Japan: What is the ideal work ethic she discovered after 200 part-time jobs through "Timee"?
Misconceptions and Reality of Gen Z. “Be Real: An Intimate Ethnographic Record”
Misconceptions about Gen Z revealed through immersive ethnographic research. The gap between general assumptions and reality about Gen Z. This serial project emerged as student researchers at the Youth Research Institute analyzed their own generation through dialogue with adults. ―――The decline of workplace marriages, the reality of beer's decline, new indulgences replacing tobacco, and the front lines of the “treating/being treated” debate―――“Huh? Really?” We delve into the “Be Real” understanding of Generation Z that adults don't know.
This installment features the work experience of Ms. T, who used Timee—a part-time job service with over 10 million users, primarily Gen Z—more than 200 times over two years.
This Issue's Subject
Ms. T (24), Freelancer (Female)
Born in 2004. From Koganei City, Tokyo. After dropping out of a Tokyo university, she is currently attending an art preparatory school and preparing for art university entrance exams. Alongside this, she juggles multiple part-time jobs. Her current gigs include serving at a meat kaiseki restaurant, working as a con cafe hostess, and handling reception and cleaning duties at a hotel's members-only gym, among others.
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