Overview
- An Intelligent.com poll of 1,000 U.S. managers reports 18% have contemplated resigning over stress tied to Gen Z employees, with 51% feeling frustrated and 44% citing high tension.
- Employers most often fault excessive phone use, perceived weak work ethic, low initiative and poor focus, while 27% say they would avoid hiring Gen Z and about half have fired at least one.
- Older leaders report changing tactics, with two-thirds modifying management styles and three-quarters saying younger staff require more supervisory time and resources.
- Gen Z—defined as those born 1997–2012—accounts for 24.6% of the global population in 2024 and is projected to drive nearly 19% of worldwide spending by 2030, according to Statista.
- Forrester projects Gen Z plus millennials will comprise about 74% of the global workforce by 2030, as Mexico’s low starting pay for young professionals (~9,000 pesos monthly) and higher reported anxiety shape expectations at work.