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Gen Z needs to stop calling every discomfort a crisis

Gen Z has somehow developed a vocabulary where every minor inconvenience sounds like a human rights violation.

Gen Zs are crybabies. They have every right to question the education system, women’s safety, toxic workplaces, bad bosses and unreasonable working hours. But somewhere, every discomfort has become something to question, discuss, post and seek validation for. There is a difference between whining and questioning what genuinely needs to change. And that difference needs to remain, lest someone stop taking you seriously for crying wolf.

I see people calling ordinary hard work hustle or struggle. Learning a new skill becomes a struggle story, staying back for a deadline becomes hustle culture and getting criticism becomes a conversation about mental peace. 

Sometimes I wonder, when did doing your job become something extraordinary?

Then comes the work-life balance argument. Yes, work-life balance is important. Nobody should be expected to destroy their personal life for a job. But sometimes the conversation starts even before a person has learnt the skill or delivered what was expected. First, learn the job. First deliver. First take responsibility. Then have the conversation about how much of your life the job should take.

And work-life balance is also a privilege. A large section of Gen Z cannot even afford to have this conversation. They have families to support,........

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