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Boomers really don't understand job hopping people need to do to increase their salaries (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So yeah title says it all, currently around 8 months into a new hospital position and I've been extending my feelers out and doing job apps and got back invites to the start of preliminary interviews for some other jobs (mainly cuss there is likely going to be no significant pay raises for all us new hires until 2 years out so fuck that).

Bring this up to parents though and they have the weirdest attitude as though I'm betraying my company as well as shooting myself in the foot even though if I got some of these positions I'm interviewing for I'd see a huge pay bump and really good benefits (one of them is a state gig and has a damned good pension plan with only 5 years to be vested fully).

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that sounds more like a personal issue your dad has possibly linked to societal pressure

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've meet a lot of millennials who say their parents acted annoyed and off put by them, or just flat out say they didn't want them like mine. I've meet boomers who say they hate their kids. I think there is a trend here.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

fair enough I have never observed a boomer who I didn't think sincerely loves their kids though so I don't think it's a very common thing

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean that's good for you.

My dads actually alright for a boomer dad, he just has a big mouth and no filter so will just randomly say insensitive shit that any smarter person would understand is dumb to say. He says he's happy he had kids now but that our mom did kinda bully him into having us initially.

My childhood was mid and my parents were flawed but they weren't abusive or anything. But I have met a lot of boomers who seem to hate their kids and younger people in general.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do they hate their kids or are they complaining about their kids

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The amount of complaining is pretty extreme.

And on several occasions they have just straight up said they hate them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

ok that does sound pretty bad

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

Really? I wish i could also only encounter these boomers.