Funny that this is a complaint I just heard from a co-worker blaming a certain generation for being late, staring at their cellphone instead of working, etc. I generally lol at this studf because plenty of my co workers are cell addicts themselves. I guess the biggest difference is that most are more judicious about it.

No generation is monolithic, just to be clear, despite some trends they might display.

But yeah, we’ve had a few people fired because they unapologetically couldn't get their shit together. My career isn’t one where showing up late is even remotely acceptable. There’s been a massive upheaval in my industry from shitty pay for decades and a grind to climb the ladder that very quickly got rid of people that weren’t committed to the job, to today where the industry has been throwing money at people, huge pay hikes for the former grinders, and rapid climbs up the ladder with job offers everywhere.

So they’re spoiled in a way. No need to conform when people are handing you everything on a platter at some level. While I really appreciate the fact that these new people have it good, this job never should have needed the sacrifices it did, at the same time they really aren’t professional. On time is everything in this job.