Topic: Young people are less likely to accept traditional employments in this era! - page 3. (Read 467 times)

Unfortunately, this is the case in my country, as it is in most countries today. Extreme high prices, inflation, major economic problems, and poor income are all reasons that led young people to search for the easiest solution to obtain money.

Naturally, there is a lot of work and opportunities on the Internet, so young people are heading to this easy field, leaving the liberal professions, industry, and agriculture, and this will cause further deterioration of the national economy.

Young people looking for easy and profitable job opportunities cannot be blamed, but the government must be blamed for not providing the appropriate conditions for these young people to work in the agricultural and industrial sectors and providing salaries and financial incentives that encourage them to continue in these jobs that constitute the pillar of the economy of any country.

Isn't this a perfect time for the companies that are on-site based to realize how to improve their compensations and how they treat their employees? This is a wake up call IMO, except for the fact that working at home is more convenient and has higher pay grade than those who are working on-site which may require overtime. Working from home has way more benefits than downsides. One of them is the ability to spend more time with their family even if the job requires tons of overtime, the fact that you are at home working overtimes doesn't really matter at all, it is actually a plus for the income.
We can't really do something to avoid the increasing number of young professionals moving into working remotely, unless the companies will do something about it, like increasing the salary rate and lowering their standards (at least here in PH). FYI, some stores in here are looking to employ a cashier with a 4 year degree, but the salary grade is literally a little above the minimum, while a high school graduate who's working at home is earning triple.
Can't blame them though lol. I even saw a lot of public school teachers quit their job and opt to work for a job remotely from home.

In addition to the two reasons you mentioned, I think the main reason is because young people today are afraid to go to work. They do not like jobs that are heavy or use too much physical effort, they like jobs that use little physical effort, and it can be said that they are lazy. The thinking of most young people is to get rich quickly and without having to put in too much effort. And that's why today, besides many areas of making money online, there are also many fraudulent money-making models born.

I understand that the income from work that runs in the internet world is quite large like some of those who are now successful whether it is trading, becoming an influencer, youtuber or content creator where their income is many times the salary income when we work in the ordinary industrial sector or ordinary jobs as laborers in fixed salaries, but I think it is too early to conclude that venturing into the internet world to achieve a very large income as is done by people who are now successful, because it is not easy to make everything go according to what we want or the intention is not as instant as we imagine.

The conclusion is that in my opinion it is not young people who experience changes in terms of choosing a job but it is indeed the situation and conditions that force them to venture into other worlds to seek income such as the internet world where some are successful but not infrequently also fail. And as you said I agree with that that in my country also most young people are more unemployed, not because they don't want to work but the fact is that it is very difficult to find work in any field, especially jobs in the general industry, and the logic is that the name of necessity will never be tolerated, meaning that if there are many job vacancies in the general industry then it is clear that they will definitely choose it without thinking about venturing into the internet sector.

In my country, it is not that younger people find it difficult to maintain 9 am to 5 pm job, they find it difficult to find  job with 9 am to 5pm time schedule.  In short, there are lots of unemployed individual in my country thus, in order to earn, they are forced into trying freelancing services.

So I think the title is an overstatement because the majority of young people today are still willing to have a fixed salary (get employed) rather than venturing into their own.

I guess kinda, I mean freelance jobs pay a huge amount compared to the traditional job and working at the office, I have a full-time job and the salary was very low, I have a side hustle part-time/freelancing pays a lot better than my full-time job, luckily my full-time job was not that strict I was able to do side hustle most of the time as long as I have free time, I just need to deliver my output but I could work anytime I want to. If your talking about the work from home situation I mean who doesn't like to work from home, for sure we all want that. Especially here in my country where the traffic was a huge disaster plus the offices and big companies are located only on the capital of the country so if you live a few city away the transportation would be hell, not to mention that its very hot because of the climate change here reaching a peak of 42degrees.

The reality is that world's population has grown too much, technology evolved a lot, many jobs spots were replaced by machines and AI and now we have a bunch of people without any occupation or purpose in our socities. Of course there are some low paying jobs left, which can be always found if are willing to work, but probably they don't worth your time if you are planning to make a long term income from them... As side hustle or as investment source it can be a good idea, but not worthful for a living.

On this aspect, I don't blame the new generation for not willing to work for miserable wages. But on the other hand, these emerging adults should take some responsabilities in life and understand if they don't try thriving, nobody is going to do this for them, neither life is going to knee before them with a silver tray offering all the wonders of the world and solutions for their lives at the reach of their hands.

