Gen Z and the Age Gap at Work
How many years and how many generations sit between a Gen Z employee and the person managing them, and when the gap closes.
A Gen Z employee born in 2001 and a Gen X manager born in 1979 are twenty-two years and two generations apart, and the employee reaches the manager’s current age in 2048.
Gen Z and the Age Gap at Work
Frequently asked
Do Gen Z want different things at work?
This tool does not claim that, because the evidence is mostly surveys of impressions rather than measurements, and the cohort is only half-arrived. What it gives you is the actual gap.
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