Some Gen Z grads being fired quickly

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For a time, employers put up with some new grad employees because there was a manpower shortage.

Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change

After complaining that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with for the best part of two years, bosses are no longer all talk, no action—now they’re rapidly firing young workers who aren’t up to scratch just months after hiring them. According to a new report, six in 10 employers say they have already sacked some of the Gen Z workers they hired fresh out of college earlier this year.

Intelligent.com, a platform dedicated to helping young professionals navigate the future of work, surveyed nearly 1,000 U.S. leaders. It found that the class of 2024’s shortcomings will impact future grads. After experiencing a raft of problems with young new hires, one in six bosses say they’re hesitant to hire college grads again.

Meanwhile, one in seven bosses have admitted that they may avoid hiring them altogether next year.Three-quarters of the companies surveyed said some or all of their recent graduate hires were unsatisfactory in some way.
Gen Z grads "unprepared and unprofessional"

So, where is it going wrong for fresh-faced graduates? Employers' gripe with young people today is their lack of motivation or initiative—50% of the leaders surveyed cited that as the reason why things didn’t work out with their new hire. Bosses also pointed to Gen Z being unprofessional, unorganized and having poor communication skills as their top reasons for having to sack grads. Leaders say they have struggled with the latest generation's tangible challenges, including being late to work and meetings often, not wearing office-appropriate clothing, and using language appropriate for the workspace...
 

That's the fault of the schools, and they know it.

Imagine paying the exorbitant college tuition fees that colleges have been forcing people to pay, then finding out that their child isn't even prepared to get a job. Outrageous.

From the article in the OP:
In reality, colleges know that their students are wholly unprepared for the workforce—and some have started stepping up to fill the gap.

For example, Michigan State University is teaching students how to handle a networking conversation, including how to look for signs that the other party is starting to get bored and that it’s time to move on.

Meanwhile, a high school in London is trialing a 12-hour school day to prepare pupils for adult life.
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I think teachers went easier on the kids during the Covid years...and this is the upshot of it all...graduating students who are unprepared for today's workforce.
 

Beezer said:
I think teachers went easier on the kids during the Covid years...and this is the upshot of it all...graduating students who are unprepared for today's workforce.
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Makes sense. That's so sad.

I remember when covid started that people were projecting how this would affect the children in school. Four years later, and it's playing out. The people who are coming out of college didn't get what they paid for in school and are now getting blamed for it by companies.

I've talked to a few people still in college who are sad about how the leeway given to them during covid is no longer there.
 
I know one thing is for sure...Z's do not want to work 40 hour weeks. To me they are correct...it's a throwback to the War era. I thought for sure we would have 4 day work weeks by now.
 
Within electronic hardware engineering groups, I sometimes wore the department hat to evaluate new employees technical skills including designing testing and questions. Significant numbers with BS degrees may have been taught subjects in college classes but didn't retain much. Many couldn't even use Ohm's law without say book reference help. Reflects how many lower end schools have become hollow of substance diploma mills much like high schools. For technical science persons, worst were their English grammar, spelling, writing, and communications skills.

That is because many colleges depend on foreign born students both citizens and no-citizens but are afraid to force them to take those communication courses since many would have trouble.
 
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Beezer said:
I know one thing is for sure...Z's do not want to work 40 hour weeks. To me they are correct...it's a throwback to the War era. I thought for sure we would have 4 day work weeks by now.
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Gen Zs aren't the only ones not wanting a 40 hour workweek. 77% of the workforce agrees with them.

30% of companies were considering it in this article dated April 2024.

A full 77% of US workers said a four-day, 40-hour workweek would have a positive impact on their wellbeing, according to a Gallup poll released in November. That includes 46% who said it would have an “extremely positive” effect.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/12/business/four-day-workweek-survey/index.html
 

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