98% of Gen Z is burned out. How can employers respond?

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Gen Z workers may be relatively new to the workforce, but they’re already as familiar with burnout and stress — if not more — than the generations that came before them. 

A recent health survey from Cigna revealed that Gen Z workers are the most stressed out demographic. Twenty-three percent of young workers say they are dealing with “unmanageable stress,” and 48% said they felt drained (compared to just 40% of their older colleagues). In total, 98% of Gen Z workers are actively dealing with symptoms of burnout. 

Paola Peralta
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Paola Peralta is an Associate Editor at Employee Benefit News and has been with the team for five years. She is a proud UCF journalism graduate who got her start through a Dow Jones News Fund … Read full bio


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