Age is just a number, but for some managers, one age group stands out as more difficult than another.
a survey Of 1,344 managers and business leaders surveyed by ResumeBuilder, 74% of managers find Gen Z harder to work with than other generations, while 49% said they find Gen Z harder to work with most of the time.
Respondents cited lack of technical skills (39%), motivation (37%), and effort (37%) as the top reasons managers are frustrated. General ZPerformance of work. Other reasons were poor communication skills (36%) and being easily offended (35%).
“In our organization, the Gen Zs I’ve interacted with can be boring because they lack discipline, and they like to challenge you,” Akpan Ukeme, head of HR at SGK Global Shipping Services, said in the report. “They think they’re better than you, smarter than you, more capable than you, and they’ll tell you to your face.”
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Additionally, 65% of respondents said they had fired more Gen Z workers than any other generation, and 12% said they had to fire a Gen Z less than a week after starting.
“GenZ needs to work to understand what professional skills are needed to succeed in today’s workforce. However, the responsibility extends beyond GenZ,” Stacey Heller, principal career consultant at ResumeBuilder, said in the report. “Educational institutions need to properly prepare students and managers, and business leaders need to learn to work with GenZ. Bias against younger workers is unacceptable and no different than the ageism we typically see against baby boomers.”
The connection between Gen Z and the workplace may be partly due to the pandemic. As of 2021 Study, 46% of Gen Xers said the pandemic made it more difficult to pursue their educational or career goals. Also, when work and school moved to an online format, many Gen Zers never had the opportunity to fully experience the in-person office dynamic.
If General Z As workers look to improve their workplace presence, Jennifer Stapleton, lead manager of social media marketing and software company SocialRise, told ResumeBuilder that younger workers should focus on strong. Persuasive skillsBeing open to feedback, and adaptability.
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