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Stop Complaining About Gen Z Workers—and Start Helping Them

Many in the Gen Z generation missed out on critical experiences during the pandemic. Bosses should be filling in those gaps.

Because of the pandemic, some Gen Z workers missed out on formative experiences that help shape careers.
Because of the pandemic, some Gen Z workers missed out on formative experiences that help shape careers. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Susan Lucia Annunzio is a leadership coach, author and president and CEO of the Center for High Performance. She also is an associate adjunct professor of management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

In many ways, Gen Z is unlike previous generations entering the workforce.

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