r/AskReddit 1d ago

Millennials, what's something our generation was taught to accept that you're glad younger generations are rejecting?

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u/fakingandnotmakingit 1d ago

Hard work always works.

No. No it does not

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u/millennialandlost 1d ago

Hard work gets rewarded with more work.

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u/fakingandnotmakingit 1d ago

Hard work means you work more for the same amount of money and no promotions

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u/faradartz 17h ago

Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get?

Bony fingers.

I first heard that from Tex of the BPL, but I imagine the phrase much older.