Is the apocalypse making you too anxious to work?

We’re not talking about The Omen or 666 but what’s happening in the news.

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46 per cent of Gen Zs and 38 per cent of millennials  agreed with this statement: “I am regularly so distraught over what is happening in the news that I am unable to function at work.”

46 per cent of Gen Zs and 38 per cent of millennials agreed with this statement: “I am regularly so distraught over what is happening in the news that I am unable to function at work.”

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Howard Chua-Eoan

Is the end of the world getting in the way of your job?

A poll of the labour force in seven countries late in 2023 had a remarkable result: 46 per cent of Gen Zs and 38 per cent of Millennials agreed with the statement “I am regularly so distraught over what is happening in the news that I am unable to function at work”.

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