It’s a work style introduced by Gen Z co-founders Nadya Okamoto, 26, and Nick Jain, 24, who graduated from Harvard and Princeton, respectively, during the pandemic. A challenge to work withResearch shows that Gen Z workers can be challenging to work alongside. Gen Z has openly made mental health a touchpoint in their lives: 37% of Gen Zers report having received therapy from a mental-health professional compared with 22% of baby boomers, 26% of Gen Xers (who followed boomers) and 35% of millennials (who preceded Gen Z). What’s the harm in that?’ "That feeling is a hallmark of Gen Z, which exhibits high emotional intelligence and is unafraid of introspection, researchers say. According to a report published last year by Deloitte, Gen Z workers consider “empathy" the second most important trait in a boss; their managers, on the other hand, rank it a distant fifth.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 11, 2024 08:21 UTC