College graduate caught working during commencement sparks conversation about Gen Z's fixation with corporate life: 'Gotta save that limited PTO'

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College graduate caught working during commencement sparks conversation about Gen Z's fixation with corporate life: 'Gotta save that limited PTO'
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Despite the number of headlines that blame Gen Z for quiet quitting, 'corporate girl summer' is upon us.

The video’s tone doesn’t suggest the creator was angry she had to work during her graduation — with her even commenting “gotta save that limited PTO” in response to someone praising her multitasking.found that there is huge growth in applications for jobs in government, law, politics and energy. Tech companies didn’t even make the top 10 most popular fields for 2023 college graduates.

“[With] Gen Z being more socially dynamic, they’re going to want that sort of confirmation and reassurance in terms of having help with defining their goals, tracking their progress, [achieving] those things and getting the recognition for it,” Victoria Sicilia, a senior associate at Environics Research,This confirmation could contribute to the growing number of TikTokers sharing how many hours they worked in a week or their preferred ergonomic computer keyboards.

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