Get your fking a up and work.
By day, people are willfully clocking into their 9-to-5s.
They dont hesitate to attach their names and faces to their grievances.
Some fed-up employees even share soundbites from meetings to demonstrate just how dysfunctional their offices are.
But the creators at the forefront of this movement dont seem to fear the consequences.
In fact, in some instances, they welcome them.
I was just having a really bad day and I was being micromanaged, Rosen tells Bustle.
His anger resonated with people; the video received 2.7 million likes and nearly 20 million views.
Some days he would exclaim things like Hot people dont work!
Other days he would simply thrash his limbs around on the streets of New York City.
After five months of these videos, Rosen revealed he no longer had a job.
My boss was really proud of me, says Rosen.
He was like, You have a talent and you should go for it."
That said, his manager definitely took a lot of flak from higher-ups.
After the separation, Rosen decided to transition to full-time content creation.
Knowing all of the hard work I had been putting in, I was definitely expecting more.
It was a slap in the face, honestly.
The meeting left her feeling underappreciated, and thats when Ciara began posting about her job online.
On the off-chance shedidget caught, she knew shed have her graphic design small business to fall back on.
Still, this mindset only got her so far.
Because of this, she built up her savings before taking the leap and is currently supporting herself.
I’m determined to do whatever it takes to avoid it, Ciara says.
Rosens pivot to anti-corporate content, on the other hand, was much more spur-of-the-moment as most tantrums are.
Work Woes Are Nothing New
Across the country, professional morale is low.
Experts warn that complaining on the internet isnt always the answer.
ODonnell, a job search career coach and the CEO ofWork It Daily.
[Recruiters] don’t want to hire you for fear you would do that to them.
Just confirm to do so in private, and keep the convo as far away fromSlackas possible.
Even Richard supports the content, despite working in career services and understanding the risks.
Nowadays, Gen Z employees are electing to be unapologetically themselves online consequences be damned.
Sources:
Josh Rosen,TikTok creator
Ciara,TikTok creatorand small business owner
J.T.
ODonnell, job search career coach and CEO ofWork It Daily
Ang Richard,Gen Z career coachand speaker
