Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.
1 week, 2 days 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 happens to broadcast their strategies like “quiet quitting” or “lazy girl jobs” on social media, which can often make the ideas feel like passing trends. First, there’s the recruiting process and lost productivity that comes with it, including the managers and current employees taking time to interview prospective replacements. I suspect Gen Z may need a little bit of practice to overcome this part: I had to be confident and disciplined enough to decline work opportunities for three months, fully get off social media, and focus on pleasure and creativity to alleviate the burnout.

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Man who skipped work for six years was only rumbled when he was set to win an award for length of service to the company
1 week, 1 day ago

Man who skipped work for six years was only rumbled when he was set to win an award for length of service to the company

Daily Mail  

His absence came to light when his employers wanted to honour his long service An engineer kept his pay despite being a no-show at work for six years A man who managed to avoid going to work for six years was only rumbled when he was nominated for a diligence award. Alarm bells started ringing when his boss was told …

Gen Z Is Taking ‘Micro-Retirement.’ Don’t Laugh.
1 week, 2 days 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 are just pretending to work in the office by 'task masking' with performative actions after years of working from home
1 week, 5 days ago

Gen Z are just pretending to work in the office by 'task masking' with performative actions after years of working from home

Daily Mail  

While many members of Gen Z work hard, others are finding ways to rebel For some of Generation Z, the latest rebellious trend in the work place is 'task masking' - pretending to work by doing various activities to mimic looking busy. Generation Z's latest rebellious trend in the work place is 'task masking' - pretending to work by doing …

Micro-retirement: Gen Z’s bold escape from burnout. Is this the answer to work-life balance?
1 month ago

Micro-retirement: Gen Z’s bold escape from burnout. Is this the answer to work-life balance?

Hindustan Times  

For decades, the traditional career path followed a straightforward trajectory—work tirelessly for decades, save for the future, and retire in old age. But a growing number of people, particularly Gen Z and millennials, are rejecting this model in favour of micro-retirements—planned career breaks taken every few years to focus on personal fulfilment. At the same time, younger employees are embracing …

Navigating retirement: Generations redefine the future of work and leisure
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Navigating retirement: Generations redefine the future of work and leisure

Salon  

Retirement behaviors have evolved significantly across generations, shaped by varying economic conditions and personal values. We need your help to stay independent Subscribe today to support Salon's progressive journalism Gen X takes strategic breaks Gen X has adopted a pragmatic approach to retirement planning, focusing on self-reliance and early savings due to economic shifts and the decline of pensions. Social …

Micro-retirement: Here's what you need to know about this new career trend popular among Gen Z
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Micro-retirement: Here's what you need to know about this new career trend popular among Gen Z

India TV News  

Gen Z is being credited with bringing about significant changes to workplaces. Micro-retirement can allow people to recharge and refocus before returning to work. These include: Taking a sabbatical or leave of absence from work Negotiating a flexible work arrangement or part-time schedule Using vacation days or accrued time off to take extended breaks. These include: People with limited financial …

Amid ’90-hours work week’ row, GenZ employees are opting ‘career catfishing’; here’s all about it
2 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Mint  

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 …

Gen Z employees are ‘career catfishing’: A new trend of power move in corporate culture
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Gen Z employees are ‘career catfishing’: A new trend of power move in corporate culture

Hindustan Times  

Generation Z’s entry into the corporate workforce has been marked by unique behaviours, from “annoying” workplace habits to instances of parents accompanying them to interviews. Now, the youngest members of the workforce are making waves with a new trend called “career catfishing.” Gen Z employees are accepting job offers but not showing up on their first day without notice. According …

Gen-Z adults ‘more likely than Millennials to have a five-year financial plan’
4 months ago

Gen-Z adults ‘more likely than Millennials to have a five-year financial plan’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Six in 10 Gen-Z savers born after 1996 said …

Text reveals how much Gen Z have changed work culture: 'They'll collapse the economy'
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Text reveals how much Gen Z have changed work culture: 'They'll collapse the economy'

Daily Mail  

A boss has revealed the cheeky text a Gen Z employee sent her one Thursday afternoon which proves just how much they're changing the way businesses operate. The text between the Gen Z worker and her millennial boss is a sign of the shifting work culture across the country, but not everyone agrees that it's for the better Jessy Marshall …

47 per cent Gen Z professionals prioritise work-life balance while looking for jobs: Survey
6 months, 1 week ago

47 per cent Gen Z professionals prioritise work-life balance while looking for jobs: Survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Forty-seven per cent Gen Z professionals plan to leave their jobs within two years, while as many prioritise work-life balance when evaluating potential employers, according to a survey. The report, titled "Gen Z at workplace", is based on a survey of over 5,350 Gen Z and 500 HR professionals, conducted by Unstop -- a talent engagement and hiring …

Gen Z: breaking the 9 to 5
7 months ago

Gen Z: breaking the 9 to 5

The Hindu  

Just five years ago, Elon Musk was tweeting how “nobody ever changed the world on 40 hours a week”, suggesting a work week of 80-100 hours. As one Gen Zer put it, there are so many choices that it’s paralysing because “we could be so many things right now”. “There are freshers from IIT, BITS, and NIT who join with …

Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z
9 months ago

Reasons to be cheerful about Generation Z

Live Mint  

A vast cohort is coming of age. Social scientists fret that Gen Z-ers, having spent their formative years doomscrolling and suffering from FOMO, are now gripped by an epidemic of anxiety and depression. Politicians in America and Britain are mulling banning smartphones and restricting social media for the under-16s; parents and schoolteachers everywhere are trying to police screen time. Wages …

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  

In short: More younger workers are job hopping to find fulfilment and better work-life balance. RMIT Online chief executive Nic Cola said there had been a "seismic shift" in people's attitudes towards work. "Almost 30 per cent of Australians under 30 were saying that in the next year that they were looking to actually move careers," Mr Cola said. "They've …

