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☆ Workers aren't going to the office, but they are hitting the bars
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewZachary Timms, a project engineer in Houston, has rules around how he does happy hour with coworkers. Late-afternoon spending may have slipped in New York, per Square data, but post-work socializing seems to be going strong later in the evening for office workers. Seasoned employees warning younger colleagues about bringing out their "weekend personality" at work happy hour haven't always deterred the newest class. One TikToker shared her excitement for 5:01 p.m. this summer and the start of happy hour with colleagues. Advertisement"Just a quick reminder that you were actually more drunk and annoying at that work happy hour than you remember," TikToker Jack Lawler advised.

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☆ These Gen Z workers at Goldman Sachs, Google, and beyond say they don't want to work from home. They like going into the office.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

About 81% of Gen Z workers think in-person office experiences are important, a survey says. AdvertisementIt seems like more and more CEOs are calling their employees back to the office — and some Gen Z workers couldn't be more happy about it. We talked to Gen Z workers — defined as those born between 1997 and 2012 — who say they don't mind working in the office. Adobe surveyed more than 1,000 Gen Z workers in September at medium- and large-sized companies in the US for its Future Workforce Study. For these Gen Z workers, the debate is settled.

Persons: Gen, —, Gen Z'ers, Goldman Sachs, Louie Chavez, Chavez, there's, Mary Kate Viceconte, I'm, who've, Viceconte, Andrew Abraham, Abraham, it's, Z'er, Zachary Timms, Timms, Barry Biffle Organizations: Service, Adobe, Goldman, Business, Google, Frontier Airlines Locations: Atlanta, Texas

☆ Your co-workers don't know what to say to you at work — so they're googling it
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-21 | by ( Jordan Hart | Aaron Mcdade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Google search data shows that people are looking up "what to talk about at work" more than they have in the past two decades. Young workers say they've found it hard to navigate small talk with their colleagues from different backgrounds. Searches yield results of conversation starters, engaging prompts, and topics to never bring up at work. And while these guides may be helpful for some, they're also showing that others are finding it hard to know what's appropriate to talk about at work. "I'm a pretty social person at parties, but I actually find it hard to talk with my co-workers," Smith said.

☆ Gen Z employees are using new slang in the workplace and it's confusing their colleagues. Here's a breakdown of the jargon.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Gen Z employees are learning what they should and shouldn't say at work amid a generational language barrier. A human resources professional told Insider Gen Z should be mindful when bringing new sayings to the workplace. Zachary Timms, a 25-year-old project engineer, told Insider he's in a unique position as an elder Gen Zer. Kevon Martin, assistant human resources manager for Hyatt Regency Houston, told Insider there's a time and a place for slang. Below is a list of phrases a Gen Z colleague might use and what they (usually) mean.

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