Generation Z in the workplace, in case you are yet to realise Generation Z will coming to surpass Millennials as the most populous generation on earth. With more than one-third of the world’s population known as Gen Zers, so you now know how matter it is Gen Z for both the market at large, together for employer and employee alike.
The future of work and definition of work itself is changing and evolving. New generations accept how to co-exist with AI, robotics and automation natively. In the new world, we need a person with many talents, interests, and areas of knowledge, it project personality, can undertaking all kind of project, wearing all kind of hat, and perform all kind of roles as per the project needs. Since most of the highly advanced and specialisation jobs have been taken over by AI, robotics and automation, as we transit toward the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) industry 4.0.
Gen Z are less likely to drop out of high school and more likely to be enrolled in college. They are the generation most exposed to the current and modern technology, from smartphone, smartwatch, electric vehicle, virtual reality (VR), and more. While other generations have various threats, like losing a job. Gen Z is more capable of taking a positive outlook and value of AI, robotics, automation and how it may help them to perform their job better.
No matter how advanced AI, robotics and automation, it is still the human they are developed and programmed to serve with. The new waves in the mass impact, we expected to see from the developed countries first. We may notice millions and millions of job loss as this transition toward the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) Industry 4.0, just like all the forecasts and predictions given by various established authority sources.
Human lifespan will continue to extend longer due to medicine science advancement. For the rest of the generations, it may be good to adapt the thinking like Gen Zers, as various new opportunities are opening as we transit toward the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) industry 4.0.
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