Will Gen Z Remote Workers 1 Day Lose Ankle Monitor?

WSJ asks “Thanks to Remote Work, Many in Gen Z May Never Work in an Office. Will It Matter?" While “many younger people say they always want to work remotely … researchers [and common sense] say their personal & professional lives may suffer.”

Consider Profs Santor Nishizaki & James DellaNeve who are writing a book about Gen Z & the future workforce since the DOL says the GZers will make up 69% of the civilian labor force by 2030. Their findings of being home alone at work are alarming. “Nearly half of [the profs’ survey] respondents reported an increase of anxiety and depression ascribed to remote work.” To begin with, young adults aged 18-29 & post-college are faced with an isolating life style … no fellow students to hang with, parents have already kicked you out of the homestead, and office romances are something watched on the television soaps. From a career advancement standpoint, it’s pretty hard to garner professional relationships, from supportive friendships for watch your back feedback to business development network contacts to key mentorships compliments of the old office farts.

I did the remote thing for 4 years while raising 4 young children and it was perfect for that key period in THEIR lives. Yet, by the end of the prison term, I have to admit I was ready to shed the firm’s ankle tracking device.

Davd Soul