Gen Z Intern Demands ₹40-50K Salary For 5 Hours Of Work, Sparks Online Debate

Gen Z Intern Demands ₹40-50K Salary for 5 Hours of Work, Sparks Online DebateWork-life balance is becoming a crucial factor for people to take into account while selecting the ideal career. Many professionals are forced to put in extra hours in today’s fast-paced and intensely competitive workplace in order to meet deadlines, get promotions, or deal with labor shortages.

Striking this balance is important because it helps people avoid burnout, stress, and other problems with their physical and mental health that can arise from taking on too much work and neglecting their personal needs.

People find a fresh feeling of enthusiasm and vitality while devoting enough time to their families, hobbies, and leisure pursuits. This helps them perform better in their professional jobs. While commitment and hard work are admirable, more and more people are realizing how crucial it is to strike a good balance between their personal and professional life.

Gen Z’s viral internship demand sparks controversy on Twitter

Recently, the Twitterverse was set abuzz by an intriguing interview experience shared by Sameera (@sameeracan). A Gen Z applicant who was the focus of the interview stated a single desire: to work no more than five hours per day and, surprise, expected a considerable remuneration for an internship, ranging from ₹40,000 to ₹50,000.

Also, the applicant stated that she would prefer to work for a startup since she hated the usual corporate culture of multinational corporations (MNCs). He tweeted,

“I was interviewing a GenZ intern today and he says he is looking for work life balance with not more than 5 hours of work. Doesn’t’t like the MNC culture so wants to work at a start up. Also, wants 40-50k stipend. God bless the future of work.”

I was interviewing a GenZ intern today and he says he is looking for work life balance with not more than 5 hours of work.
Doesn’t’t like the MNC culture so wants to work at a start up.
Also, wants 40-50k stipend.

God bless the future of work.

— Sameera (@sameeracan) July 19, 2023

The conversation emphasized how attitudes toward work-life balance are changing, particularly among the younger population. As expected, netizens were split over this revelation.

Some people argued about whether the expected stipend was reasonable and weren’t impressed by the demands of the intern

So true! Just met a young cousin who rejected a ‘9-5’ because it interrupted his ‘prime gaming hours’. The future is fascinating!

— Vishudh Dhall (@VishudhD) July 19, 2023

Well not only this, in three month he will quit all of sudden after training and say ‘maza nahi aa raha hai’

— Chirag Barjatya (@chiragbarjatyaa) July 20, 2023

Tell him we are ready to hire you as an intern it’s just that you should carry atleast 10+ years of professional experience and should have significant achievements in the field to boast of
Tell him it’s 5 hours of work per day and 5 hours per night

— Vishal Firke (@vfirke) July 20, 2023

I hire genz every quarter and they can’t take pressure at all but do expect a huge amount of money. They are creative but they are talking jobs for granted. There are many companies hiring right now but hiring will also come to a pause soon plus the freelancer GENZ are another…

— Vineet Gaur (@vineet_gaur) July 19, 2023

Almost hired a Gen-Z product designer. We flew him down from Delhi to meet us which was his final round. Despite the explicit and honest expectations we had for him as an early stage startup, boss man said he can only work 5 hrs/day after we sent him the offer letter.

— Rahil Michael (@michael_rahil) July 19, 2023

This generation will work once their parent’s govt pension/rental income fails to keep up with inflation. It will happen in a few years, till then, India will suffer one of the lowest labour force participation rates among peers.

— Neeraj Thakur (@neerajthakur01) July 19, 2023

Their parents have already earned the wealth they need.
With most families having just 1 or 2 kids they will inherit lot of wealth from their parents and also from spouse parents.
Why work hard? For whom?
They just need monthly expenses.

— Kiran Goli (@kirankumargoli) July 20, 2023

On the other hand several Twitter users agreed with the Gen Z candidate’s emphasis on finding a work-life balance

I love the Genz for the most part. Millennials spend too long hustling that there’s no life left

— Ninad Pathak (@NinadWrites) July 19, 2023

Embracing new perspectives! It’s inspiring to see GenZ prioritizing work-life balance and seeking a fulfilling environment. Wishing them the best in finding the perfect fit

— Dr Preet Deep Singh (@DrPreetDeep) July 20, 2023

On the contrary, we’ve had good experiences. Our GenZ interns pro-actively improved the productivity of one of our teams by 4x through process excellence. With some tough love and guidance, they do pretty well. They’re scared of recession and are willing to go the extra mile. I…

— Sudarshan Kamath (@kamath_sutra) July 20, 2023

Interesting take!

I love the fact that they are setting up their priorities and value their time and work-life balance which is non-existent for most Indian employees.
He will learn a couple of things with time. Nothing to laugh about here.

— Ishan Khatri | Google Ads Whizz (@TheIshanKhatri) July 20, 2023

I so love my gen. they still focus on living (actually) n are absolutely honest.

— Yashika Chugh (@YashikaChugh4) July 19, 2023

“Sounds like the GenZ intern knows what they want! A nice work-life balance with a max of 5 hours, no corporate vibes, and a generous stipend of 40-50k. Good luck in your startup search, might I recommend some comfy PJs for those extra hours of slacking off

— Bhuvannyu Sharrma↗️ (@bhuvanyu1) July 19, 2023

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