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- Gen Zers are expressing their financial struggles on TikTok
- As a generation, they favor paychecks over traditional career progression.
- TikTok provides support and community but is also a breeding ground for scammers and unrealistic standards.
Staring into the camera with tear-filled eyes, Gen Zer Abby Ferrell said she was "miserable" in her job and couldn't pay her bills.
In a raw TikTok video, she said she was spending weekends in bed because she felt she had no money to do anything else, and felt cheated because she'd worked so hard to get where she was.