Gone are the days when resignation emails were carefully crafted, vetted by family and friends, and designed to leave on a cordial note. Now, Gen Zs are flipping the script with blunt, one-word resignation emails. Sometimes, they even resign via text messages or WhatsApp. More recently, one person scribbled her resignation on toilet paper, leaving leadership teams wondering how to respond.
Maya Sharma, who is VP at Dhurina, shared about a fresher on LinkedIn who quit just one day after joining the company with a four-word resignation email. The employee, who had completed two days of training, officially joined on April 2 and resigned the very next day. Dhurina is a platform that makes quality education affordable and attainable.
‘Maza nahi aa raha’
In her resignation email, she simply expressed, “Maza nahi aa raha [I am not enjoying it]”, which many on social media tagged as a classic example of “average Gen Z behaviour”.
“Recently, we welcomed a new hire. A fresher, young woman. She attended 2 days of training with a senior colleague. She trained her on almost everything, including Google Sheets shortcuts,” Sharma wrote on LinkedIn.
She added that on her first working day, the fresher was a part of a “strategic meeting”, where the company discussed finances, celebrated hitting annual targets, and shared the company’s vision. But it seems the experience didn’t resonate with her, and she quit the very next day.
“That’s it. That’s the story,” said Sharma, adding, “We are still figuring out how to react.”
‘Average Gen Z behaviour’, says LinkedIn
Her LinkedIn post got significant traction, with many sharing their views. One LinkedIn user expressed, “Maybe she wasn’t getting the vibes she wanted.” Sharma responded, “Going back to ask ChatGPT how to give vibes to employees.”
“I remember one incident where we were interviewing a candidate, and mid-interview he said: Yaar mera mann nahi hai and dropped out of the call! He was no fresher, he was a senior engineer in a well-known company,” shared another.
A third expressed, “Some people need jobs as badly as food. While others are busy hoping for jobs like going to cafes and restaurants.”
“Interesting and glad to see freshers are able to take such bold bets these days. In my first job, I was just happy I existed in the company and tried to absorb everything like a sponge – the good, bad and ugly, ugh!” recalled a fourth.