The phenomenon we are watching is new, as are the outcomes they are going to generate. Balance has to come naturally, and not artificially like governments are used to do. It's worthless to raise minimum wages and offer extra benefits, if it's not clear from where the money is coming. Minimum wage is raised every new year, but at same time prices of goods and services increase on the same or in a higher intensity, so the most important thing, which is raising purchasing power is never achieved.

its about convenience sometime working traditionally as you stated working for people and get paid small amount isn't really the way, the mental burden is too much for the small amount of salary.
moreover freelancing also can be done from home, many younger generations actually enjoy working from home I presume after getting used with it within the pandemic.

if they can work from home and earn more than working in traditional employments I think it does make sense why they prefer to freelance instead.
its just overall a really good working environment where you can just do things from your home, select only the task that you want to do and still getting paid the amount that you initially agreed.

personally I also prefer the freelancing job as well, its just really flexible moreover with this job you can add things you've finished to your portfolio as well.

For me, as long as they still have the desire and will to make money, it doesn't matter. Compared to those who just laze around and don't seem to care about their future, where they fill their daily lives just by playing games, scrolling short videos, and playing on social media without producing anything and only becoming a burden on the family.

Although it is true that currently, Gen Z's interest in traditional industries continues to decrease, especially in the agricultural sector. So this raises concerns about the regeneration of traditional industries. and for the survival of humanity, the regeneration of workers in traditional structures is very important. Da to attract Gen z's interest in the industry, it is important to highlight the values that are relevant to this generation. One of the areas they are interested in is sustainability and ways of making a positive environmental impact. So, focusing on topics like organic farming or using environmentally friendly agricultural practices could draw their attention. In the mining industry, one effective way of promoting environmentally friendly technological innovations is through the adoption of enhanced drilling as well as extraction methods that are more efficient and sustainable. Similarly, in the manufacturing sector, applying modern technologies like 3D printing combined with innovation and responsibility can attract the attention of Generation Z.

Currently,AI and Freelancers networks are on fire and Gen Z,they're truly maximizing this opportunity for this generation precisely.
Technology they say has done more good than harm to us,and there's an optimum advantage it has rendered this age.Technology keeps inventing and creating savory opportunities with breathtaking profits/earnings,and a lifechanging profession for survival.

Using bitcoin as an example,we all know the benefits,assistance and overly performance of knowing,having,using,trading e.t.c bitcoin to you and I.Technology has a lot of advantages,and financial freedom is one of them;it something that drives people crazy,not just crazy but
It's serves as a relief,an opportunity,an alternative and lots more.

But mind you,there's a niche for everyone,find it,discover it,build it,own it and make it happen for yourself...

generalization won't help to understand reality.
There are thousands of different groups of youngster in our society.

We live in an era where money is everything, you can't do anything if you don't have money and you can't live a good life if you don't have a lot of it. This is the reason why people, even the younger generations, are always trying to do what will earn them more money, and if there is something that you can do more conveniently and earn more money as well, they would prefer that without a doubt.

One more reason behind this can be the way they are raised. A child who is raised in an environment where they see the elders using technology all the time, mobile phones, laptops, television, cars, and everything else, and they don't see them going to a farm and working to earn money, so they grow up with a mindset where they think they need to utilize these things to earn money and they learn about these things only.

As someone from the generation born in the 90s and 20s, it would be a shame to only rely on traditional jobs to earn money. Now that the internet has spread to almost all corners of the world and we have seen many rich and famous influencers come from rural areas, well, this is a privilege that many people can enjoy when the internet has reached the whole world.

However, not everyone has the talent and destiny to make money online, there are also many young people who, even though they have worked very hard, are destined to work in a company. But to learn any skill, it's very easy now, it's even widely spread on YouTube.

Let's face it, "traditional jobs" can be very hard work and in an era of "influencer" celebrities who get rich by sitting at home playing computer games or doing makeup videos, that seems super easy in comparison. Even the people who ended up taking those traditional jobs that existed 30 or 40 years ago, who are coming to the end of their careers, would probably have tried to take an easier path if it was available at the time. However we have probably encouraged the wrong type of role models in society, but entertainment and instant gratification media now is so prevalent in a world of non-stop scrolling. There is room for many different people in many different fields to create interesting content, but we still need plumbers or electricians who should be paid very handsomely for knowing a proper trade.

