasingly advanced and digital era will make it easier for Gen Z to innovate and be creative. So that they are able to read this opportunity, so that it can be used as an opportunity to make a lot of money from traditional work.

Have you ever had the opportunity to work with a presidential house before or have you ever had a chance to work as a politician before? OK let me come down a little bit, have you ever had the chance to ask how much a senior petroleum engineer earn per annum? There are some physical work that just take 101% of your time and you hardly have time to do any other things, and they are well paid for their time and bonuses that even online can't give them, so change your orientation about physical work, not everyone earn penny doing physical work.


How many people are making money legitimately online other than doing gigs and doing content creation, they are just few. I believe if not for forum that some here learnt some Bitcoin technology and other ways of the forum, I'm very sure that many people here hasn't earn money online before, they just face their physical work but because here exit, they spend sometime here and get paid some change to settle little bills. Not everyone can do online no especially when you don't have the skills except if you want to work remotely if giur job requires you not to leave your house.