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Metro: Gen Z Doesn’t want to Work

2026-04-17 11:37
Sudden resignations among Gen Z employees are often linked to inflated expectations about working conditions, responsibilities, and workload.

Irina Filimonenko, Recruitment Specialist at Selecty:
«The roots of the problem lie in the conditions in which this generation grew up — many of them did not experience material deprivation, and products, toys, and other essentials were easier to obtain».
Gen Z also had more opportunities to engage with new technologies, do research, understand causes rather than just consequences, and develop an outlook shaped by white-collar work. Images from films, news coverage, and especially social media also played a role, encouraging an idealised view of working life.

Irina Filimonenko, Recruitment Specialist at Selecty:
«Another reason may be that some of them grew up with anxious and overprotective parents who made many decisions on their behalf, thereby suppressing their independence.
As a result, such employees may be more likely to adopt a childlike stance, avoid solving problems, shift responsibility, and, instead of reporting an issue or resigning properly, simply disappear and fail to turn up for work without notice or explanation».
During the recruitment process for young specialists, it is important to identify red flags as early as possible and pay attention to unusual behaviour, such as ghosting or long pauses in communication.

Irina Filimonenko, Recruitment Specialist at Selecty:
«As an HR professional, I pay attention to the reasons why a young employee left previous jobs and to the way they speak about former employers».
It is also important to understand how ready a person is to take responsibility when problems arise. In these cases, it is useful to ask about specific situations they have faced and to assess how they describe their own contribution to a project and whom they blame when setbacks occur.