Gen-Z career hires are not particularly enthusiastic about growing into middle management positions – rather, they would like to pursue a very ‘individual path’.
This means, that instead of signing up to be a mid-tier manager, they are focused on what would contribute to their personal development and skills build-up. This is the word from a new survey by recruitment consultancy Robert Walters.
More than half of Gen-Z professionals do not wish to have a middle management position in their career,” the report states. “Whereas 34% anticipate they will be forced to at some point in their career, though not wishing to – an additional 18% are certain they’ll steer clear of middle management altogether.” (The Gen-Z professionals climbing their way into their careers would be those born between 1995-2012.)
Why is this distaste?
Per Robert Walters, big US companies like MetWhy is this distaste? Why is this distaste? and Citigroup made layoffs a year ago, where middle managers took the biggest hit with 30%. It translated to the ‘time being touted as the ‘great unboxing’, in the words of the consultancy.
This then brings us to the Gen-Zers thinking they have a better shot at their career if they create their own skill sets. Even at the expense of a management position.
By Jason Grundy, Robert Walters Middle East Managing Director, “Gen-Z are identified by their entrepreneurial spirit – enjoying bringing their ‘whole self’ to work on projects and dedicating time developing their style and image, instead of wasting time managing other people.
“This resistance to adopting middle management tasks may cause difficulties for employers in the future.
