For many Baby Boomers, a job is more than just a paycheck—it’s a career, a calling, and a defining part of their identity. For Generation Z, however, work is often seen as just one aspect of life, not the central pillar. This fundamental difference is leading to tensions in workplaces where older managers struggle to […]
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Prioritizing Mental Wellness: The Gen Z Workplace Shift
Workplace culture is undergoing a profound transformation, with Generation Z leading the charge in prioritizing mental wellness. Unlike previous generations that often valued resilience and a “work through it” mentality, Gen Z is vocal about their mental health needs and unapologetic in their demand for workplace policies that support well-being. The Gen Z Perspective on […]
Gen Z Talk vs. Corporate Speak: Why You Should Create a Common Language at Work
Workplace communication is a vital element of any successful business, yet it has never been more challenging. With four generations now working side by side, small to medium-sized business (SMB) owners and managers often find themselves navigating uncharted waters. At the heart of many workplace conflicts lies a linguistic gap—a difference in how generations, particularly […]
What is Resenteeism?
Resenteeism is a recent addition to the lexicon of the modern workplace. It’s a word used to describe an employee who remains at his post, staying at a job he doesn’t like, even though he’s deeply dissatisfied with continuing to work there. This is essentially the flip side of the Great Resignation, where employees will […]
What is Rage Applying?
“Rage applying” is a term that has only recently come to the fore (originally appearing on TikTok in December of 2022). It is a behavior that a deeply frustrated employee may engage in after something negative happens at work, resulting in the employee responding by firing off a number of internet job applications back-to-back. It […]
What are Bare-Minimum Mondays?
Let’s face it, we’ve all been there. We’ve all had a weekend that went by far too quickly and then were faced with the looming dread of Monday morning, which led inexorably to sitting around for the first couple of hours of the workday, not really accomplishing much of anything. That, in a nutshell, is […]
What is Coffee Badging?
Coffee Badging is one of a slew of new work-related terms to hit the public’s consciousness since we put the pandemic behind us and some companies have begun mandating that their employees spend a certain amount of time at the office. Specifically, Coffee Badging describes showing up to the office because the boss says you […]