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Members of Crain's new 40 Under Forty class, and thousands of others in their age cohort throughout the region, are building careers at a precarious time. A couple of new studies underscore some of the unease in the workforce — but also point to ways things might get better.
Amid recession fears, more firms leave open jobs unfilled, shrinking the workforce without layoffs. But that's further stressing burned-out workers.
"Contrary to what many think, Gen Z are not lazy at all," a psychologist told Newsweek, and "we have to understand what ticks for them."
Many employees are completing under-the-radar tasks after hours to get ahead. This kind of overwork has become normalised – and while not all bad, there’s an insidious dark side.
These days, workers expect to exceed their job descriptions if they want to get ahead – or even keep their positions at all. How did we get here?