Gen Z has one thing definitely right. They hate email. The idea that their boss can email them at any time is a huge no-go for them. -- (edited)
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Jul 10 '21, 08:26
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“Email is all your stressors in one area, which makes the burnout thing so much harder,” he said. “You look at your email and have work stuff, which is the priority, and then rent’s due from your landlord and then Netflix bills. And I think that’s a really negative way to live your life.”
The turning point for Mr. Simmons was when a work email from the Seattle Mariners got lost in his spam folder.
“It’s actually crazy how outdated it is,” he said of email, becoming increasingly animated during the interview that we set up over text. He noted that messages show up in spam that aren’t spam and that he has to upload video clips elsewhere before emailing them. “It’s painful to use Google Drive.”
“Part of the whole reason I don’t want to work for someone else is because I don’t want to constantly check my email and make sure my boss didn’t email me,” Mr. Simmons said. “That’s the most stressful thing.”
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