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Gen Z, please talk to me: what management works and what does not? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by RecursiveParadox to c/asklemmy

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I am an Xer who manages a small but crucial team at my workplace (in an EU country). I had a lady resign last week, and I have another who may be about to resign or I may have to let go due to low engagement. They are both Gen Z. Today it hit me: the five years I've been managing this department, the only people I've lost have been from Gen Z. Clearly I do not know how to manage Gen Z so that they are happy working here. What can I do? I want them to be as happy as my Millennial team members. One detail that might matter is that my team is spread over three European cities.

Happy to provide any clarification if anyone wants it.

Edit. Thanks for all the answers even if a few of them are difficult to hear (and a few were oddly angry?) This has been very helpful for me, much more so than it probably would have been at the Old Place.

Also the second lady I mentioned who might quit or I might have to let go? She quit the day after I posted this giving a week's notice yesterday. My team is fully supportive, but it's going to be a rough couple of months.

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[–] [email protected] 55 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by low engagement? Are they not doing their work in their given hours?

I'm a millennial but I imagine it's the same issue.

Work isn't something I want to do. It's something I have to do to for money. If someone offers me more money I'm going to take it.

So first thing to check is are they just leaving for better pay. If so paying them more is basically your only option.

In my industry (software development) the average length at a job for younger people is two years because it's the only way to get a decent pay rise in many cases.

The idea of loyalty to a company is dying a quick death.

If it's not that the only to find out is to talk to them. Ask them if they're willing to do an exit interview and see if there's anything you can improve on.

[–] Thade780 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Work isn't something I want to do. It's something I have to do to for money. If someone offers me more money I'm going to take it.

GenX here. Same for me. I take pride in what I do, but the moment the clock hits 17 the whole company can burn down for all I care.

[–] krush_groove 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just curious, but is your job or industry that much in demand that you know you can get a job the next day if your company were to burn to the ground?

[–] Thade780 1 points 9 months ago

I work in IT.