Generation judgy! Gen Z see old colleagues as incompetent, study finds

"'Workplace structures are becoming more and more horizontal, which means we often see people with significant age gaps working in the same roles,' said Dr Chad Chiu, lead author of the study."

"'When younger employees receive very little information about their older colleagues' capabilities, they will primarily rely on surface-level characteristics like age to make a judgment.'"

"'These kids have no work ethic' says my 70yo coworker that refuses to learn how to use the printer."

"'Me watching the 65-year-old that makes twice my salary struggle with a PDF.'"

A study from the University of Queensland reveals that Gen Z workers often view older colleagues as incompetent and untrustworthy. Surveys conducted in Australia and Taiwan show that younger employees are less likely to trust older co-workers, attributing this to age-based judgments. The research involved nearly 400 employees, highlighting that younger workers rely on superficial characteristics like age to assess their older counterparts' capabilities. This perception is exacerbated by horizontal workplace structures, leading to frustrations expressed on social media.

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