BLANK the Corporate World!

In our inaugural episode, we tackle the corporate world — and depending on your generation, that phrase either sounds like opportunity, oppression, or a Slack message you forgot to answer. Gen X says: “Thank God for the corporate world. It paid the bills, built the career, and got me to Australia.” Millennial says: “Can we please build something with purpose before the culture falls off a cliff?” Gen Z says: “Screw the corporate world — respectfully. Or maybe not respectfully.” We get into: Why Gen Z feels burned out before they even really started Whether “work hard and climb” still works when the game feels rigged The broken social contract between companies and employees Startups, purpose, burnout, equity, and roulette-wheel career choices Why Jason thinks corporate America is blackjack — flawed, but still the best odds in the house And yes… whether your cat, your kid, or your future medical bills change how you think about work It’s part debate, part generational therapy session, and part corporate roast — with just enough truth to make everyone question their LinkedIn headline. No clean answers. No HR-approved consensus. Just three generations, three very different lenses, and one shared realization: people are hard, work is weird, and everyone might need a drink. Welcome to Gen and Tonic — workplace culture, with a twist.