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my gen Z employees are exhausting to manage

A reader writes: I work in a licensed profession and supervise several staff members with a wide range of experience levels. I have been in this field for 12 years and spent about half that time as a staff-level employee.

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A reader writes: I work in a licensed profession and supervise several staff members with a wide range of experience levels.

I have been in this field for 12 years and spent about half that time as a staff-level employee.

I am struggling with what feels like the parentification of my job as a professional […]

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A reader writes: I work in a licensed profession and supervise several staff members with a wide range of experience levels. I have been in this field for 12 years and spent about half that time as a staff-level employee. I am struggling with what feels like the parentification of my job as a professional […]

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