Here’s a new reason why Gen Zers are leaving their jobs

Gen Zers are leaving jobs not just because of the pay or convenience, but also because they don’t know how to do the job.

Employment expert Roxanne Calder said it is becoming more common for young people to leave jobs because they worry they are not capable.

Calder told news.com.au that Gen Zers can be so worried about doing a bad job or not knowing enough about the role they will be doing that they will quit their jobs because of it.

The recruiter reinforces this process until the young people are “not weak” and worry that they will not excel.

“When you enter the workforce, you should be eager to learn and accept that part of learning is to make mistakes, and that does not mean failure,” he explained.

He noticed the trend of young women who find it difficult to trust workers and even leave their jobs because they do not have enough faith in themselves.

“I find it gender based. Men tend to do it and do it with wings. “Women have the opportunity to say, ‘I’m going to do it until I know how to do it 100 percent’,” she said.

There is also the added issue that Gen Zers think that any responsibility they are given means they will get paid.

Calder said Gen Zers are constantly asking employers, “What are you going to pay me?” while they are being trained to do new things.

“It takes a lot of money for an employer to train you to do these things. If they train you, it is because they see potential in you,” he said.

Anna Fountain, who worked as a teenager, quit her well-paying job because she was constantly afraid of being replaced.

The 23-year-old from Melbourne has worked in social media for three years but has never felt secure in his role.

“I was not happy with my role because I had this constant fear of being replaced. As a public relations manager, in my experience, you are also expected to be an artist, copywriter, videographer and photographer. All features include extensive training and practice,” he told news.com.au.

“When I was 20-23 years old, unfortunately I didn’t have these skills that I revealed when I hired my jobs; however, I was scrutinized throughout my career and had expectations far beyond my abilities and training.”

Fountain has always been a dedicated worker, but he didn’t feel like he was getting enough feedback from what he said.

“I believe that I am an extremely hard worker and a people pleaser, so I went above and beyond when working on social media to present myself to employers; however, the seriousness was not recognized,” he explained.

“Social media management is not a difficult job, but it wasn’t a very difficult job, and the stigma around social media management made people around me downplay or they underestimate my intelligence and the importance of my role.”

The 23-year-old boy realized that he wanted to change jobs when he was sitting in the office and asked himself, “Am I making any positive change in this world?”.

He also wondered if he looked back on his career and felt satisfied with what he had achieved.

“The answer to both was ‘no, probably not,'” he said.

Fountain says part of her career journey has been learning to deal with rejection, which wasn’t always easy and sometimes overwhelming.

“To be completely honest, sometimes I have been asked to leave instead of resigning. I wasn’t happy in these circumstances, so looking back, I’m glad they made the decision for me; however, dealing with rejection was very difficult,” he said.

“Being a 23-year-old living out of the house paying rent, bills, and groceries as well as trying to enjoy being in my 20s by going out and spending money on clothes and food, to Being unemployed at different times has been a scary thing.”

At this point Miss Fountain feels she has been “scorned” so often in the social media industry that she wants to spend the rest of her career doing it.

“I think that’s why I can look back on my resignation or being fired as liberating and empowering. I’m stronger than before, and I know my worth,” he said.

The 23-year-old stressed that the retirement did not mean it was bad.

He met amazing people, had amazing opportunities, and learned a lot, but he also realized that it wasn’t for him.

Fountain also knows that she “can do anything I put my mind to”, so she has decided to work part-time in social media while she returns to university to study law.