(And what we can all learn from them.)
Let me start by saying I’m not an expert on the topic of Gen Z. Not even a little bit. Instead, I’m drawing from my own experiences and making a few wild assumptions.
Don’t question it, go with it.
No science. No data. Just a sinking suspicion that I’m not the only one who has been surprised by the workday haircut. I’ll explain.
Imagine this… I would ask someone in their early 20’s to do a task related to their job, and they would freely admit to me (their boss) that they were unavailable—because they had a haircut—smack in the middle of the workday!
This one took me a while to figure out. I’ll admit I was perplexed at first.
My initial thoughts:
“You have two days off a week, is there something I’m missing?”
“Maybe their stylist is only available on a Wednesday at 2pm?”
“Maybe they need their hair a certain way FOR work that I’m unaware of?”
Disclaimer: For the sake of this blog the haircut is symbolic, and the term Gen Z could also apply to ‘young’ Millennials.
Feel free to substitute haircut for ANY superfluous activity you’ve been given as an excuse that has nothing to do with the job they were hired to do. i.e., Massage, oil change, carwash, or anything dog-related.
FWIW, if this response was an isolated incident, I certainly wouldn’t be blogging about it! It was a pattern that became the impetus for my own personal quest to try and better understand the ‘Gen Z angle.’
Once I started shearing through the layers—one trendy word and awkward interaction at a time—I made a few discoveries along the way. Buckle up!
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