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
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 …

How millennials became the hardest working generation
1 year, 1 month ago

How millennials became the hardest working generation

The Independent  

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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 …

Leave Gen Z alone, Jodie... it’s Gen X you should worry about in the workplace
1 year, 2 months ago

Leave Gen Z alone, Jodie... it’s Gen X you should worry about in the workplace

The Independent  

Much like the age-old puzzle of which came first, the chicken or the egg, the dynamics between the different generations in today’s workplace often leave us wondering who set the tone. And they’re like, ‘Why would I do that, isn’t that kind of limiting?’” Foster could have stepped into leadership by discussing work expectations; maybe even offering to give her …

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, 4 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 …

Gen Z ‘twice’ as likely to call in sick to go to concert than millennials, study reveals
1 year, 6 months ago

Gen Z ‘twice’ as likely to call in sick to go to concert than millennials, study reveals

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From this pool, eight per cent of millennials said …

Let’s envy and not make fun of Gen Z’s #LazyGirlJobs trend
1 year, 6 months ago

Let’s envy and not make fun of Gen Z’s #LazyGirlJobs trend

Live Mint  

The latest TikTok fad seems to involve combining ‘girl’ with a host of other words to communicate a concept or movement. It’s a term that’s united elder millennials, Gen X and boomers against Gen Z because what does an early twenty-something know about burn out and struggling with work-life balance? A ‘lazy girl job’ focuses on the holy trinity of …

Research shows that millennials and Gen Z are the least savvy when it comes to cash
1 year, 7 months ago

Research shows that millennials and Gen Z are the least savvy when it comes to cash

The Independent  

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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 …

Quiet quitting | Gen Z and Millennials’ call for better work practices
2 years, 6 months ago

Quiet quitting | Gen Z and Millennials’ call for better work practices

The Hindu  

Social media is now the public square, and quirky two words prefixed with a hashtag can make a difference almost instantly. According to a survey by Deloitte, Gen Z and millennial workers are feeling “burned out”, and “many are taking on second jobs, while pushing for more purposeful—and more flexible—work.” The survey of 14,808 Gen Zs and 8,412 millennials across …

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 …

Why Gen Z workers are already so burned out
2 years, 10 months ago

Why Gen Z workers are already so burned out

BBC  

Why Gen Z workers are already so burned out Getty Images The youngest employees are already feeling pressured and exhausted – even in the earliest stages of their careers. Getty Images A screen-time intensive culture, plus pressures to perform at all hours, are already bringing Gen Z to their knees Intensified pressure points Kim Hollingdale, a visiting assistant professor of …

Employers reveal Gen Z email sign-offs: ‘Hasta la pasta’
2 years, 11 months ago

Employers reveal Gen Z email sign-offs: ‘Hasta la pasta’

The Independent  

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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 …

Column: Why the ‘great resignation’ of 2021 is a sign of hope
3 years, 6 months ago

Column: Why the ‘great resignation’ of 2021 is a sign of hope

LA Times  

It’s been a tough week for America. There’s been a lot to process, and judging by the discourse on social media, we aren’t doing a very good job of it, as the word “freedom” continues its rapid descent to shorthand for “screw you.” I consider myself a glass-half-full sort of guy, but it’s been a week in which I wanted …

Are you exhausted? Want to quit your job? You’re so not alone
4 years ago

Are you exhausted? Want to quit your job? You’re so not alone

Al Jazeera  

Some 40 percent of global workforce members are thinking about leaving their jobs, but more than 60 percent of business leaders say they are ‘thriving’, a Microsoft workforce survey finds. Some 40 percent of global workforce members are considering leaving their employers this year, a survey published by Microsoft on Monday found, while some 61 percent of business leaders say …

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 …

There's A Big Difference Between Millennials And Generation Z
4 years, 7 months ago

There's A Big Difference Between Millennials And Generation Z

Huff Post  

Lately, it seems the term “millennial” has morphed to mean any young person. “The average age of a millennial in the United States is over 30,” said Jason Dorsey, a Generation Z and millennial researcher and author of “Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business.” Similarly to how baby boomers were named after an increase in birth …

Gen Z goes to war with millennials on social media
4 years, 9 months ago

Gen Z goes to war with millennials on social media

Daily Mail  

First, Gen Z went after the Baby Boomers, popularizing the dismissive phrase 'OK boomer' — and now, they're coming for millennials. Generational war: Gen Z-ers are roasting millennials in response to a critical TikTok video Captures: Chicago-based Twitter user @local__celeb shared several screengrabs from the comments section, which have gone viral Older gen: High school and college-aged commenters responded with …

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 …

Under Employers' Gaze, Gen Z Is Biting Its Tongue On Social Media
5 years, 11 months ago

Under Employers' Gaze, Gen Z Is Biting Its Tongue On Social Media

NPR  

Under Employers' Gaze, Gen Z Is Biting Its Tongue On Social Media Enlarge this image toggle caption Karly Domb Sadof/AP Karly Domb Sadof/AP Malak Silmi was taking her first real journalism class last January when her professor said something that changed her life: Watch what you post on social media because it might just come back to bite you. Employers …

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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Some millennials aren’t saving for retirement because they don’t think capitalism will exist by then
7 years ago

Some millennials aren’t saving for retirement because they don’t think capitalism will exist by then

Salon  

CNN reported last week that 66 percent of millennials aged 21 to 32 have nothing saved for retirement. And while their writer chalks up this inequity to student loans, “stagnant wages” and “high unemployment,” there may yet be a deeper cause: many millennials honestly don’t see a future for our economic system. “When I'm at retirement age, around 2050, I …

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