A millennial who whined that he had to go to work has revealed that he’s “not an employee anymore” after his video went viral and caused a stir online.
Lucas originally posted a video on TikTok complaining that you have to go to work every day and wake up every morning and say ‘f*** this’.
His video was viewed more than 107,000 times and split social media users, with some calling him a “princess” and telling him to “suck it up.”
Lucas posted a follow-up video in which he revealed that his nagging had attracted attention not only online but also from his bosses.
A millennial who nagged to go to work has revealed he’s out of a job after his video went viral and sparked an online stir
Lucas originally posted a video on TikTok complaining that he had to go to work every day and wake up every morning saying ‘f*** this’
“Congratulations, I’m not an employee anymore,” he says. “I have so many more exciting things going on.”
“I’m so confused why they care so damn much about why I don’t like going to work,” he says. ‘I know a lot of people who hate going to work. I’m not the only one.’
The video went viral earlier this week, with several media outlets picking up on the story, including Sky News.
In a segment on the channel, commentator Joe Hildebrand told the millennial to shut up after watching the video.
The Gen X’er said being of the wedge generation meant dealing with boomers who “can’t work.” iPhone‘ and millennials who were lazy little s***s.
“All we did was look for jobs and not complain,” the presenter said of his generation.
“You’re both screwed. You are both useless. We are the ones who become CEOs and make it happen. We’ll pay for both of you.’
Sky News presenter Paul Murray shared a blunt message to the millennial whining about his job satisfaction: ‘Welcome to work, friend’.
Joe Hildebrand (left) has told a millennial who complained that he had to go to work every day (right) to shut up, claiming his generation pays for ‘everything’
“We all have great jobs, but in the real world people feel that way every day.”
Hildebrand said he knew it could be difficult to find a job that wasn’t “spiritually satisfying” or “didn’t match your ethical values.”
“We all know this, we really do, but we just don’t care,” he said. “So shut up and get to work. Because we pay for everything, because we are Gen X.”
In the original video, Lucas shared his candid take on social media work with the caption, “Sorry, probably not the motivation you need for today.”
The video starts with Lucas putting on a seat belt while sitting in the driver’s seat.
In a social media video, young employee Lucas (pictured) complained about his job satisfaction and asked viewers if someone really likes going to work
“If someone really wants to go to work, I wake up every day and say, ‘F*** this,’ Lucas said.
Lucas sarcastically ends his tirade at work and complains about his job satisfaction.
“I’ve never left work and was like, ‘Today was such a good day,'” he said.
The video posted to the TikTok account has been viewed more than 106,000 times and has caused Boomers to revisit millennials’ view of work.
‘Suck it up princess, you’ve got until you’re 65-70 years old,’ commented one user.
“You have to appreciate what you have bro, some people don’t get a chance to have a job,” wrote another user.
“Be thankful you have a job, I’ve been trying to find a job for a year and people complaining about their jobs are endlessly pestering me,” shouted a third.
Lucas (pictured left and right) divided viewers with his opinion, with many arguing that the millennial should quit or be thankful to have a job
Most of the users said they liked their job and suggested to the disgruntled employee to change their profession.
‘Because you’re doing a job you don’t like. Stop and find a new one you like,” one user wrote.
“Change jobs and stop complaining,” commented another.
It is not the first time that a feud has broken out on social media between different generations of workers.
Corporate coach Kathy McKenzie previously told the Daily Mail Australia that the number one thing young workers despise is that their older bosses are unnecessarily told what to do.
She added that the problem is exacerbated when baby boomers share clear cues with younger staff — especially women.
Dianne, 66, said Boomers aren’t the problem — it’s just Millennials, Gen Y and Z are soft
Boomers hit back at “lazy” millennials, generations Y and Z, who complained about working conditions and called the generation “weak babies” who have no idea of the real world.
“Young people are leaving the workplace because they would rather sit at home with Centrelink payments than do real work,” noted Dianne, 66, when a furious discussion erupted online about the matter.
‘I’ve worked with young managers and those well past retirement age. Being crazy is actually a defect that occurs across the age spectrum.
“If your boss doesn’t have this quality, you’ll be miserable at work, regardless of his/her age range.
Blaming an entire generation for your misery is easier than taking responsibility for bad choices. It is also spineless and without substance.’
Another said: ‘So are these whiny, weak babies who quit their jobs going to move back in with Mom and Dad? How do they support themselves?’
A third wrote: ‘One day this generation will be in charge. We are all doomed.’
Others noted that the complaints of “me, myself and me” generations are “a little rich,” coming from a group of people who try their best to be offended and then “post themselves crying on social media about it.”
Amy Halvorsen, 33, left her job as a nurse after undergoing brutal treatment at the hands of her bosses
Dissatisfied staff are leaving en masse, leading to staff shortages in some of Australia’s most crucial industries, including the healthcare sector in what has been called the ‘great layoff’.
A mass exodus of workers tired of their chosen careers, coupled with a sharp slowdown in immigration from abroad, are two of the main factors driving the 50-year low unemployment rate, now at 3.9 percent.
The magnitude of the problem bosses face was revealed in the latest jobs report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with 423,500 job openings left unfilled.
One of the sectors most affected by a staff shortage is health care, with 20,000 ‘burnt out’ nurses last year.
One of those who quit, Amy Halvorsen, said there was a “huge gap” between nurses in the workplace and management.
The 33-year-old started working as a Registered Nurse in 2017 and has been on the front lines of the Covid outbreak in the neurology and trauma ward at Westmead Hospital in Sydney.
One of the sectors most affected by a staff shortage is the healthcare sector with 20,000 ‘burnt out’ nurses who left their jobs last year (Ms Halvorsen pictured during an interview)
“It was so understaffed all through 2021 and when the new waves of the virus kept coming, there was no respite at all,” she said.
“Once the beds finally started to empty, we would be hit by another wave, and the health department or government had no plans to fix it.
“They just see numbers and goals and percentages, not what health professionals are going through,” she said.
New data makes clear that the Great Resignation phenomenon is unfolding in Australia, with the ABS revealing that the number of people who quit to change jobs or pursue a business opportunity was now much higher than the number of people who quit. layoffs or cuts.