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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Business
Jenna Zaza

Undisciplined? Entitled? Lazy? Gen Z faces familiar flood of workplace criticism

ground view perspective of a career ladder stacked with a horde of people of increasing age, looking down in judgement on a young beginning to get a foothold but also looking around at the world surrounding them
Younger employees establishing themselves at work continue to face relentless criticism from the higher rungs of corporate America. Illustration: Peter Gamlen/The Guardian

Gen Z is undisciplined, apparently; entitled, some critics claim; and purportedly hates work. One viral column in the Wall Street Journal went so far as to suggest this entire generation was potentially “unemployable”.

As younger employees establishing themselves at work continue to face relentless criticism from the higher rungs of corporate America, those old enough to remember the arrival of the last generation could be forgiven for experiencing a sense of deja vu.

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