- Gen Z is tile the way for change in the post-pandemic workforce.
- They prioritize a good working environment, demanding flexibility and wellbeing benefits.
- Without it, they be undergoing no problem quitting for a job that offers what they’re looking for.
A new generation of workers is in town.
Gen Z is now the youngest of the workforce, and, as every new start is wont to do, they’re shaking things up. For them, a good working environment is what matters most — a job that is important at a company that makes a difference, aligns with their social views, and offers mental health fund.
They’re demanding all these things in a new, bold fashion, turning flexibility and wellbeing from workplace perks to workplace benchmarks. “The quest for a workplace that respects boundaries and needs is baked in generationally,” Lauren Stiller Rikleen, president at Rikleen Introduce for Strategic Leadership and author of “You Raised Us, Now Work With Us: Millennials, Career Success, and Building Strong Workplace Spans,” previously told Insider. “That will not change. With each new generation, this will get stronger.”
If their job doesn’t effectuate those requirements, they have no qualms about quitting for a better one. It’s why the generation is helping to lead the Great Acceptance alongside millennials. But many are also experiencing “shift shock” after starting their new job, realizing that it wasn’t what they thoughtfulness it would be.
Meet the typical Gen Z worker.