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Bosses are firing Gen Z grads just months after hiring them—here’s what they say needs to change
Fortune ^ | 3/10/2026 | Orianna Rosa Royle

Posted on 03/12/2026 6:14:19 PM PDT by simpson96

After complaining for years that Gen Z grads are difficult to work with, 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.

The numbers are stark. According to a survey, six in 10 employers admitted they had already sacked the Gen Z workers they had hired fresh out of college.

Intelligent.com, a platform dedicated to helping young professionals navigate the future of work, surveyed nearly 1,000 U.S. business leaders. It found that the class of 2024’s shortcomings are shaping how bosses hire next—and it’s not good news for future grads.(snip)

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.

Now, more than half of hiring managers have come to the conclusion that college grads are unprepared for the world of work.

(Excerpt) Read more at fortune.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: fired; gaming; genz; labor; socialmedia; victimhoodcult
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To: mitchjackson1972

What pray tell is goyslop?

A misspelled word, slang, an ethno-religious insult or slur?

And why do you have issues with the black HR lady?


201 posted on 03/13/2026 12:10:58 PM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: simpson96

I always hired experience over a newly degreed grad.


202 posted on 03/13/2026 12:16:07 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: Maskot

Gonna be hilarious when your kids throw you into a retirement home where the somolian and immigrant indian nurses you allowed into this country for cheap labor abuse you all day 🤣


203 posted on 03/13/2026 1:06:01 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: SisterK

At least we know now why your children never call you anymore


204 posted on 03/13/2026 1:10:11 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: newfreep

good job getting X mixed with Z, you boomer


205 posted on 03/13/2026 1:12:19 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: yldstrk

what did Boomers accomplish other than allowing in tens of millions of immigrants that do not belong here?


206 posted on 03/13/2026 1:14:46 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear; 1ScrappyArmyMom; Churchillspirit; skepsel; Bullish; arrow107; ...

Hilarious watching dumb boomers lose their minds when I point out businesses will not hire white guys or they will only hire them for short term gain while treating them like cattle before dropping them like a dirty rag


207 posted on 03/13/2026 1:22:32 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: mitchjackson1972

Not remotely a “boomer”. Just not a loser.


208 posted on 03/13/2026 1:39:39 PM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

So white guys are losers because employers discriminate against them?


209 posted on 03/13/2026 1:41:26 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: mitchjackson1972

As long as they vote Democrat, they belong here says the Democrats. The problem[s] started when they stopped voting Democrat.


210 posted on 03/13/2026 1:43:20 PM PDT by sport
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To: mitchjackson1972

Yeah that ain’t happening because of excellent investments and lots of planning but hopefully DoorDash or Instacart is contributing to YOUR retirement fund sugar.

Just leave. You offer nothing but bs here. But I’m sure that’s your whole reason for stirring up shit online. And a huge reason why you can’t get a job… Your attitude sucks


211 posted on 03/13/2026 2:19:09 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: mitchjackson1972

Wah, wah, sod off you bigoted, self pitying putz.


212 posted on 03/13/2026 2:27:29 PM PDT by skepsel ("A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime", Mark Twain.)
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To: Maskot

Yeah we get it, you hate white males who are unemployed or can only take service jobs because you want to hire brown immigrants who will work for slave wages. By the way when you get hit by one of those Sikh truck drivers who cannot read English you love so much, I’ll be sure to deliver urine to your grave, straight from the source


213 posted on 03/13/2026 2:32:58 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: skepsel

Ah yes, fighting anti-white racism makes one a “bigot”


214 posted on 03/13/2026 2:33:45 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: Sirius Lee

Yeah because y’all are the smartest people in any room, right? Nothing new under the sun… That crappy tude has been tossed around since time began. The problem with the young arrogant generations is that they don’t believe anything can be learned from the past. That’s why arrogant younguns fail today and why history is important.


215 posted on 03/13/2026 2:36:05 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: mitchjackson1972

We get it, you are a white male and you hate yourself. You are definitely being discriminated against because that’s what the Democrats have done for years. You took the bait and are lashing out at anything and anyone because waaah.

So instead of taking any of the really great suggestions you’ve been offered here, along with quite a bit of snark (your fault btw), you are still going to do you and blame the world for your predicament. I wonder how you vote… 🤔


216 posted on 03/13/2026 2:48:20 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: mitchjackson1972

Democrats have waged a war on white males for years… You are their flower. Everything that you’ve said in this thread is exactly what Democrats have hoped for. It’s sad really and I feel very sorry for you, truly.

Your comments are a testament to the damage that can be done by politicians. Vote better, untwist your boy panties, regrow a set and learn from those that came before you. Arrogance, thinking that you know more than everybody else, not putting in the hard work? That will never elevate you. Only you can do that


217 posted on 03/13/2026 2:58:42 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: mitchjackson1972

Let’s see, rock and roll and computers, computer chips for three.


218 posted on 03/13/2026 3:02:30 PM PDT by yldstrk
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To: Maskot

“and you hate yourself”

No, YOU hate white males since you are saying white males just need to stop complaining about discrimination and lie down in the street and die because they deserve it


219 posted on 03/13/2026 3:08:40 PM PDT by mitchjackson1972 (End usury - It's OK to be white - https://ussliberty.org/)
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To: mitchjackson1972

Flat out lie. I never said that because that’s not in my heart. But your heart is quite evidently all over this thread. You are a white maw who hates yourself because you were “trained” to do so. Now you see how much damage democrats have done FOR YEARS to white men. It’s sickening to actually read your thoughts. White hatred has manifested tremendously in your mind and not by accident. It’s by design. The projection you place on everyone else is telling. Get help


220 posted on 03/13/2026 3:22:01 PM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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