Generation Z slowly enters labor market

Representatives of generation Z were born between 1995 and 2010. Many of them already have several years of work experience behind them, much of which has passed in the shadow of the pandemic. According to the Central Statistical Office (GUS), there are approximately 2.5 million such people in Poland today. They may therefore account for around 10 percent of the total workforce. However, they will increase in number over time. They will also pose a challenge for employers and HR departments, as Zetas have a completely different approach to work and higher expectations from employers than representatives of previous generations. 

"Generation Z has already messed up the labor market and employers need to learn to work with them," Anna Rogińska of the VIPoL Foundation believes.

In her opinion, the Zetas are an interesting generation who don't know what a lack of technology is and can't imagine life without the phone, the internet, and social media. 

"This is a generation that I respect a lot for knowing how to fight for their rights, demanding freedom and justice. Of course, some people say it's demanding, and that's the way to approach it too. But this generation is going to turn the global consumer market upside down because they are demanding that companies and corporations be fair, that they tell the truth in their ads, that they work for society and ecology," Rogińska said.

(Newseria)