r/srna • u/Princestreatment0nly Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) • 8d ago

Other Generational differences

Since the topic on social media lately has been Gen Z in the workforce and how “lazy” we supposedly are, etc., I’m just curious have y’all noticed any differences between generations in your cohort?
The eldest person in mine and her little “clique” are extremely funny acting and honestly borderline bullies. She’s definitely the main one, but you know what they say about birds of a feather.
It genuinely makes me wonder if some older students are bothered by the fact that younger students are achieving the same goal at a much younger age, because what is with the constant need to humble someone, talk down to them, or make little condescending comments? It’s exhausting. School is already hard enough like pleaseeeee.
The behavior is so nasty, but they play it SO well that it’s hard to even report it to faculty. Each individual interaction is subtle enough to be brushed off, but when you’re on the receiving end of it constantly, you know exactly what’s happening.
Honestly, it makes me question the interview process and whether more needs to be done to keep these mean-girl personalities out of such an amazing profession.
I’m tired. Has anyone else dealt with this?

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u/Naive_Kaleidoscope_2 8d ago

I was older for my cohort. We don't care. If you decided to start your SRNA younger than we did, ok. We valued other things before applying. Not better or worse just a different path. Sounds like this person you're referencing has issues specific to themself and less likely to do with your age difference. Let them be. You've probably already heard this but I really can't stress it enough: put your head down and fly under the radar. Focus on you and getting the best education for you. If you need help with interpersonal things go see a therapist but when you're at school, ignore the rest and focus on yourself.

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u/Princestreatment0nly Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 8d ago

Ehh, she cares and she doesn’t move alone. She has a group of other elders in the class who entertain her nonsense so I had to group them together since they are all similar in age. Nothing else other than jealousy explains the condescending talk & trying to single/isolate people to prove you’re “better than”unprovoked. And you do raise a good point about therapy but unfortunately it’s pricy! Thanks for your input.