It was a Monday morning when Nishchay, a 22-year-old new hire, walked into his first town hall meeting at a global Fintech company. As the senior leadership went through quarterly results with a PowerPoint deck, he sent a Slack message to his cohort:
“Would’ve loved if this were an interactive session. Why not a live poll?”
For Nishchay, who grew up engaging with real-time content on TikTok, Twitch and YouTube, the idea of passive information consumption felt outdated. But it wasn’t defiance, it was a different rhythm. A new beat enters the corporate symphony.
Welcome to the Gen Z era of work.
The Changing Face of the Workforce
As of 2025, the global workforce comprises five generations: Traditionalists (born before 1946), Baby Boomers (1946-1964), Generation X (1965-1980), Millennials (1981-1996) and Gen Z (1997-2012). Gen Z, the youngest cohort, now forms nearly 25% of the global workforce, and their influence is growing rapidly.
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