43% of Gen Z workers regularly socialise with colleagues after work, research finds
Careerminds UK found that 43.9% of Gen Z employees socialise with colleagues outside work, compared with 28.6% of Millennials and 20.3% of Gen X workers.
More than two in five Gen Z employees regularly socialise with colleagues after work, according to research from Careerminds.
Research found that 43.9% of Gen Z employees socialise with colleagues outside work, compared with 28.6% of Millennials and 20.3% of Gen X workers.
The findings also suggest younger workers are embracing office life more readily than older generations.
Nearly one in three (31.7%) Gen Z employees said they socialise more with colleagues since returning to the office, almost double the proportion of millennials (17.7%).
The research found Gen Z are also the least likely generation to work fully remotely, with just 1.2% saying they remain fully home-based, compared with 7.3% of millennials and 7.2% of Gen X workers.
Networking also appears to be less of a concern for younger employees.
Fewer than one in 10 (9.8%) Gen Z respondents said they feel anxious about networking professionally through socialising, compared with 11.3% of millennials and 12.7% of Gen X.
Amanda Augustine, certified professional career coach and resident careers expert at Careerminds UK, said: “The narrative around Gen Z is often that they’re the loneliest generation and the least interested in workplace interaction.
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