Commuters in a train.
Many workers think commuting is a waste of both time and money.
  • TikTok users are complaining that companies treat them like children with rigid and unfair rules. 
  • The conversation was sparked by a teacher who complained about being unable to leave work early in a popular TikTok.
  • Gen Z is growing disenchanted with the 9-to-5 schedule because it's exhausting and "depressing." 

A viral TikTok complaining about not being able to leave work early sparked a conversation about how corporate culture treats workers like children with rigid and unfair rules. 

Alexis Firment, a teacher from Ohio, shared a TikTok video where she explained that her workplace wouldn't let her leave early even though she had finished all her work.