The TikTok reel poster said she sees this in Gen Z job applicants but didn’t mention other generations. The generational divide is a big part of what’s upsetting people online. Every generation thinks theirs is the best, and the older (and younger) generations have it all wrong.
“I think the workplace has gotten more casual,” said Bonnie Dilber, a senior manager of talent acquisition at Zapier. “Each progressive generation is a little bit more casual than the one that came before.”
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