Bosses are convinced Gen Z fakes Wi-Fi outages and sick days to sneak off in summer—but 1 in 2 senior managers are guilty of the same thing

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It wasn’t just Gen Z and young millennials sneaking out of work and secretly taking some time off over the summer months. Bosses have been at it too.

New research has found that productivity really does dip over the peak summer months—and that’s because workers, from the front line to corporate management, are ditching their desks to enjoy the warm weather.