As more Gen Z clock in for their first real jobs, the hot takes about what kind of workers they are have been nonstop. Every few months, the same work trends seem to resurface in the news cycle. Most people have heard of “quiet quitting” by now—the trend that periodically appears to suggest Gen Z has stopped going above and beyond at work and now considers “doing the bare minimum” a form of rebellion. Then there’s “rage applying,” quiet quitting’s more aggressive sequel, where fed-up Gen Z workers reportedly mass-apply to new jobs out of frustration. At the same time,...