Lately, I've encountered a slew of stories promising to decode the psychology of Gen Z workers. What motivates them? Which common assumptions about them are false? How can companies best avail themselves of this cohort's native talents?
I don't recall Generation X receiving proportional amounts of survey-driven empathy, but true to my age group's stereotype, I probably wasn't paying attention. Still, if my nostalgia-clouded memory serves me correctly, our alleged aimlessness and "whatever" philosophy is amply romanced in movies. Other generations seeking to understand us need only turn to John Hughes, who captured our glum teens, or any filmmaker who rosily chronicled our wasted 20s.
