Yes, Michelle Obama knows a lot about resilience. She still shouldnât be lecturing gen Z about it | Emma Beddington
Itâs decades since the former US first lady was an employee. The world of work she grew up in has long gone Uh oh, Michelle
Itâs decades since the former US first lady was an employee. The world of work she grew up in has long gone Uh oh, Michelle Obama has been advising gen Z on navigating work. âOne thing thatâs important is to learn how to do something you donât like to do and be good at it,â she told the audience at a podcast recording in London.
âEvery experience â the bad boss, the boring assistant job, the job you thought that you werenât appreciated, the one that didnât give you the assignment you wanted when you wanted it â all of that is learning to be resilient.â The podcast is called IMO, and she is entitled to her opinion, and itâs true that awful bosses, crap jobs and professional setbacks are inevitable, unpleasant learning experiences.
Plus, Obama has navigated exceptionally tricky circumstances and put up with endless unjustified flak â she has plenty to teach everyone about grace under pressure. But thereâs an implicit criticism of gen Z workers in her words. You see that a lot (theyâre undisciplined! They wonât use the phone!
They want mental health days!) and it feels unfair and unhelpful. Continue reading...
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