"Employers are thinking twice about..." Topic

….Gen Z employees a new study shows.

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I've seen it in dealing with the Z group in businesses.

It's April and I can see the hills are flowering, trees are growing new leaves, birds are dong their mating rituals and calls, and older people are complaining about the entitled, undisciplined young workers. A tale as old as time. They said the same thing about the "Millenials" and "Gen X".

It is very important to ask if this is really different this time. Maybe it is, but you'll have to look carefully, because there is always plenty of evidence to support the idea that things are different now than before.

The following article is well worth perusing…

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In answer to your question, Yes, it is different this time.

Surprise, surprise. Glad I only have to deal with them as a consumer.

A New York Post article? Dude, that's plain old fishwrap, not at all serious, and certainly not journalism.

"I feel kind of hamstrung on what I can and can't say," Peter, a New Jersey-based manager in the hospitality industry, told The Post.

"I don't want to offend anyone or trigger someone. I always have it in the back of my mind that I'm going to get angry one day, and I'm going to get freaking canceled."

Was that Peter Griffin by any chance….

An anonymous electrical construction manager agrees their phone addiction hurts office culture: "They are phone zombies. The lunchroom used to be a blast — talking s–t was part of the fun. Now most just keep their head down and scroll."

Yeah…well maybe they just don't find the s-t you talk about very interesting….

That BBC piece is more interesting.