Amid ’90-hours work week’ row, GenZ employees are opting ‘career catfishing’; here’s all about it

Amid the ongoing row over '90-hour workweek', sparked by Larsen & Toubro Chairman SN Subrahmanyan, a new generation Z’s trend called 'career catfishing' is making the headlines, reported Hindustan Times. According to a report by CVGenius, an online résumé platform quoted by HT, the new phenomenon involves Gen Z employees accepting job offers but not showing up on their first day without informing their employers. Work-life balance: After polling 1,000 employees from various age groups, the UK-based researchers explained, as HT quoted, “Our survey found that Gen Z workers, in particular, reported opting for creative ways to put themselves first before their jobs.” In the study, the researchers revealed that 34 per cent of Gen Z workers admitted to skipping their first day of work without notifying their employers. 'Quiet quitting', 'coffee badging': Apart from 'career catfishing', Genz Are also opting for trends like 'quiet quitting' and 'coffee badging', which means doing the bare minimum at work and employees show up just long enough to grab a coffee, while swipe their badges before working remotely.