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Is Gen Z Really Job Hugging, Rage Applying, and Career Catfishing?

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While Gen Z is often painted as hopping from on viral work trend to the next, we ask how real these habits actually are…

TL;DR

  • Viral headlines make it seem like Gen Z is adopting a new work trend every other day, from micro-retirements to career minimalism
  • In reality, only a small minority of young adults have participated in these trends
  • But while Gen Z isn’t wholesale chasing every viral work trend, a notable share use some to navigate what they want most out of their careers
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...

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