{"id":167073,"date":"2024-01-30T10:07:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=167073"},"modified":"2024-01-30T10:08:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T15:08:08","slug":"gen-zs-bold-arrival-in-the-workforce-leaves-managers-clutching-their-pearls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=167073","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z&#8217;s Bold Arrival in The Workforce Leaves Managers Clutching Their Pearls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\ud83e\udd2f <strong>The Gist:<\/strong> A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resumebuilder.com\/3-in-10-hiring-managers-say-they-avoid-hiring-gen-z-candidates\/\">ResumeBuilder.com survey<\/a> uncovers a startling truth: 31% of hiring managers seem to think hiring a Gen Z worker is as bewildering as using Snapchat. The gripes range from &#8220;they want salaries that can actually pay bills&#8221; to &#8220;they don&#8217;t adhere to our dress code.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbc <strong>The Details:<\/strong> The survey lays bare the generational disconnect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>42% of managers are flabbergasted that Gen Z has the gall to negotiate salaries. Imagine these wanting to work for more than pride or a pat on the back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>39% lament over Gen Z&#8217;s communication skills, missing the good old days of lengthy emails, telephone calls, and days packed with meetings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A perceived lack of engagement during hiring processes puzzles 33% of hiring mangers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In interviews, 58% think Gen Z&#8217;s fashion sense is too avant-garde for the office, while 57% miss the intense, unbroken eye contact of yore. A whopping 60% perceive a sense of entitlement, because heaven forbid a young worker have self-confidence. And 26% find them hard to manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcc8 <strong>By The Numbers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>31%: Managers yearning for the &#8216;good old days.&#8217;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>42%: Stunned by actual salary negotiations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>58%: Baffled by Gen Z&#8217;s fashion choices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60%: Alarmed by Gen Z&#8217;s confidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 <strong>In Context:<\/strong> This survey reflects the growing pains of a workforce undergoing significant generational change. Gen Z is rewriting the rules, but some managers are still reading from an outdated playbook. It is an age-old tale, and these same concerns persisted about Millennials when they first entered the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83e\udd2f The Gist: A ResumeBuilder.com survey uncovers a startling truth: 31% of hiring managers seem to think hiring a Gen Z worker is as bewildering as using Snapchat. The gripes range from &#8220;they want salaries that can actually pay bills&#8221; to &#8220;they don&#8217;t adhere to our dress code.&#8221; \ud83d\udc69\u200d\ud83d\udcbc The Details: The survey lays bare [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":167076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-economy","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=167073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167073\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=167073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=167073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=167073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}