56: Paige West - Millennial & Gen Z Workforces Collide

Paige West went “national” in sharing her Quiet Quitting story on CNN, Good Morning America, and elsewhere. Here, we go behind the scenes on what fueled her decisions while also comparing and contrasting Millennial and Gen Z worldviews in the workplace. So good — enjoy! 📬 Get the newsletter: Uncaged Secrets 🌐 Show website: UncageYourself.FM *** TIMESTAMPS 03:51 Doing the “inner” work 08:05 Paige’s formative years 12:16 Friction when weighing professional paths 16:47 Indicators that corporate wasn’t a fit 19:03 Keeping life options open 21:47 Hitting a breaking point 23:38 Applying the Quiet Quitting strategy 26:34 Did anything bad happen? 29:40 Fake “pressures” at work 30:51 Millennial vs. Gen Z values at work 36:45 Power of vulnerability on the job 39:01 Benefits of the corporate journey 42:57 Rapid-fire questions 48:44 Identity is a choice, reinforced by tiny actions 51:24 Keys to uncaging yourself *** TAKEAWAYS 1. Inner work is meant to get your inner and outer worlds to align. 2. Externalizing your thoughts sharpens and clarifies your thinking. 3. Learn from PAST regrets, ANTICIPATE future regrets, use that information NOW. 4. Be careful when corporate systems have rigid growth models — hard to be authentic. 5. Irony of Quiet Quitting for Paige: her reputation improved at work. 6. Ruthlessly protecting your time and being selective at work is good for you and your company. 7. Gen Z grew up in an era of publishing your emotions, and that’s showing up in corporate environments now. 8. Invest (in yourself) before you’re ready — time and money. *** RESOURCES Subscribe to Paige's YouTube channel Follow Paige on Instagram Connect w/ Matt on LinkedIn Follow on Twitter @MatthewRDoan Check the show on YouTube