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Please stop talking about Gen Z in the office

Mindless generational labels don’t help at a time when the workplace is one of the few places where young and old mix.

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Gen Z may differ from previous younger generations in that they face tougher economic pressures and higher mental ill-health rates, but it is unhelpful to pigeonhole them, says the writer.

Lumping everyone into age-related groups – Gen Z, millennials and other generational labels – muddies genuine lines of race, gender and class, says the writer.

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Pilita Clark

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Did you know that Gen Zs are drinking less, watching birds more, ditching social media and developing a fundamentally different relationship with the truth?

Were you aware they also think that artificial intelligence is making them dumber, that TikTok beats recruiters for career advice and that a four-year degree might not be worth it?

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