Genevieve S. Curlin, The Root - Ever get the impression that Gen-Z is lazy and shiftless? According to a slew of recent studies, you’re not alone. Sites from Fortune to Resume Builder have run stories on how disappointing recent college graduates have been in the workforce, and how their managers are so fed up that they actively avoid hiring them.
Companies and hiring managers agree that Gen-Z — which makes up folks born between 1995 and 2012 — is unmotivated, unprepared and unprofessional. They don’t have the stamina or the desire to do the work, and worst of all, they don’t feel like they should have to. Of course, this disproportionately impacts potential Black hires, according to a study from Oxford Economic Journal that confirms Black folks are scrutinized more in the workplace — as we always have been.
Of course, I didn’t need any studies to tell me how bad things are with Gen-Z: As a Black, tenured professor at a private university in New York and a hardworking, independent member of Gen-X, I’ve seen firsthand how so many of my students don’t have what it takes even to do an unpaid internship well, much less a job
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