{"id":4739,"date":"2018-09-19T18:03:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T18:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/?p=4739"},"modified":"2022-07-26T13:59:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:59:11","slug":"how-to-get-your-office-ready-for-gen-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genhq.com\/how-to-get-your-office-ready-for-gen-z\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Office Ready For Gen Z"},"content":{"rendered":"

Seventeen million members of Gen Z are about to enter the workforce, and they are bringing their unique attitudes, experiences, and expectations with them.<\/p>\n

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Let us be clear: Gen Z are not<\/em> a continuation of Millennials. In fact, researchers are comparing them more to the Traditionalist, or Silent, Generation that came of age during the Great Depression and World War II. Gen Z came of age during the Great Recession, terror threats, school shootings, and they\u2019ve never known a world without smartphones and social media.<\/span><\/a> All of these factors have made this generation economically cautious, tech-savvy, and hard-working.<\/p>\n

What does this mean for employers?<\/h4>\n

Gen Z is willing to work hard for financial security<\/a>.<\/span> The oldest Gen Zers are more interested in making work a central part<\/a><\/span> of their lives and are more willing to work overtime than most Millennials. Millennials are all about work-life balance, but Gen Z will work extra<\/a><\/span> if it means benefits and security.<\/p>\n

Gen Z\u2019s conservative financial view is directly tied to seeing their Millennial predecessors drowning in student debt.<\/p>\n

Denise Villa<\/a><\/span>, CEO of the Center for Generational Kinetics, explained to the Wall Street Journal<\/a><\/span> that focus groups show some Gen Z members are intentionally choosing less-expensive, lower-status colleges to lessen debt loads.<\/p>\n