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With no role models, Gen Zers are facing a quarter-life crisis
The first digital native generation, adulthood – in terms of career, romantic relationships and home ownership – has been a roller-coaster ride for these 20-somethings.
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Generation Z, born between 1996 to 2010, are experiencing a quarter-life crisis like no other past generation.
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Vivek Iyyani
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Sharon, thought she had her whole life planned. She wanted to pursue marketing as a career, study for a master’s degree in business administration and eventually start her entrepreneurial venture as a marketing agency.
But barely a few months into marketing, she realised she wasn’t cut out to do search engine optimisation (SEO). “On paper, I had it all. Everything was perfect... except... I was bored and miserable.”
