In the wake of a global lockdown, young professionals are entering the workforce having taken at least a semester of their college education online.
The lack of hands-on learning might have left Gen Zers lazy or clueless when it comes to completing basic tasks on the job, some managers (said).
“They’re not looking to be productive,” Laura Davis, a director at the John Ball Zoo. “If they’re not told what to do, if someone isn’t managing every second and keeping them busy, their inclination is not to self-identify what they can do — it’s to do nothing.”
Despite perceptions of their managers, nearly half of Gen Z workers say it’s not laziness that causes an inability to self-start but rather stress and anxiety.
https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-workers-are-lazy-lack-soft-skills-managers-say-2023-8