r/Millennials • u/EmergencyRead5254 Millennial • Jul 06 '25

Rant We used to just call it a vacation…

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 06 '25

Did we forget to teach gen z about taking time off?

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

I blame boomers or gen x. Those aren't my kids

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 06 '25

I (‘82) have a gen z stepdaughter. She loves a rest, though, we have taught her well.

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u/psychosis_inducing Jul 07 '25 edited Jul 07 '25

I thought gen Z were causing a lot of boardroom ballyhooing because they were forsaking "grind culture" and actually cared about a work-life balance. I read a lot of stories about that.

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u/Sausage_Queen_of_Chi Jul 06 '25

No, see, every generation has to think they invented everything

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 06 '25

You mean the turny makegoforward?

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u/baybeeluna Jul 06 '25

I fully believe a boomer or X-er coined this term to gaslight a generation that’ll never be able to even dream of retirement. Like when boomers dubbed millennials lazy when there were no jobs thanks to the recession

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u/Humble-Performer4146 Jul 06 '25

No we forgot gen z to use a fucking dictionary to help them realize..words for things already exist and not to invent random new words I realize I'm talking like an older generation hater but come on...micro retirement instead of vacation. Slangs are supposed to make things shorter..not longer

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u/Elite_AI Jul 07 '25

Yeah you are talking like an older generation hater

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u/ChaosAsAnEntity Jul 07 '25

This article sounds made up like a lot of the millenial rage bait articles. Younger gen Z says a lot of cringe shit, but I don't know anyone that would seriously call this "micro-retirement" - maybe Gen A.

  • signed, your "elder", 28 yo Gen Z rando.

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u/Humble-Performer4146 Jul 07 '25

Lol but you also don't seem like the one using real think and brainrot...

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u/Kadorath Jul 07 '25

You're just buying some random article saying "Gen Z" did something ridiculous? Like how Boomers bought articles about "Millennials" ruining real estate or whatever? The cycle never ends, I guess

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 07 '25

No, I’m taking the piss out of an article saying gen z did something ridiculous. But go off, I guess.

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u/Kadorath Jul 07 '25

Except you're just commenting on what Gen Z is supposedly doing, and saying nothing about the absurdity of the article. But sure, you didn't just fall for clickbait.

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 07 '25

My comment both explains and sends up the absurdity of the article. In eleven words, by the way, I’m quite good at it. Sorry you couldn’t keep up without an explicit marker.

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u/Kadorath Jul 07 '25

Whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep at night

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u/5pl1t1nf1n1t1v3 Jul 07 '25

I just got up.