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Fortune
Fortune
Ryan Hogg

Gen Z is more likely to call in sick to work than Gen Xers 20 years their senior thanks to a mental health crisis ‘turbocharged’ by young women

Young woman looking stressed out as she works with papers and her laptop (Credit: Rocky89—Getty Images)

The stresses of adapting to work after your college years have been a universal struggle, marred by new routines, unsatisfying jobs, and the loss of your social life. But new research suggests it’s increasingly becoming a generational and gender-based struggle too.

A troubling rise in the number of young people in the U.K. reporting mental health difficulties like depression and anxiety means they are now more likely to call in sick than aging Gen Xers who are 20 years their senior, in a surprising turnaround for historic wellness trends. 

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