A Gen Zer who was reportedly rejected for a “shoo-in” job because of her age is spilling her guts, and a few tears, on social media.
Frustrated TikToker @fungalmicrobe managed to garner a fair amount of sympathy after sharing a frustrating conversation with a hiring manager – who reportedly refused to offer her a role she believed was for her. Would be absolutely appropriate.
“If you’re wondering what the job market looks like right now, look no further than my swollen eyelashes,” @fungalmicrobe, whose first name is Alejandra, A popular post said,
Alejandra claimed that a Gen X hiring manager told her she wasn’t hired because she’s Gen Z.
“It’s been making me cry for most of the last five hours,” the woman shared.
She explained that she had applied for a job that she felt “really good” about because it was at a company she had worked for before – with the same team that she had worked with “excellently”.
“Everyone on that team really liked me,” she insisted, though she noted that no one alerted her to the job opening — despite promises that they would when she left. Will keep it updated.
“I was a shoo-in. I have worked with him before and fit in very well with the team.”
After not hearing back for a while, Alejandra found herself in an elevator with the Gen X hiring manager when she learned the position was filled.
He was told that they had found someone who was “a better fit for the team and who has a little more history with the company”.
But when Alejandra asked the hiring manager to be frank with her and tell her if there was anything she could do better in future interviews, she began to feel that the situation was unfair.
The hiring manager acknowledged that Gen Z’ers “shared things they couldn’t share” such as medical issues – and their obsession with gaining a social media presence.
However, “really worrying” was the fact that Alejandra admitted that she did not have a five-year plan, which the hiring manager apparently told her he thought was a “Gen Z problem”, Which suggests she’s “not good at commitment” and suggests she should have made something up on the spot.
“You have to understand that it’s all about perception, it’s all about optics. Gen Z needs to understand that you don’t have to share everything about yourself,’ the hiring manager reportedly said.
In the video, Alejandra defended that the team already knew she had multiple sclerosis.
She also said that she only came to social media when asked what she was passionate about, but stressed that not having a five-year plan at her stage in life did not disqualify her Should have gone.
Instead, she claimed that insisting on a five-year plan was evidence that the company would hire “someone who is lying” and “who wants to look good but is actually no good.”
He argued that Gen Would like to stay. ,
“I just graduated a year ago and no, I don’t know what I want my future to look like,” Alejandra declared, adding that her situation has worsened due to her health issues.
“But I am a good employee and my resume reflects that,” she said.
Thousands of fellow Gen Zers (and even some Millennials) flooded their comments with their anguish about the job market, irritation at how their generation is perceived, and concern about the future.
One sympathizer said sarcastically, “They want lying slaves who tell them they want to waste their lives working for them forever.”
a surprising number of Companies show bias towards Gen Z During the recruitment process, a recent survey found.
Resume Builder Surveyed A survey of 1,000 hiring managers in March found that 42% consider job seekers’ age when looking at resumes, while 38% admitted to reviewing them with an age bias.
According to the survey, hiring managers were particularly biased towards Gen Z (36%) because they worried that these young job seekers lack experience, frequently job-hop, and are unprofessional. And his work ethic is bad.
Young workers are seen as more likely to be “agitated” and agitated by social media-driven political and social campaigns that can disrupt workflows and create headaches for their bosses.
However, some experts And Gen Zers claim These generalizations are historically thrown down to the level of even the newest faces in office.
