This is the dawning of the age of the Gen Z—to put a spin on a quote from a favored hippie song during boomers’ youth. “Let the sunshine in” and the boomers out, as they move on to their next chapter of retirement and the younger generations take over.
The changing of the guards is set to take place early next year when Gen Z will finally outnumber boomers in the workforce, predicts Glassdoor in its 2024 Workplace Trends report. It’s a shift that the employer review site calls “long coming,” and one that will have some ripple effects in the way we act at work.
