Shut up and keep working

Shut up and keep working

Advocatie.nl column:

Advocatie.nl column:

Aug 8, 2025

Lawyerlinq founder and Advocatie columnist Marijn Rooijmans writes about generational differences in the legal profession. About young colleagues who ask too much, partners who don't realise they are no longer role models, and the persistent illusion of generational policy.

“Shut up and keep working.” That's how it used to be. No yoga, no feedback sessions, no questions about meaning. Just making progress.

​I still often hear that sentiment. Mostly from my generation, who are surprised at how 'young people' now approach work. As if dedication has been traded for matcha and city trips. As if work has become something extra.

​But are those nostalgic sighs actually true? 

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