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Generation Never-Called-in-Sick

Baby boomers are jealous of Gen Z's modern attitude toward calling out sick and taking time off of work.

Sherman and I talked after he saw a story I wrote about Gen Z taking more time off of work — the HR platform Dayforce found a 55% increase in sick leave from 2019 to 2023, with the biggest jump coming from the under-35 crowd. Dave Kotwitz, who worked for and then owned a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in Wisconsin, expressed a similar sentiment about missing out on watching his kids grow up. David Vequist, a management professor in Texas, is happy with where he ended up, but he admires that his Gen Z students seem to prioritize their side gigs and passion projects over their day jobs.

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