A career coach recently shared the story of an employee from Generation Z who had applied for a position in a company. The reason for the rejection was so absurd that she immediately devised the perfect counter-strategy.
What was going on with the promotion? The Indian Times, a subsidiary of The Economic Times, reported in an article about the post of career coach Simon Ingari on X.com. In it, he describes the professional situation of an employee from Generation Z.
She had applied for an internal promotion and was informed by the HR department that she would not receive it and that other candidates were being considered. Of course, the employee wanted to know the reasons, specifically whether she lacked qualifications or did not meet expectations.
According to the HR department, she was qualified, had met every deadline, and achieved every goal. Furthermore, she had taken on responsibilities far beyond her actual job description. That’s why she was so valuable in her current position that two to three additional people would need to be hired to compensate for her departure.
That’s why they didn’t want to promote her away from her position.
When performance doesn’t matter, maybe doing nothing is better
How did the employee strike back? While in conversation, the employee realized that her overperformance was hindering her career and pondered whether doing the minimum amount of work would improve her chances of promotion. The HR department admitted that this could be possible.
About two months later, a HR manager noted that the employee’s performance had noticeably declined. Upon inquiry, the Generation Z employee admitted to only doing the work required by her job.
After her exceptional performance had blocked her chances for advancement, she decided to adjust her performance to meet the expectations that the company had set through its decisions.
By the way, at MeinMMO, we also have a colleague from Generation Z who regularly fills in knowledge gaps for us. Recently, she addressed the selection for the Youth Word of the Year and Caroline Fuller took the time to explain to us Millennials what all the terms actually mean: I am still just Gen Z and have to explain to my Millennial colleagues which youth words I actually use
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