Different eras require different approaches to life and work. There is a ridiculous rise in cost of living today when compared to 30 years ago.

One could survive on less pay cause they had less bills to pay, housing wasn't so expensive, inflation was not this high. Fast forward to today, more people are living from pay check to pay chek, and have to find side hustles to make up the income.
In the quest for this "hustles" people create opportunities in different fields which require less time and can be done remotely.

With the advancement in technology, more jobs will become automated to fill in the gaps.

If it's with their mentl health then it depends on the individual. Some people are getting happy if they have money; to give to their parents, buy the things they want, or anything that characterizes financial freedom. Well yes working at a young age is not advisable 'coz young ones should be focusing on their studies but we cannot blame them since they are the ones who sees the situation they are in. Our mental health would be affected no matter wha working set up we choose simply because we have different level of tolerance from one another.

With freelancing, I don't also see anything bad from it. Not following the traditional working set up is not a bad thing in the first place for the employee if that's his or her preference. I believe this is a part of evolution in line with technological advancements. There's also nothing wrong following traditional professions but let us allow everyone to make their own preference of how working and earning money should be done on their convenience and preferences.

You have spoken the mind of the young ones indeed. It is exhausting spending more time and effort into work that will not give us maximum returns It's just like putting our energy into the wrong things. Growing up i had the mindset of not going to work for anyone the reason was because i saw how my parents worked for over 30 years and still working but the result of their labor is poor and unfulfilled. Ever since then i made up my mind that i will be in charge of how i work and there must be flexibility in any work i chose in this life.

When you exchange time for money you lack more time to think about ways of making more money. This is why i choose to be a website designer. I can work from home and have time to do other things like reading, fun activities, also invest into business and of all things i will have time to upskill and learn new things. This is the kind of life i want for myself, not a life where i answer yes sir to someone after giving him almost 80% of my time for some peanuts. I'm glad that the young generations have adopted technology, now there are competitions everywhere.

One thing I'm seeing is that these jobs aren't as rewarding compared to the jobs that people can get on the internet. Agriculture in a lot of countries tend to favor those who has the capital to own their own land and those who has the money to invest on livestock. With this knowledge, the younger generation opt to learn a skill and sell it over the internet in exchange for flexibility and more money. Of course, who would want to work on a farm and get a few dollars worth for their time and back-breaking effort?

A lot of the young ones are looking to get some compensation that is worth their while and does not take a long while to get. If these opportunities were available to people back then, I'm pretty sure the older generations would hustle hard to get what they wanted and be successful for literally half the time it would take them to master a trade and sell their services.

It's alarming that fewer kids want to learn a trade or work in the fields that empower our society, but you can't really blame them for wanting to be self-sufficient early on unlike the older generations who value their work so much and would literally spend half of their lifetimes in order to prove their worth.

You are 100% right, actually the world is moving toward modernization and technology. I read stats a few days ago that there are 20 apps that did not exist 20 years ago, I am finding it difficult to get a source but will provide it later. The main things were social media, which did not exist 20 years ago and now it did. Which has opened a lot of ways for not only GEN-Z but for millennials as well. Even Octagerian are also making money by freelancing.

In my opinion millennials are the ones who are taking most of benefit from current technologies because when we visit software houses we only see youngsters there, and we see less millinials there. Which indicates that these 50 to 55 years old dudes are finding another source of income and at the end they end up on LinkedIn with some good company.

Well, I say why we have to keep a balance, because not everyone is doing freelancing, all the five fingers are not equals, world's nature is based on diversity and it can't be changed. Its how world work we don't have to worry about it.

You can't blame the generation that we have today, they are the product of what the standard the society has set and that is what they grew up to see. Imagine a musician that came from nothing actually become something with plenty of money than the money an engineer will ever make in his entire career. They feel relax and also want to try quick alternative to make money than go through the school system.

Another bad thing the society has allowed to exist is social comparison and inferiority complex. Children used to take engineers and medical doctors as role model back then but now, they just want to be like some baddies and gangsters who portray things on social media, learn from that to use that to oppress their friends or just to feel among their peers, the society has a lot to adjust my friend.


Technology has a lot of advantages than even the disadvantages but we chose that over the merits side. The society should be in better place because technology exists and not to be misuse. If technology has advanced well before now, we wouldn't have been in this messes the way we are right now.