Which generation is most likely to say their job is central to their identity?
Scenario: You meet someone new and the first thing they ask is, “So, what do you do for a living?”
A. Gen Z
B. Baby Boomers
C. Millennials
D. Gen X
Answer: Gen X
Which generation is more likely to prioritize purpose and well-being over just a paycheck?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Silent Generation
Answer: Millennials
Which generation is most likely to value flexibility and remote work options as a top priority?
A. Gen X
B. Baby Boomers
C. Gen Z
D. Millennials
Answer: Gen Z
Which generation might quit their job via a TikTok video?
A. Gen X
B. Baby Boomers
C. Gen Z
D. Millennials
Answer: Gen Z
And it would probably go viral.
Which generation still remembers fax machines and isn’t entirely sure if they’ve been fully phased out?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Baby Boomers
Fax machines: the ancient relics of office life.
Which generation is most likely to create a Slack channel… just to share memes during work hours?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Millennials
Work-life balance? Nah, meme-life balance. Some people might say Gen Z, but actually it was Millennials that started memes.
Which generation is most likely to say “I’m done with this job” — and mean it for like 3 hours before logging back in?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen Z
C. Millennials
D. Gen X
Answer: Gen Z
- rage quit energy with rent to pay.
Which generation takes PTO but still checks their emails “just in case”?
A. Gen X
B. Baby Boomers
C. Gen Z
D. Millennials
Answer: Gen X
— the original workaholics. But Millennials might relate too.
Which generation is most likely to say, “Back in my day…”?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Baby Boomers
— and they’ll tell you about it too.
Which generation had to learn how to adult from BuzzFeed articles and YouTube tutorials?
A. Millennials
B. Gen Z
C. Gen X
D. Baby Boomers
Answer: Millennials
— “adulting is hard” was practically a slogan.
Which generation might say “I’m not lazy, I’m just boundary-enforcing”?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Gen Z
— and they’re not wrong.
Which generation is most likely to say “We just got the job done. No complaints, no hashtags”?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Gen X
— quiet hustle, no social media post needed.
Which generation would rather pick up the phone and call you instead of texting?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Baby Boomers
Cue the younger folks saying “just text me, PLEASE.”
Which generation made “burnout” a mainstream conversation but still struggles to take PTO?
A. Gen X
B. Millennials
C. Gen Z
D. Baby Boomers
Answer: Millennials
— talked about self-care but forgot to practice it.
Which generation is most likely to say “We just got the job done. No complaints, no hashtags”?
A. Baby Boomers
B. Gen X
C. Millennials
D. Gen Z
Answer: Gen X
— quiet hustle, no social media post needed.