To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up
1 year, 2 months ago

To Keep Gen Z, Companies Need to Level Up

Wired  

In 2024, there will be a paradigm shift in employee-employer power and trust dynamics. It’s part of a generational redesign of work from being like a game of Tetris to becoming like a game of Roblox. He loves Roblox because, in his words, “It’s my world and my rules.” The world of Tetris and the world of Roblox are in many ways a powerful metaphor for a profound power and trust shift happening in the world of work. Yes, younger generations want or expect more flexibility, but focusing on where and when people work is missing a deeper paradigm shift—people’s relationship to organizations has been transformed. In many ways, the design of Tetris reflected a “power over” way of thinking about leadership: “If I tell others what to do, they will follow.” You don’t get to invent rules and boundaries; they’re inherent in a linear, top-down system.

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Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.
6 days, 11 hours ago

Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.

Live Mint  

-- Gen Z has been in the workforce just long enough to want out. Yes, with a couple of noteworthy caveats: Micro-retirement isn’t employer-granted — say goodbye to pay while you’re away or a guaranteed job upon return — and it’s meant to be more of a routine lifestyle choice to combat burnout and pursue personal passions. Gen Z just …

Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.
6 days, 11 hours ago

Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.

Live Mint  

-- Gen Z has been in the workforce just long enough to want out. Yes, with a couple of noteworthy caveats: Micro-retirement isn’t employer-granted — say goodbye to pay while you’re away or a guaranteed job upon return — and it’s meant to be more of a routine lifestyle choice to combat burnout and pursue personal passions. Gen Z just …

Gen Z care more about work-life balance than being well paid and turn down jobs if they think employers are 'unethical', study finds
2 months ago

Gen Z care more about work-life balance than being well paid and turn down jobs if they think employers are 'unethical', study finds

Daily Mail  

Generation Z workers value work-life balance above wages and put a premium on ethical considerations, with four in 10 young British employees saying they have considered walking away from companies they consider 'unethical, a survey has found. 'Gen Z understands the importance of mental health and the need to maintain a healthy work-life balance, and will push back against the …

Gen Z Want To Be Their Own Boss And Become Entrepreneurs, Says Study
6 months, 1 week ago

Gen Z Want To Be Their Own Boss And Become Entrepreneurs, Says Study

ABP News  

The younger generations are redefining job structure as an increasing number of Gen Z now prefer to be entrepreneurs than work in someone else’s business. The survey revealed that 77 per cent of Gen Z respondents prioritise entrepreneurship and aim to ‘be their own boss’, reported Moneycontrol. Amongst the Gen Z respondents who expressed confidence in their entrepreneurial capabilities, 39 …

Gen Z: breaking the 9 to 5
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gen Z: breaking the 9 to 5

The Hindu  

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Gen Z and millennials are changing careers and job hopping more than older generations
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gen Z and millennials are changing careers and job hopping more than older generations

ABC  

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

I'm a LinkedIn career expert and these are the do's and don'ts for working with woke Gen Zs in the office - as bosses slam 'nightmare' youngsters who rarely commit to a job in the long term and are 's

Daily Mail  

Gen Z workers have flocked into the office, leaving many people bewildered and unsure how to deal with the often woke youngsters. Young people aged 20 to 24 change jobs more frequently than any other generation LinkedIn career expert Charlotte Davies said Gen Z workers may be less confident interacting with other generations as they worked from home during Covid …

A view of the office through Gen Z eyes
1 year, 3 months ago

A view of the office through Gen Z eyes

The Hindu  

If you are fixated on their date of birth, Gen Z can be brushed aside as a tenderfoot in the workplace. Here is a peek into the findings: 91% of Gen Z respondents say they are prepared for AI adoption in the workplace; and 81% of them admit to having tried using the technology to aid in their work regardless …

Gen Z set to overtake Boomers in the US workforce by next year, but Millennials - or the 'avocado toast generation' - will dominate until 2040s
1 year, 3 months ago

Gen Z set to overtake Boomers in the US workforce by next year, but Millennials - or the 'avocado toast generation' - will dominate until 2040s

Daily Mail  

Millennials are now still expected to remain on top until 2040 Members of Generation Z are set to to work more full-time jobs than Baby Boomers by early 2024, a study has found. Generation Z is set to overtake Baby Boomers in the workforce by early 2024, according to US Census Bureau data analysed by Glassdoor Millennials are still expected …

Why Gen Z could be the answer to your workforce woes
1 year, 9 months ago

Why Gen Z could be the answer to your workforce woes

The Independent  

University of Waterloo is a Business Reporter client. Bringing Gen Z workers into the labour force now, when they’re early in their careers, is the solution to both pieces of this economic puzzle. Our research also shows that Gen Z workers pay close attention to an organisation’s values, with nearly half of those surveyed in a recent study saying that …

The 'permacrisis' hitting Gen Z workers
2 years, 1 month ago

The 'permacrisis' hitting Gen Z workers

BBC  

Are Gen Z the most stressed generation in the workplace? The global strain of what some call a ‘permacrisis’ impacts workers of all ages, yet many researchers and experts posit that Gen Z are the most stressed cohort in the workplace overall. Data shows Gen Z workers report more struggles than the general population with hostile work environments, mental- and …

Why Gen Z are right to be worried about money
2 years, 5 months ago

Why Gen Z are right to be worried about money

BBC  

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Gen Z: The workers who want it all
2 years, 9 months ago

Gen Z: The workers who want it all

BBC  

Gen Z: The workers who want it all Getty Images Work-life balance, fair pay and value alignment: today’s youngest workers want it all – and are willing to walk away if they don’t get it. Getty Images Gen Zers just “want decent pay for doing work they enjoy, and the respect that allows them to have a life outside of …

Opinion: Why this GenX-er is jealous of Gen Z
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Why this GenX-er is jealous of Gen Z

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sara Stewart is a film and culture writer who lives in western Pennsylvania. Sara Stewart Todd Thompson The Times reports that one 31-year-old chief executive’s colleague was “horrified” when a Gen Z employee assigned the boss a task to complete. Ferris Bueller told my generation that “life moves pretty fast – if you don’t stop and look around …

Will Gen Z ever recover from the COVID-19 recession?
4 years, 4 months ago

Will Gen Z ever recover from the COVID-19 recession?

Al Jazeera  

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is entering the jobs market for the first time during the COVID-19 crisis. by Manuel Pastor, University of Southern California sociology professor “What our research shows is that Gen Z is much more frugal and pragmatic than Millennials. A survey of nearly 1,600 people conducted by the investment management company Vanguard in August …

A new generation takes charge of our destiny
5 years, 2 months ago

A new generation takes charge of our destiny

Live Mint  

One of the defining moments of 2019 came almost at the end of the year: Young students from universities across the country out protesting against the controversial Citizenship Act and raising slogans in solidarity with colleagues who faced the brunt of police brutalities. Data from the first round of the YouGov-Mint Millennial Survey conducted in mid-2018 had shown that among …

Millennials set to be outnumbered by Gen Z within a year
6 years, 7 months ago

Millennials set to be outnumbered by Gen Z within a year

The Independent  

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WATCH: Will millennials lose out to the rising Gen Z workforce?
7 years, 11 months ago

WATCH: Will millennials lose out to the rising Gen Z workforce?

Salon  

There are many books, documentaries and think pieces covering the millennial generation. He has a new book out, "Gen Z @ Work," which is co-authored by his son, Jonah, himself a “Gen Z-er.” As David said, “The leading edge of Gen Z is graduating college this spring, and at 72.8 million strong, they really are going to be different.” I …

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