The staggering amount of time Gen Z spends watching TV during their workday revealed
Working hard or hardly working? It seems some members of Gen Z might be doing the latter.
New research reveals that Zoomer employees are wasting company time watching TV, spending almost an hour every day with their eyes glued to their favorite show instead of their work at hand.
That procrastination time adds up to almost two weeks per year, costing employers approximately $8,241 annually, according to new data from TollFreeForwarding.com.
Gen Z also spent more than two days of company time socializing, thinking, relaxing or using the computer for leisure; over five days playing video games; and more than a day shopping or using their phones.
But it’s not just the younger workers who are supposedly slacking on the job.
Millennials, too, are letting their attention wander during the workday. On average, they spend over four days’ worth of company time watching TV and over two days caring for children over the course of a year.
Meanwhile, Gen X employees also spent time away from their desks during the workday, dedicating more than 13 hours towards caring for and playing with their pets annually.
The report comes amid what has been called the “Great Detachment,” which refers to the high number of disengaged employees.
Poll data from Gallup revealed a 5% decline in engagement from Gen Zers in particular and a widespread trend of workplace disengagement that costs an estimated $8.8 trillion in productivity.
Such behavior has earned the youngest generation in the workforce a reputation for being “lazy” — a title Gen Z New Yorkers are rejecting.
“The way that our parents used to work and the way that they would have to put effort into work to achieve the life that they wanted is very different now,” Florencia Comparini, a 27-year-old senior media analyst, previously told The Post, emphasizing the role of technology in the workplace.
“Now you can sit at home and work on a computer and make billions of dollars.”
Meanwhile, other Zoomers told The Post that they aren’t willing to sacrifice their personal life and happiness for “some corporate job that doesn’t care about whether we live or die,” according to freelance graphic designer Erica Burkett, 27.
“We’re just not going to be accustomed to the workforce that’s been around for the last 50 years,” she said.
Jason O’Brien, the COO of TollFreeForwarding.com, offered advice to employers looking to boost engagement and morale that, in turn, might prompt workers to put in more effort.
“To create a more productive environment for workers, business leaders should create and promote an environment that fosters growth and productivity,” he said in a statement.
“We recommend creating a culture of continuous improvement, embracing new tools and technologies, and giving employees the skills and freedom to be creative and drive change.”
