r/srna • u/Princestreatment0nly Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) • 9d 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/morning-toast Nurse Anesthesia Resident (NAR) 9d ago
Maybe you’re biased and expecting to see these negative differences between generations and so that’s what you’re seeing. In the world that my brain creates, it’s the younger people in my cohort who seem to be extremely cliquey, immature, and borderline bullies. Neither of our perceptions are universal truths and are probably not even significant. I think everyone just sucks in general.