Gen Z expects to start a new job with the expectation that they’ll quickly climb the corporate ladder. But what happens when the roles they’re advancing into aren’t necessarily real?
Over half of Gen Z expected to be promoted every 12-18 months, according to a poll from recruiting company Robert Walters. To keep Gen Z placated, some employers are turning to “title inflation,” the process of giving employees more senior sounding job titles without the experience, skills or salaries to match. In the last year, there’s been a nearly 50% increase in “senior-sounding” job titles in the U.S., according to the software company Data People.
