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Columnist: Michelle Obama's work advice outdated for Gen Z

Columnist Emma Beddington critiques Michelle Obama's advice to Gen Z workers on resilience, arguing that Obama's experiences from a different era of work are irrelevant to today's challenges. Beddington highlights the unique difficulties faced by Gen Z, including the impact of COVID-19 and the looming threat of AI on workplace cohesion and job prospects. She suggests that advice for this generation should be tailored to their specific, unprecedented circumstances. AI

IMPACT AI's potential negative impact on workplace cohesion and job prospects is highlighted as a key challenge for Gen Z.

RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece critiquing advice given by a public figure, not a core AI development.

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Columnist: Michelle Obama's work advice outdated for Gen Z

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  1. The Guardian — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Emma Beddington ·

    Yes, Michelle Obama knows a lot about resilience. She still shouldn’t be lecturing gen Z about it | Emma Beddington

    <p>It’s decades since the former US first lady was an employee. The world of work she grew up in has long gone</p><p>Uh oh, Michelle Obama has been advising gen Z on navigating work. “One thing that’s important is to learn how to do something you don’t like to do and be good at i…