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Dave Portnoy unloads on lazy, entitled Gen Z
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:27 am
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:27 am
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy didn't mince words when discussing the "lazy, entitled losers" taking baby boomers' place in today's workforce.
"They've grown up in a world where it's [an] everyone gets a trophy generation, and the idea of showing up and going through traffic and being at the office at 8:45 and working until six, they look at you like you've got 10 heads," he continued.
Portnoy proceeded to claim the youngest working age group expects everything handed to them "on a silver platter" and lamented they're "very hard to motivate."
He closed out the criticism by branding Gen Zers "really lazy, entitled losers."
"They've grown up in a world where it's [an] everyone gets a trophy generation, and the idea of showing up and going through traffic and being at the office at 8:45 and working until six, they look at you like you've got 10 heads," he continued.
Portnoy proceeded to claim the youngest working age group expects everything handed to them "on a silver platter" and lamented they're "very hard to motivate."
He closed out the criticism by branding Gen Zers "really lazy, entitled losers."
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Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:30 am to The Torch
It's hard to compare the young professionals of the generation to the type of person who applies to work at an internet content company like barstool.
It's a self selecting sample.
It's a self selecting sample.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:31 am to The Torch
Amen to that!! Can't even spank a kid anymore. And we wonder why our society is Charmin soft.
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:33 am to The Torch
quote:
"They've grown up in a world where it's [an] everyone gets a trophy generation, and the idea of showing up and going through traffic and being at the office at 8:45 and working until six, they look at you like you've got 10 heads,"
Doesn't Portnoy work from home in Miami half the year to avoid taxes?
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:33 am to The Torch
Thanks for the link
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:35 am to The Torch
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:35 am to JohnnyKilroy
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Doesn't Portnoy work from home in Miami half the year to avoid taxes?
Didn't Portnoy bust his arse early on, to be able to work from home in Miami half the year to avoid taxes?
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:38 am to The Torch
I will never understand this maniacal compulsion to categorize literally millions of individuals as the same based on the specific dates they were born. Talk about lazy.
If Portnoy can’t find Gen Z folks who want to work, maybe he’s just shitty at hiring people.
If Portnoy can’t find Gen Z folks who want to work, maybe he’s just shitty at hiring people.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:39 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Didn't Portnoy bust his arse early on, to be able to work from home in Miami half the year to avoid taxes?
The leader sets the standard.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:39 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
Not a huge Portnoy fan but I see his face enough without looking for it to know he hussles.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:40 am to The Torch
He loved Trumps hair at UFC. He was very happy that DJT took his advice to stop dying his hair yellow
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:40 am to The Torch
Middle aged boss complains about young workers' work ethic... More at 11
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:41 am to Dadren
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I will never understand this maniacal compulsion to categorize literally millions of individuals as the same based on the specific dates they were born. Talk about lazy.
This. For the most part the whole generation such and such thing is a load of shite.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:43 am to The Torch
Dave Portnoy is a fig….I mean just look how he sits
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 11:47 am
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:45 am to The Torch
Ironically, most of Gen Z is more mature than Dave.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:46 am to Dadren
his workforce, Lazy? no way
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:48 am to The Torch
Bill gates says to hire the lazy. They will get it done more efficiently
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:48 am to The Torch
quote:
and the idea of showing up and going through traffic and being at the office at 8:45 and working until six, they look at you like you've got 10 heads," he continued.
Portnoy proceeded to claim the youngest working age group expects everything handed to them "on a silver platter" and lamented they're "very hard to motivate."
One big issue with this rant is that they are angry and bitter, and they don’t believe that commuting long distances and working late hours will actually get them enough to the top/extra money to justify the commute and grind.
Some also saw their parents do long commutes and long workdays and barely be around, and it doesn’t appeal to them
they are okay not getting “ahead” and enjoying life while young even if it’s not financially responsible or in their best interest because they have given up and just know they aren’t ever going to retire … and honestly I don’t even blame them for thinking that way
This post was edited on 4/15/25 at 12:44 pm
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:49 am to JohnnyKilroy
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The leader sets the standard.
Exactly. If you want to get to do what he does then it takes hard work in the beginning.
Posted on 4/15/25 at 11:51 am to LSU Grad Alabama Fan
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Didn't Portnoy bust his arse early on, to be able to work from home in Miami half the year to avoid taxes?
That would be the former CEO, Erika Badan. Barstool was a northeast sports blog prior to her arrival and exploded in reach and popularity during her tenure.
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