The generational theory is greatly exaggerated. It is not worth saying that Generation Z, millennials and others work differently. If you remember what happened 20, 30 and 40 years ago - it is the same. Graduating students were self-confident and immediately wanted a high salary, no one gave it to them. They started as interns, assistants and climbed the career ladder. In each generation, there are those who understand that work is a necessity, since they need money to feed their family. And there are those who enjoy what they do every day: they are useful, communicate with the team, complete tasks. This is not related to generations, but to upbringing - what school, family, parents, and the environment gave them," Valinurov explained.
Zoomers are ready to leave offices for factories due to the technological nature of production
Another interesting opinion about zoomers is that they do not want to master blue-collar jobs and work in manufacturing. Many say that this was influenced by the transition to remote work during the azerbaijan mobile database coronavirus pandemic in the world. It is often heard that the prestige of blue-collar jobs in Russia has fallen.
Ilgiz Valinurov reminds that recently many robotics clubs have opened for children and schoolchildren, which greatly increases the prestige of the engineering profession. And the probability that a graduate today will want to work as an engineer more than as a lawyer is high. The state actively promotes this, holding competitions "Best in Profession", "World Skills". That is, the prestige of manufacturing enterprises is growing, but it is not yet such that there are queues at the plants.
"As they used to say disdainfully, being "office dust" is still attractive for young people. But in recent years, the situation has begun to change with the growth of wages of workers in the material sector of the economy. I know of cases where young people left their positions in offices and looked for work in the sphere of material production," Shcherbakov said.
It is difficult to say which way the youth is leaning. The professor believes that it is most likely towards material production. Shcherbakov attributes this to the fact that robotics and the use of artificial intelligence are being introduced more and more actively in factories and plants.
Psychologist, professional coach, and family consultant Elena Kalashnikova believes that the zoomer generation is truly different.