Billionaire podcaster Mel Robbins has returned to Generation Z’s lazy label.

• Billionaire podcaster and former CNN legal analyst Mel Robbins blamed people overlooking Gen Z Because they are “weak” and lack of work ethic. After following in the footsteps of their Boomer’s parents By getting a degree and office work, generations earn a short end of the stick and deserve some slack to navigate unprecedented reality, she says.

Generation Z It’s branded “lazy” generation Workers’marked by their Tiktok addiction and loyalty to working from home. But billionaire podcast personality Mel Robbins fought back against critics who slammed the next generation of workers and encouraged them to step into their shoes and see if they like it.

“We sat here and saw 20 sensations and said, ‘Oh, they’re all worried if they’re vulnerable to social media or addicted,” Robbins said. In the video Posted on her Tiktok. “Have you ever stopped to think about what it would be like to be in your 20s today?”

Robbins’ sympathy for older generation Z and younger millennials is in stark contrast to the negativity that clogs the food of young people.

Whole Foods‘Former CEO John McKee I said that Young people “don’t think they want to work.” Whoopi Goldberg It was criticized Like her generation, Z and millennials who want to only work four hours a day, not “bust behind them.” Actress Jodie Foster I considered her Gen Z employees are “really annoying” and it’s difficult to work with.

However, Robbins argued that he doesn’t know what it would be like to navigate adults in 2025, including “out of reach,” a swollen generation wealth gap, and huge student loan debt.

“The average 20-year-old today is currently undergoing so much stress, pressure and confusion,” Robbins said. “And it wasn’t stress, pressure or chaos that existed five or six years ago.”

Robbins’ advice on Gen Z: “If you get lost, I won’t be surprised.”

It’s difficult for a 20-year-old. They find the hard way to follow the exact formula of their parents, proceed to the prestigious school, complete an undergraduate internship, and dive into the lush employment market. General Z was caught in the short edge of the stick, Robbins said.

“The world is in chaos, and most Trenisomesing had parents who lived in a very predictable and stable economy,” Robbins continued. “They went to work in a corporate world, they reported to the office and they had a network of friends at work. That’s not a typical 20-year-old experience.”

Gen Z is much more Most oppressed About their work life; only 62% say they are happy with their work and the lowest of any generation. investigation from Metlife. And, besides struggling to form connections in the office, young employees live through non-work economic turmoil. Only about 43% of entry-level workers I feel positive About the employer’s six-month business outlook – Lowest diagram Glassdoor has been recorded since data collection began in 2016.

“They are now in the midst of a recession with hybrid jobs. The world is changing, the landscape is changing,” Robbins said. “If you get lost, I’m not surprised. This is exactly how you should feel.”

“You’re doing your 20s right. You have no issues,” she added. “It’s a completely normal response to the decade you’re in. It’s based on the moments in history you’re in. You’re expected to feel lost.”

And things are about to get worse for Gen Z.

Economists fear things will almost get even more intense for Z. Probability of Our recession will write about major troubles, especially for the younger generation. “Bond King” Bill Gross.

“This market ‘crash’ will have a long impact on millennials and Z investors,” Gross said. I’ve posted x Before President Trump halted some of his aggressive tariffs on Tuesday. “Previously unable to make money would trigger attention and conservative attitude.”

Young people are also particularly vulnerable to financial collapse. They have witnessed fewer entry-level employment opportunities in the market as determined by budget cuts and AI implementation. And as the lowest totem on the pole, Gen Z has less bargaining power when seeking a better salary. Many young Americans Not enough The problem can get even worse at banks, as they cover a month’s spending.

Rather than simply rolling and embracing a dark destiny, Robbins encourages the worried general Zar. In her Tiktok video, she recommended that the sense of her 20s embraces the uncertainty and views this tense moment in history as an opportunity.

jpmorgan chain CEO Jamie Dimon recently I gave him two cents He was equally optimistic about the disaster of the youngest worker in America.

“Any of these kids, anyone who’s depressed, they’ll have an incredible life unless we’re in a nuclear war,” Dimon said. Recent interviews On Fox News. “They should not lament their situation. They look at the world and say, “What can I make of it? What can I do more than the people before me?”

This story was originally introduced Fortune.com