Gen Z Is Tired of Hearing They’re Lazy and Will only Work Remotely: ‘People Talk About Us but Not to Us’

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Gen Z is tired of hearing they’re lazy and will only work remotely: ‘People talk about us but not to us’

Leaders of the youngest generation in the workforce are pushing back on the old narrative that they’re lazy and disruptive. In reality, they aren’t trying to upend the entire corporate landscape. They just want a seat at the table.  “You can’t walk in the door on day one and say ‘we’re changing everything for [Gen Z],’” Jonah Stillman, co-founder of consulting firm GenGuru, told the audience at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit this week. …

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There's a quiet hum of restlessness that pulses beneath the surface of Generation Z, a generation that was promised everything but handed uncertainty at every turn. From global pandemics to economic instability, and a digitally saturated culture that never sleeps, Gen Z is coming of age in an environment that feels more like a pressure cooker than a playground. And for many of them, it's taking a toll. According to a 2024 survey conducted by Har…