Yesterday my son resigned from his job at our local grocery store. He had been there 2 years, and finally couldn’t take it anymore.
His management, made up of Gen X and boomers are absolutely horrible people. He gets called names like moron and idiot along with many other insults that stem from his appearance. So unprofessional and disgusting.
He’s young, only 20, and never reported the behavior to anyone. He said “it’s not worth it because no one cares, they’re all like that”. He thinks that’s what the work culture is like, and just hopes maybe the next place he works is a bit kinder. What a sad a awful way to view the working world. I assured him that this isn’t normal and they should be reported to corporate and fired. I’m a manager and I would never talk to my staff or anyone like that.
He’s had number friends that recently quit their jobs in search of less toxic workplaces…and they fear they don’t exist. What the hell have we done? How is this the new norm?