I am not trying to generalise here, but I’m not sure why it is so challenging to get my Gen Z employees to step up to the plate and show a bit more passion about their works.
Last week, I asked one of the younger people on my team to work on a Sunday and be off the following day. Granted it was a rare request and the project was important to the company, I expected that he would say yes. Instead, he refused, leaving the rest of team struggling to meet the deadline.
I get the need to strike a work-life balance. But I find that those in their early 20’s tend to have a harder time accepting that once in a blue moon, they would be asked to work overtime.
I hope my experience with Gen Z is an isolated one, that there are many young people out there with much better work ethics. But for now, I’m at a loss as to what I can do to make my younger staffers more committed to their jobs.
Lost Boss
