“Hello sir, I recently had a break up and haven’t been able to focus on work, I need a short break. I’m working from home today, so I’d like to take leave from the 28th to the 8th,” the Gen Z employee wrote.
Singh concluded in the caption: “Gen Z doesn’t do filters!” The request may be unusual for leaders not familiar with the candor of the younger generation, but the boss approved it without question.
“For me, this is not even surprising. It’s okay if somebody is having some kind of personal stuff where they are not able to focus on work. So how is it a hard deal?” Singh tells Fortune.
At knot.dating, Singh said he works with a lot of 23-to-24 year olds and sees the transparency that comes with it firsthand. While other generations may have to think twice before giving an opinion to a manager, he said if Gen Z feels something, they’ll say it.
“Millennials versus Gen Z—there is a major shift. Two or three decades back, nobody was open to talk about this stuff,” Singh said. “They couldn’t even think of asking their manager and getting real leave approval.”
“Every organization has to adapt to the new trend or culture,” he said. “If they [managers] are not going to adapt, they’ll lose their talent.”
And if anything, being human will be among the most valuable assets in the future of work.
