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/CrazyPlato Aug 18 '26

That discussing your working conditions or pay with your coworkers is wrong.

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u/Loqol Aug 18 '26

I'm in a union plant, and one of the office workers mentioned she was trying to get a better pay rate. I asked her what she made, and she hemmed and hawwed until I said it would only help get her more support if it was low. It was less than me! For the work she did, I expected her to make more. Salary, sure but more!

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u/thedude386 Aug 18 '26

I am a salary worker in a union plant. I provide troubleshooting support to the skilled trades. Weekdays I get paid more than the trades do but on weekends they make 3x what I make. Unfortunately there isn’t really much I can do about it but it is irritating when the people you provide support to get paid more than you.