A Gen Zer allegedly rejected for a job “shoo-in” because of her age has spilled her guts – and a few tears – on social media.
TikTokker @fungalmicrobe managed to garner some sympathy after sharing a harrowing conversation with a hiring manager — who reportedly denied her a role the twenty-something assumed would be a perfect fit.
“If you’re wondering what the job market looks like right now, look no further than my puffy eyelids,” said @fungalmicrobe, whose first name is Alejandra, in a popular post.
Alejandra claimed that a Gen X hiring manager told her she wasn’t hired because she was Gen Z.
“This has made me cry for the better part of the last five hours,” the woman said.
She explained that she applied for a job she felt “really good about” because it was at a company she previously worked for – with the same team she had “excelled” with.
“Everyone on that team really liked me,” she insisted, though she noted that no one had notified her of the job opening — despite promising to keep her updated when she left.
“I was an initiative. I had done the job before and fit in very well with the team.”
After not knowing for a while, Alejandra found herself in the elevator with the Gen X hiring manager when she learned the position had been filled.
She was told they had found someone who was “a better fit for the team and had a bit more history” with the company.
But when Alejandra asked the hiring manager to be honest with her and let her know if there was anything she could do better in future interviews, she began to feel that the situation was unfair.
@Fungalmicrobe hello to another day on “WHAT IS YOUR FIVE YEAR PLAN?” earth 🩵 ps: i know i asked them and they gave me their honest answer. I’m not upset with them. it’s sad to know how they really feel and how shallow this world is.
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The hiring manager admitted that General Zer had “shared things they wouldn’t have,” like medical issues — and their passion for pursuing a social media presence.
However, what was “really concerning” was the fact that Alejandra admitted that she didn’t have a five-year plan, which the hiring manager frankly told her she believed was “a Gen Z problem” that indicated she ” was not good at engagement.” ” and suggested that she should have created something instead.
“You have to understand that it’s all about perception, it’s about optics. Gen Z needs to understand that you don’t have to share everything about yourself,” the hiring manager said.
In the video, Alejandra defended that the team already knew she had multiple sclerosis.
She also said she only took to social media after being asked what she was passionate about, but insisted that not having a five-year plan at her stage in life shouldn’t disqualify her.
Instead, she claimed that the insistence on having a five-year plan was evidence that the company would rather hire “someone who lies” and “who wants to look good but isn’t really good”.
She went on to argue that Gen X and Boomers should take a chance on young workers who question how they should know what they want and would like to stay in a career if they haven’t yet had enough time in the field to get that decision. .
“I just graduated a year ago and no, I don’t know what my future looks like,” declared Alejandra, noting that her situation is worsened by her health problems.
“But I’m a good worker and my resume shows that,” she said.
Thousands of fellow Gen Zers (and even a few millennials) flooded her comments with their anxiety about the job market, annoyance at how their generation is perceived, and anxiety about the future.
“They want lying slaves who will tell them they want to throw their lives away to work for them forever,” snarled one sympathizer.
A surprising number of companies show bias against Gen Z during the hiring process, a recent study found.
Resume Builder surveyed 1,000 hiring managers in March and found that 42% consider a job seeker’s age when reviewing resumes, while 38% admitted to reviewing resumes with an age bias.
According to the survey, hiring managers were particularly biased against Gen Z (36%) as they worried that these young job seekers lack experience, don’t work very often, are unprofessional and have a poor work ethic.
Young workers are also seen as more likely to be “triggered” and galvanized by social media-driven political and social campaigns that can disrupt work flow and create headaches for their bosses.
However, some experts and Gen Zers claim that these generalizations have historically been dismissed on the freshest faces in the office.
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