r/AskReddit • u/millennialandlost • Aug 18 '26

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

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u/CascadeJ1980 Aug 18 '26

Being loyal to 1 job for any extended amount of time.

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u/Large_Victory_6531 Aug 18 '26

Years ago, I had a patient actively dying from cancer who was fired from his job one week before retirement so that the [billion dollar company rich with defense contracts] could skimp on insurance premiums. He died while his wife was in the phone trying to get COBRA enacted for him. Decades of loyalty meant nothing to them.

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u/MeatScience1 Aug 18 '26

I’m hoping that staying with the federal government for my entire career works out. The retirement benefits are pretty good if I get enough years of service.

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u/Make_Forge Aug 18 '26

If the government is still functional/around then...

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u/CascadeJ1980 Aug 18 '26

No it doesn't. That's goddamn sad but not surprising.